Archive for August 2026
How significant is Mohsen Rezaee’s appointment as Iran’s security chief?
Mohsen Rezaee, the former commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been appointed as the head of Iran’s top security body, which plays a crucial role in the country’s security and foreign policy. Rezaee, 71, headed the IRGC from 1981 to 1997. That period included the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, referred to…
Read MoreOrganized Crime Suspect Is Back in Ireland After Extradition From U.A.E.
A man long sought by the authorities in Ireland on suspicion of links to organized crime appeared in a Dublin criminal court on Sunday following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. The defendant, Daniel Kinahan, has been accused of running a crime ring known as the Kinahan Cartel, which was founded by his father,…
Read MoreICE says PG County released two men despite detainers, one an alleged gang member
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/gallery/ice-prince-georges-county-released-two-men-despite-detainers-alleged-gang-memeber?photo=6 by WBFF STAFFWed, August 5, 2026 at 2:53 PMUpdated Wed, August 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is once again taking aim at Maryland’s immigration policies.Federal authorities announced the arrest of two undocumented immigrants, who they say, were released from the Prince…
Read MoreLife sentence for man convicted in cold case murder of off-duty police sergeant in Baltimore
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/tony-mason-cold-case-murder-sentencing By Renee Anderson Updated on: August 5, 2026 / 5:24 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore A man convicted in the 2017 murder of an off-duty police sergeant in Baltimore was sentenced Wednesday to life plus 33 years in prison. Dion Thompson was convicted late last month in the cold case killing of D.C. Metro Police Sgt.…
Read MoreMaryland Man Convicted In Deadly DC Gang Murder
One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence. https://dailyvoice.com/article/maryland-gang-member-convicted-after-innocent-man-mistaken-for-rival-in-deadly-dc-hit-doj A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said. Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27,…
Read MoreNetanyahu rejects U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, vows no military withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan and vowed there would be no military withdrawal until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. Last month, President Trump hailed the peace plan as a “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other groups in Gaza.” He said it was negotiated…
Read MoreRussia, Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured
Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense weapon in its arsenal…
Read MoreThailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies
The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died. Police at the Plai Bang Police Station in Nonthaburi Province said the girl, who had been treated at hospital with critical wounds, had died, a day after a…
Read MoreFBI Working With Pasadena [CA] Police on Huntington Hospital Bomb Threat Hoax
The FBI is working with Pasadena police to identify whoever called in a Friday morning bomb threat hoax at Huntington Hospital. The caller, who claimed to be a member of an online group known as 764, threatened Huntington Hospital with explosives and an armed attack, triggering a large police response that located no bombs and…
Read MoreStudent gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok
A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday morning, killing at least five and wounding several others, according to authorities, who said the gunman also appeared to have separately killed his two grandparents. The gunman took his own life, officials said. Five school staff members, including teachers and administrators, died…
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