Archive for October 19, 2026
Houthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government forces in the largest single loss of life since the country’s civil war reignited in September. The attack on the al-Alam camp in Shabwa province, southern Yemen, was said to have injured more than 200…
Read MoreRansomware Groups Increasingly Resorting to Real World Threats
The tactics of ransomware groups are constantly changing to increase pressure on victims to give in to their demands. Initially, file encryption alone was sufficient; however, as victims improved cyber resilience and were able to recover their encrypted files from backups, tactics had to evolve. Ransomware groups incorporated data theft into their attacks and started…
Read MoreReport shows hate bias incidents declined slightly Maryland
Hate bias incidents declined slightly in the state of Maryland in 2025, according to a new report from the Maryland State Police in partnership with the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center. State law enforcement agencies reported 884 hate bias incidents last year, a 4.3% decrease from 2024. Of those incidents, 303 were verified after investigation.…
Read MoreTerrorism squad probes vehicle attack that critically injured Australian lawmaker
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism taskforce would be investigating an arrested suspect. Albanese told a news conference it was too early to determine the motive for the attack but later pointed…
Read MoreLithuanians forced to take shelter after suspected drone enters airspace
A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter for an hour on Sunday morning, the president and other defence officials said. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said later it regretted the incident in Lithuania’s airspace, adding that it may have resulted from Russian electronic…
Read MoreDeadly fire at Canada military base moved a kilometer ‘in 30 to 60 seconds’
The fire that killed four members of the Canadian military and injured dozens of others on Saturday spread with alarming speed, accounts suggest. It broke out in a grassy training area at a base in the province of Alberta and spread rapidly due to strong winds. “The fire was 1km (0.6 miles) away when the…
Read MoreFrance reels from weekend of chaos as violence spreads across Europe
France is reeling from its worst rioting in years after nationwide protests over education and the cost of living spiraled into a wave of deadly, country-wide violence that has sparked a blame game at home and threatens to spill over into its European neighbors. More than 2,000 people were arrested, with at least two deaths…
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