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Fire at Starlink station in central Poland was ‘sabotage,’ digital affairs minister says
A fire that broke out at a Starlink satellite communications station in central Poland overnight is being called an act of “sabotage,” the country’s digital affairs minister said on Thursday. “This act of sabotage was deliberately designed to disable the station…disrupting internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army,” Krzysztof Gawkowski told Polish public…
Read MoreRenewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war
Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia on Thursday effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, with rebel forces mobilizing for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the federal prime minister. The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation…
Read MorePakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of drone attacks
Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens international mediation efforts. The airstrikes struck southern and eastern Afghan provinces of Kandahar, Paktia and Khost,…
Read MoreRussian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war
Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, officials said Thursday, as Moscow’s 4½-year-long invasion of its neighbor grinds on despite renewed appeals for a settlement at this week’s U.N. General Assembly. A strike on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region killed six agricultural workers and wounded 12 others, Interior Minister Ihor…
Read MorePlot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community disrupted, say police
Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester, police have said. The men, both in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday on the eve of Yom Kippur – considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar – when thousands of British Jews were in…
Read MoreSuspect in Belleville synagogue shooting died in hospital
The accused in a shooting outside a synagogue in Belleville on Sunday night has died, a spokesperson for The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) confirmed. Sean Ward, 29, from Quinte West, was shot by police during an exchange of gunfire as he approached the Sons of Jacob synagogue. He shot and injured Const. Jeff Smith, 29,…
Read MoreAt least 11 wounded in shooting outside Turkey school, suspect detained
A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 11 people before being detained by police, authorities said. The incident happened around 8 am local time (7 am CEST) in Turgutlu, Manisa province, near the city of Izmir, the regional governor’s office said. “Eleven students were injured, two of them…
Read MoreMale Arrested After Making Threats to Shoot Synagogue
A male is facing charges after police investigated threats to commit a shooting at a synagogue in Durham Region. On Friday, September 18, 2026, members of the Hate Crime Unit received information from an external law enforcement partner regarding threats posted on an online message board to carry out a shooting at a synagogue in…
Read MorePakistan says strikes in Afghanistan killed ’28 terrorists’
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on northeastern Afghanistan on Monday on what Pakistan’s Ministry of Information described as suicide bomber training facilities. It was the first Pakistani strike of its kind on Afghan territory since June, and followed soon after an attack targeting Pakistani police across the border in Kohat. The uneasy neighbors reported seemingly conflicting casualty…
Read MoreSri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka’s High Court has convicted 15 of the 24 men accused of being involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners, and injured more than 500. After a five-year trial, the three-judge bench on Tuesday found that 14 of the accused were guilty on all charges, which included…
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