Archive for October 6, 2026
UK man guilty after sharing suicide vest guide
A man accused of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group has been found guilty of terrorism offences. Abdullah Yousef created a Telegram group where he published terrorist material, including instructions on how to make suicide vests. The 24-year-old, of Galapagos Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, also sent a message saying, “By the way, I am…
Read MorePentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
The Pentagon announced Monday that Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad, marking the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years. The shooting left 13 people dead and wounded 32 others. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a…
Read MoreEx-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
A former head of Germany ‘s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005, is “strongly suspected of treasonous espionage,…
Read MoreColombia launches joint task force to protect pipeline and fight ELN rebels
Colombia’s president launched a joint task force Monday that will fight rebel groups and drug gangs in the country’s northeast, as the government changes its strategy in dealing with criminal groups, replacing peace talks with various military offensives. President Abelardo de la Espriella said one of the main missions of the newly designated task force…
Read MoreU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The United States rushed over the weekend to withdraw all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after commanders received new threats about an Iran-backed plot against the installation, two U.S. officials said on Sunday. The withdrawal was highly unusual: Such moves are rarely made so quickly from an allied…
Read MoreSearch for missing crew after drones sink cargo ship off Bulgaria
A search is under way in the Black Sea for the crew of a cargo ship that sank after drones struck two commercial vessels off Bulgaria early on Tuesday. Sea and aerial drones hit the ships at about 3am local time (2am CET), around 70 nautical miles east of the town of Byala in Bulgaria’s…
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