Archive for August 12, 2026
Officials say US forces on track to complete Iraq pullout by Sept. 30
The U.S. military is on track to pull all of its forces out of Iraq by the end of September, officials said Wednesday, marking the end of a presence that started with the 2003 invasion against Saddam Hussein. Washington and Baghdad agreed in 2024 to wind down the much smaller U.S.-led operations against the Islamic…
Read MoreBrazil orders suspension of Discord livestreams after teen suicide
Brazil’s data protection agency on Wednesday, August 12, ordered Discord to suspend livestreams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen girl was allegedly incited to commit suicide during a broadcast. In a case described by one police officer as a “real-life horror show,” a 13-year-old girl in a…
Read MoreUS intelligence ‘believes Russia was behind Leipzig airport drone bomb’
American intelligence experts believe Russia was behind an attack on a German airport last week with a drone laden with explosives, US media have reported, as Berlin remained silent on the likely culprit. Last week’s security emergency prompted the interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, to break off his summer holiday in Italy and rush to the…
Read MoreDrone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages
A drone strike ignited a fire at an electrical substation in western Libya on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil infrastructure that threaten to plunge the country into further chaos. The state-run General Electricity Company said in a statement that a power…
Read MorePutin threatens retaliatory seizures of European ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to seize ships belonging to European countries in retaliation for plans to sell off cargo seized from Russian “shadow fleet” vessels. Several European companies have intercepted ships carrying Russian oil in contravention of European sanctions targeting the vital revenue source. New sanctions passed last month permit EU members…
Read MoreVenice man planned mass shooting at church, wanted to attack mosque
A Venice man was arrested after he was accused of planning a mass shooting at a local church. A news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the FBI pointed the agency toward Giovanni Pimienta, 19, who was “communicating with other users online about obtaining weapons and conducting a mass shooting and glorifying…
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