Archive for October 2026
Man Pleads Guilty to Throwing Molotov Cocktails at LA Federal Building
A Koreatown man pleaded guilty Monday to throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, an attack he indicated was motivated by anti-illegal immigration enforcement sentiment. Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, entered a plea to one count of assault on a person assisting federal officers/employees and one count of possession…
Read MorePolish police arrest multiple teens over ‘Bloody Friday’ school attack threats
Polish police have arrested a string of young people, mainly for making threats related to school attacks, they said on Friday, as authorities sought to calm fears spurred by rumours online of a “Bloody Friday” after two stabbing sprees in as many days. Social media in Poland has been filled with talk of a supposed…
Read MoreHouthis Escalate Attacks at Riyadh Airport
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis escalated their campaign of strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom’s airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week. The group said it had struck Riyadh airport, where witnesses saw smoke billowing from a plane, and it warned workers to stay…
Read MoreAt least 30 people killed after Russia bombs two buses in Ukraine
At least 30 people were killed when a Russian bomb struck two buses in the Ukrainian front-line city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, local officials said, as Moscow’s intensifying attacks grow ever more deadly. Another 18 people were wounded when the bomb hit a street in the city at 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET),…
Read MoreIranian Plot to Blitz US Bases in Germany with Drones
Israel issued an urgent warning to German and US allies saying Tehran could try and target any bases which have been used to support the ongoing war in the Middle East. Among Iran’s top targets include the Ramstein and Spangdahlem air bases, according to news outlet Wirtschaftswoche. Germany‘s defence ministry refused to comment but a…
Read MoreMan Arrested and Charged for Role in Plotting to Conduct a Mass-Shooting Event in Support of ISIS at the Mall of America
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, of Richfield, Minnesota, was charged today by complaint with one count of knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism. The FBI arrested the defendant on Oct. 6, and he made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright on Oct. 7.…
Read MoreAt least 30 killed and 18 injured after Russian strike hits two buses in Donetsk
At least 30 people were killed and 18 were injured after a Russian strike hit two public buses in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, authorities said on Thursday. The strike occurred in the city of Kramatorsk, where public transport has since been suspended, according to the Kramatorsk City Council. “Once again, the Russians have struck a…
Read MoreHouthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capital
Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday they targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile. There was no immediate confirmation of the strike or any damage or casualties from Saudi Arabia at this time. Several explosions echoed across Riyadh on Thursday, according to witnesses. Diplomats were instructed to shelter in…
Read More15-year-old kills janitor as second school attack rocks Poland in two days
A 37-year-old school janitor has died after a 15-year-old former pupil went on a knifing spree at a primary school northeast of Warsaw on Thursday morning, just a day after a machete attack at another Polish school left nine people injured. The 15-year-old entered the John Paul II Primary School in Leszczydół-Nowiny, near the town…
Read More‘Incel-adjacent’ Mesa teen plotting mass shooting studied Paris attacks, shopped for tactical gear, FBI says
An 18-year-old Mesa man is behind bars on a $500,000 cash-only bond after local police and federal agents arrested him for “planning a mass shooting,” according to court documents and prosecutors. Damien Alexander Bedonie was taken into custody early Tuesday morning by Mesa police officers assisting the FBI following an investigation into terroristic threats. During…
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