Archive for May 2026
Kuwait refers IRGC members to court over island infiltration plot
Several suspected members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were referred to court by prosecutors in Kuwait on Thursday in connection with an armed infiltration into the Gulf state. The suspects are facing charges of carrying out a plan to commit a hostile act against Kuwait by using boats, navigation and communication systems, the Public…
Read MoreDeath in Darfur: 3 days of horror caught on camera
Sudanese paramilitary forces recorded themselves killing civilians while conquering the city of al-Fashir – as their commanders stood by. Using fighters’ videos and survivor accounts, this Reuters documentary reconstructs the violence. Read more: Reuters
Read MoreThe teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities
In rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, the teenagers who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego this week, killing three men and themselves, left little doubt about the models for their violence. Chief among them: the shooter who killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in…
Read MoreSuspected IRGC operatives retain diplomatic cover in EU
The EU’s decision earlier this year to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation has opened a thorny new question for European governments: what to do about Iranian military attachés serving in EU capitals. The allegations come as European capitals reassess their approach to Tehran following the EU’s decision in January…
Read MoreTikTok posts in alleged support of Islamic State lead to arrest of Quebec man
The RCMP has arrested Quebecer Ali Ben Chaoua, 40, as part of a national security investigation. Chaoua allegedly made numerous posts on TikTok in support of the Islamic State, police claimed in a release, and officers “had reasonable grounds to fear that Mr. Ben Chaoua may commit terrorism offences.” Read more: CTV News
Read MoreShanghai restaurant knife attack injures 2 Japanese citizens and a Chinese national
A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai on Tuesday injured three people, including two Japanese citizens and a Chinese national, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, calling it an isolated case. The suspect described as a person with a mental disorder was detained and the victims were taken to a hospital for treatment, Foreign Ministry…
Read More3 dead in New Mexico and first responders treated for exposure to unknown substance
Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose at a rural New Mexico home, authorities said. New Mexico State Police said three of the four people who were found unresponsive…
Read MoreUnited States Indicts Raul Castro for Shoot-Down of the Rescue Aircraft
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging Raul Modesto Castro Ruz, 94, of Holguin, Cuba; along with Lorenzo Alberto Perez‑Perez of Las Tunas, Cuba; Emilio José Palacio Blanco; José Fidel Gual Barzaga; Raul Simanca Cardenas; and Luis Raul Gonzalez‑Pardo Rodriguez, for their alleged roles in the Feb. 24,…
Read MoreUS voices alarm over Bolivia unrest as protests spread nationwide
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Tuesday he spoke with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz and was very concerned about escalating unrest in the South American country, where nationwide protests over austerity measures have sparked instability. Demonstrations that began with strikes in early May have grown into a nationwide movement involving labor unions,…
Read MoreInvestigators probing San Diego mosque shooting suspects’ possible writings
Investigators looking into the motivations of two men accused of killing three people at a San Diego mosque Monday are trying to authenticate a document posted online that purportedly details their motivations, three senior law enforcement officials said. The 75-page document has sections apparently written by Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, the suspects…
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