ISIS supporter admits to disseminating terrorist propaganda via social media

A 30-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to concealing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and making false statements. Anas Said is a pledged supporter of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and used various social media accounts to post, share, or disseminate ISIS propaganda. He also discussed ISIS propaganda using Telegram, where…

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Man Convicted of Shoving Flaming Car Into Gully, Igniting Giant Wildfire

A 44-year-old man was convicted Friday of pushing his flaming car into a gully after it had gotten stuck, setting off one of California’s largest-ever wildfires. Judge Kristen Lucena determined after a three-day trial that the man, Ronnie Stout, was guilty of arson for igniting the Park Fire in July 2024, which burned across 429,603…

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Yemen says ready to escalate against Houthi rebels as they target Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s internationally recognised government on Monday said it is ready for any escalation with Houthi rebels after the Iran-backed group launched attacks and a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia. Fears are growing that renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen may further destabilise the Arabian peninsula and rattle the region’s precarious…

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U.S. Consulate in Toronto Is Struck Again by Gunfire

For the second time this year, the United States Consulate in Toronto was struck by gunfire in what Olivia Chow, the city’s mayor, called “a brazen attack.” The shooting occurred in the heart of the city’s downtown at 4:46 a.m. on Monday and was overheard by a police officer stationed outside the building in a…

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