Archive for October 30, 2026
Lebanese military court judge charges 13 people over Hezbollah explosives truck
A Lebanese military court has charged 13 people in connection with a seized truck carrying explosives belonging to Hezbollah, state media reported on Friday. The charges marked the latest sign of a dramatic shift in relations between Hezbollah and Lebanon after two wars between the Iran-backed militant group and Israel in the past three years.…
Read MoreGreece arrests three over explosion that killed six people in Athens
Greece has arrested two Greek men and an Albanian national suspected of stealing copper gas pipes from a building, causing a leak that led to a deadly explosion in central Athens last month, authorities said. Six people were killed during the September 25 blast in the tourist district of Plaka, four Americans among them. Following…
Read MoreIran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift
Iranians in a small speedboat have attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by attaching limpet mines to the hull for the first time since 2019, suggesting a change in tactics by Tehran as it confronts the threat of fresh US and Israeli military strikes. The Louise 1, a Dubai-owned tanker, was transiting the…
Read MoreIran’s hidden web of military agencies is slipping hardware past the US blockade
Iran has created a secret network of military agencies with global reach to import at least $2 billion in hardware, explosives and heavy-duty trucks since January 2025, evading both the US naval blockade and Western sanctions, a Reuters investigation has found. Hidden behind names starting with the letters MOD, for the Ministry of Defense, are…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia reports interception of Houthi drone targeting Mecca
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has reported that it intercepted a drone launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia’s Mecca region. The drone was “intercepted and destroyed” on Friday morning, coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said in a social media post. It was also reported that a missile aimed at western Saudi Arabia was earlier brought…
Read MoreNumber of people fleeing Ethiopia into Kenya rises to 36,000 as local leaders appeal for support
The number of people fleeing violence in Ethiopia into neighboring Kenya has risen to 36,000, the United Nations said Tuesday, as fighting near the border town of Moyale continues to displace civilians, mostly women and children. The Kenya Red Cross said the displaced people were sheltering in six camps and villages within host communities. “More…
Read MoreMan Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes in Deadly Attack on Boulder, Colorado, Gathering
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty in federal court today to 12 hate crimes charges for using Molotov cocktails to attack members of the group Run for Their Lives and others. As part of the plea agreement, Soliman admitted that on June 1, 2025, he lit and threw two Molotov cocktails…
Read MoreParis shooting suspect admits targeting Muslims and people of African origin
The suspect in the shooting in Trappes and La Verrière, on the outskirts of Paris, has admitted specifically targeting people he perceived to be Muslim or of African or North African origin, anti-terrorism public prosecutor Olivier Christen announced on Thursday. Known only as Kévin T., the 39-year-old is accused of killing one man and injuring…
Read MoreLithuania charges two suspects with terrorism over Starlink arson attack
Lithuania has charged two suspects with terrorism-related offences over an attempted arson attack on a Starlink base station, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Thursday. Lithuania has previously said it was treating the attempted arson attack on a SpaceX Starlink base station on October 18 as a Russia-linked act of sabotage aimed at undermining Ukraine’s…
Read MoreOrlando man jailed over threats against Jewish community, state says
An Orlando man was arrested after state investigators said he threatened a Jewish community in Florida earlier this month, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. In a release, FDLE officials said the investigation began on Oct. 19 when the agency received information about the man — identified as Jerry Sneed, 31 — posting…
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