Archive for June 2026
Armed man with 500 rounds arrested outside High Point church during Sunday services
A Thomasville man armed with multiple weapons and more than 500 rounds of ammunition was arrested outside a High Point church during Sunday morning services after a 911 caller reported seeing him with what appeared to be a gun in a truck, police said. Officers with the High Point Police Department’s Patrol Division arrested William…
Read MoreTeenage boy sentenced for online offenses including exploitation
A teenage boy from Suffolk has been given a custodial sentence for serious online offenses, following an extensive investigation conducted by Suffolk Police’s Safeguarding Unit and Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Ipswich Youth Court yesterday, Monday 29 June, where he was sentenced to a…
Read More3 in custody after CBS Chicago news crew attacked near Adler Planetarium
Three people were taken into custody following a police chase after a CBS Chicago news crew was attacked while working near Adler Planetarium on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The incident was reported at around 4:25 p.m. in the 900 block of East Solidarity Drive, just outside the planetarium. CBS Chicago said a reporter and photographer…
Read MoreTwo Revolutionary Guards members killed by gunmen in western Iran
Two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were killed and two wounded in what the Guards described as a “terrorist” shooting in the western province of Kermanshah on Monday evening, state media reported on Tuesday. The attackers opened fire outside the Guards members’ home and authorities were investigating in an effort to identify those responsible, state…
Read MoreManhunt launched after Monaco blast targets Ukrainian-born oligarch
Police in Monaco and France were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion in the wealthy principality which two sources said was an attack on a Ukrainian-born oligarch. The suspect is believed to have fled on foot to France, Monaco prosecutor Stephane Thibault said, after the attack…
Read MoreUK student gets almost four years for bomb threat
A teenager who admitted possessing explosive substances and threatening to bomb his college and kill his fellow students has been sentenced to three years and 11 months in custody. Police found explosives at Jagger Strang’s home, in Stafford, in September. He also admitted accessing material on YouTube about the manufacture of gunpowder and how to…
Read MorePakistan says ground operation and strikes along Afghan border killed 29 militants
Pakistani security forces Sunday carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes” against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, officials said. In a post on X, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the operation was launched in response to multiple militant attacks across the country. Pakistan has witnessed a…
Read MoreUS says it has agreed to ‘stand down’ after exchange of strikes with Iran
The US and Iran have agreed to “stand down” following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports cite a US official as saying. It comes after several attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, with both nations accusing each other of violating their ceasefire. The US official told the BBC’s…
Read MoreGunmen abduct students sitting exams in northeast Nigeria
Gunmen burst into a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state and abducted students as they were sitting exams on Monday morning, police said, the latest mass kidnapping in an insecure region. The military said troops rescued 10 students and teachers after tracking the attackers and engaging in a firefight, in which one soldier and…
Read MoreGermany: At least 6 killed in shooting in Stade
A shooting in the northern German city of Stade left several people dead on Monday, according to local police. Police initially reported a death toll of five adults, but later on Monday said it has risen to six. Five people died at the scene, while the sixth died in hospital due to injuries sustained during…
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