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9 killed, including police officers, as attacks launched on synagogue, Orthodox church in southern Russia: Officials
An apparent coordinated attack Sunday in southern Russia has left at least nine people dead, including seven law enforcement officers, when gunmen wielding automatic weapons opened fire on a synagogue and an Orthodox church in two cities miles apart in the Dagestan region, according to the region’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. At least 25 people…
Read MoreNetanyahu Says He Won’t Agree To A Deal That Ends The War In Gaza, Testing The Latest Truce Proposal
The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza was cast into doubt on Monday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war, comments that sparked an uproar from families of hostages held…
Read MoreArkansas grocery store shooting was ‘completely random,’ police say
The shooting at an Arkansas grocery store on Friday was “a completely random, senseless act,” Arkansas State Police Col. Mike Hagar said in a press conference Sunday. Police have not determined a motive for the attack at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce that killed four people and wounded 10 others, Hagar said, noting…
Read MoreTampa dentist accused of sending death threats to 42 victims over a year
A 60-year-old dentist from Tampa has been accused of sending death threats and threats of injury to multiple victims, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Court records revealed that Richard Glenn Kantwill targeted around 42 victims with threatening messages between August 2019 and July 2020. Kantwill reportedly used email, social media, and text…
Read MoreMan sentenced to prison for leaving pipe bomb in pickup near Baltimore County middle school
A man who built what prosecutors described as a sophisticated pipe bomb and left the device inside his pickup near Pine Grove Middle School in Baltimore County was sentenced on Thursday to serve nine years in prison. “The facts of this case are terrifying,” Baltimore County Circuit Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr. said as he…
Read MoreWhy Hezbollah is threatening this tiny European country
In a fiery speech this week, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah singled out nearby Cyprus, threatening to target the small, divided Mediterranean island if it aids Israel in a potential war between the Lebanese militant group and Israel. “Cyprus will be part of this war too” if it opens its airports and bases to Israeli forces,…
Read MoreFrance beefs up security measures ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
The planned six-kilometre sailing route down the Senne has become a major talking point for its unique open-air event setup and its exposure to potential danger. France is increasing security measures in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics next month. Military helicopters will patrol the city and protect airspace on the day…
Read MoreIsrael pounds central Gaza camps, deepens invasion of Rafah
Several Israeli air strikes in the central and northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens of others, according to medics, while tanks deepened their invasion into Rafah in the south, residents said. Israeli planes struck a house in Al-Nuseirat camp, killing two people and wounding 12 others,…
Read MoreUS military says it killed a senior ISIS official in Syria airstrike
A senior ISIS official was killed in a US airstrike on Sunday in Syria, the US military said Wednesday in a post on X. “On June 16, US Central Command conducted an airstrike in Syria, killing Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, a senior ISIS official and facilitator,” the post from US Central Command said. “His…
Read MoreDR Congo says five people killed in rebel bombing of eastern town
At least five people, including three women and a girl, were killed in the bombardment of a town in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province on Wednesday, an army spokesperson said, accusing the M23 rebel group of the attack. The deaths illustrate the worsening civilian fallout from the more than two-year conflict between Congolese forces and…
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