Archive for May 2026
Middle Tenn. man indicted on child sexual exploitation charges linked to extremist group
A Columbia, Tennessee man is facing federal child sexual exploitation charges after an FBI investigation tied him to a violent extremist network known as “764.” Zachary Sweeney, 30, was indicted on multiple counts Thursday in Nashville. Court documents show he has a long history of exploiting minors and connections to Nihilistic Violent Extremist, or NVE,…
Read MoreRussian drone strikes Romania, prompting fierce criticism across Europe
Romania on Friday said a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed in the eastern city of Galați, causing a fire on the roof of a residential apartment block. The building was evacuated and two people were injured, Oana Toiu, Romania’s foreign minister, said. “Two aircraft and a helicopter belonging to the Romanian Air Force were scrambled…
Read MoreTerrorist Designation of Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital
Today, the U.S. Department of State is designating Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) and intends to designate both groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), effective June 5, 2026. CV and PCC are two of the most violent criminal organizations in Brazil. Together, they command thousands…
Read MoreDual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted For Providing Material Support To Terrorist Organizations
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Kash Patel, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, James C. Barnacle, Jr., and Assistant Director in Charge of the…
Read MoreAustrian Man Convicted of Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna
A 21-year-old man was convicted on Thursday by an Austrian jury of planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna two years ago. He was also found guilty of several terrorism charges in a separate case for planning to participate in coordinated attacks in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in…
Read MoreMan faces charges for threatening CEO of Turning Point USA, bomb threats in San Antonio
A man was arrested after allegedly threatening Erika Kirk and posting bomb threats targeting downtown San Antonio ahead of her June visit for a Turning Point USA event. Online records state that Jacob Wenske, 26, faces charges of terroristic threat – impact to public service/public fear – serious bodily injury/influence government. This charge is a…
Read MoreKenya arrests 8 students suspected of arson in deadly school fire
Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls’ boarding school that killed 16 students, police said on Friday. The fire at the Utumishi Girls’ Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya broke out in the early hours of Thursday and also injured 79 students. Fires are…
Read MoreAustralian woman held in custody on charges of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State group
An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group. Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with her children and another woman, police and…
Read MoreUAE accused of training Colombian mercenaries for Sudan’s war
The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Its new report is the latest by an international rights group accusing the wealthy Gulf monarchy of financially and militarily aiding the Rapid Support Forces that have been widely…
Read MoreUS strikes Iran, Tehran hits back with attack on American air base
The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. The fighting, which drew in US ally Kuwait, threatened to jettison a fragile diplomatic push to forge a peace agreement and open the Strait of Hormuz, which has…
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