Archive for September 2026
French police officer arrested over suspected far-right terror plot
A policeman who follows “a violent radical far-right ideology” has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, sources told AFP late on Thursday. Confirming a report by the TF1/LCI broadcaster, a judicial source said that the man was also suspected of having manufactured weapons, among other crimes. A separate source close…
Read MoreFormer Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison
A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during the rule of former President Bashar Assad was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in a U.S. prison after a federal judge recounted the “unimaginably cruel” details of his abuse. A jury in March found Samir Ousman Alsheikh guilty on all six counts including torture and…
Read MoreShooting at high school in the Philippines leaves 2 students and gunman dead, several injured
A shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday left two 14-year-old students and the teenage gunman dead and wounded at least 10 people, local government and police officials said. The shooting at Banga National High School in the South Cotabato town of Banga “remains under investigation,” the Philippine National Police said…
Read MoreBombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 15
A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security forces targeting militants. The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber…
Read MoreUkrainian guilty of vandalism at mosques linked to Russian network behind Starmer arson attack
A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to spraying abusive graffiti on mosques in east London, in a case linked to the Russian state network behind arson attacks against the former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. Illia Bilyk, 21, entered guilty pleas at Thames Magistrates’ Court to five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage.…
Read MoreFighting Intensifies in Yemen as Militia Advances on Key Provinces
Fighting has intensified near two strategic provinces in Yemen, a sign that Iranian-backed Houthi militants are expanding their offensive after seizing the country’s Red Sea coastline, analysts say. A sustained Houthi push into Yemen’s resource-rich eastern regions, including Marib Province, would threaten the economic lifeline of the internationally recognized government and risk triggering a fresh…
Read MoreWeapons detection system alerts staff to loaded handgun at Joppatowne High School
A 15-year-old Harford County student was arrested after the sheriff’s office said the district’s weapons detection system alerted staff to a loaded handgun at Joppatowne High School, where a student shot and killed a classmate just over two years ago. The freshman was taken into custody Thursday after a School Safety Liaison (SSL) alerted school…
Read MoreMultiple people shot near Fayette Street in Douglass Homes, police say
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said a 3-year-old is among seven victims of a shooting in East Baltimore. According to preliminary information, Southern district officers responded after 9 p.m. Wednesday to the 1400 block of East Fayette Street for reports of gunshots. Police said seven victims were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. “There…
Read MoreTens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war
As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. Four months pregnant, she feared another miscarriage. They are among more than 125,000 people who have fled as the Iran-backed rebels have advanced down the Red Sea coast to…
Read MoreRussian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine
A Russian barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s capital and the surrounding region injured at least 19 people overnight and into Thursday morning, authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces carried out overnight strikes against targets in Russia, including an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in the Rostov region. The…
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