Archive for October 27, 2026
Attacks kill at least 60 Christians in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Holy Synod said Monday that 14 people were killed in Merti district on Oct. 20 and a further 46 in Shirka district on Oct. 24. Both districts are in Oromia’s Arsi Zone. More than 20 people were seriously wounded and 20 homes were burned down, the church said, describing the…
Read MoreHow purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
In December 2025, the US-sanctioned tanker Reef arrived in Myanmar waters with some 113,000 barrels of fuel backed by sham paperwork. Myanmar-based energy broker Dynamic Wave ordered the shipment, agreeing in a sales contract inked with Thailand’s Tawan-Oil Trading to supposedly take delivery of a similar amount of South African diesel. But the $15.8 million…
Read MoreTwo charged over alleged plot to assist Iran in RAF Fairford incident
Two British nationals have been charged with national security offences over the incident at RAF Fairford in September, with one suspected of assisting Iran’s intelligence service. Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service after the incident near the airbase in Gloucestershire. Nouman Essghir, also 24, has been charged with…
Read More2 teen girls arrested in alleged shooting plot targeting Southern California high school
Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to carry out a school shooting at Corona High School, according to police. Authorities said the investigation began Oct. 6 after the FBI alerted the Corona Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to social media threats targeting the school. Detectives arrested a 15-year-old…
Read MoreJordan carries out deadly strike in Syria in retaliation for church attack
Jordan has struck what its military says were “terrorist organisations” in Syria in retaliation for an attack on a Christian funeral last week that killed nine people. Syrian health officials told state media five people, including women, children and an elderly man, were killed in the strike on a village in the southern Daraa province.…
Read MoreUnited flight turned around after report of passenger making a terroristic threat
A United Airlines flight was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff over the weekend due to what police said was a report of a passenger making a terroristic threat. Las Vegas police said they detained a 25-year-old passenger after the report on the Saturday night flight headed to Newark, New Jersey. The man…
Read MorePerson of interest in custody after mosque fire near Clifton Park, Baltimore police say
A fire heavily damaged a mosque in Northeast Baltimore on Sunday evening, and police have charged a man, reportedly a member of the mosque, with setting it. The fire started around 5 p.m. at the mosque located on Harford Road near Gorsuch Avenue, about a block away from Clifton Park. Federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…
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