Archive for June 2026
Norwegian teenager accused of plotting UK contract killing for Swedish crime gang
A Norwegian teenager is on trial in London accused of travelling to the UK to carry out a contract killing on behalf of a Swedish organised crime network allegedly linked to Iran. Prosecutors at the Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, known as the Old Bailey, say 19-year-old Johannes Natland flew from Norway to…
Read MoreFeds drop case against man arrested in Las Vegas biolab investigation
Federal prosecutors have dropped their case against the man arrested in connection with a biolab uncovered in Las Vegas earlier this year. The U.S. Attorney’s office for Nevada filed a motion earlier this month to dismiss the criminal complaint filed against Ori Solomon, also spelled as “Salomon” in the complaint. Prosecutors had charged him with…
Read MoreAyatollah says Iran delivered ‘decisive blow’ to ‘malicious enemy’
Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered an unexpected proclamation of Iranian victory in the war with the US on Israel, stating that “the malicious enemy has been defeated in confrontation with Iran’s armed forces.” In a statement read out on Thursday during the ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Republic’s founder Ruhollah Khomeini’s death,…
Read MoreSuspect killed after California bank hostage situation identified as convicted sex offender
A man who was fatally shot by the FBI after taking 10 people hostage at a downtown Bakersfield bank building as been identified as a convicted sex offender who had grudges against law enforcement and the media. The FBI said the hostage rescue team “neutralized” the suspect around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. None of the hostages…
Read MoreVolunteer firefighter charged with arson after allegedly setting fires in Montgomery County [PA]
A volunteer firefighter in Montgomery County is accused of setting fires and then responding with his fire company to put them out. Justin Sholly, 29, was arrested and faces several felony arson charges on Tuesday. He was a member of the Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company, according to officials. Investigators say he allegedly set three fires…
Read MoreNew prime minister says Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China
The Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China, the South Pacific nation’s new Prime Minister Matthew Wale said Wednesday. The pact struck in 2022 with the Solomons’ then-Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare created fears in the United States and among allies including Australia that it would allow the Chinese navy to build a…
Read More11 officers injured in Henry Nowak murder protests in the UK, police say
Protests have broken out in the UK over the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, with hundreds gathering in Southampton on Tuesday as anger spilled into violence. It comes after the highly publicised trial of Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old Sikh man who was found guilty of Nowak’s murder last month. Nowak was repeatedly stabbed by…
Read MoreIranian strikes in Kuwait kill 1, injure 63
Iran launched a deadly new set of attacks in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday as it traded strikes with the United States, the latest exchange to threaten the fragile ceasefire and stalled peace talks between the two countries. One person was killed and flights were suspended in Kuwait, officials said, after missile and drone strikes…
Read MoreUkraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event
Ukrainian drones on Wednesday attacked St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on the opening day of a major annual economic conference that President Vladimir V. Putin has tried to cultivate into a showcase of a modern and prosperous country. It was the second time in a month that Ukraine had struck a major Russian city before…
Read MoreUN chief proposes options to help end Israel-Hezbollah conflict after peacekeepers leave Lebanon
The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel when the 8,100-member U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon ends on Dec. 31. All of the options presented to the U.N. Security Council by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres would continue U.N. military monitoring of the…
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