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Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State
The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach had sworn allegiance to Islamic State and was radicalised online, authorities said on Sunday. A 14-year-old boy was killed in Saturday afternoon’s attack in the centre of Villach and five other people were wounded, three of whom…
Read MoreCultlike group investigation linked to FBI search in North Carolina: Report
In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and parked box trucks outside the duplexes. They ran an electrical cord from one box truck into one of the condos, and kept a stretcher inside another. A neighbor…
Read MoreOn eve of MSU mass shooting anniversary, former student sues university
A former Michigan State University student who was in Room 114 at Berkey Hall when a gunman shot several classmates, two fatally, nearly two years ago sued the university Wednesday. The complaint, filed one day before the second anniversary of the mass shooting that killed three students and wounded five others on Feb. 13, 2023,…
Read MoreSuspected Munich attacker named locally as counter-terrorism police take over investigation
At least 28 people have been injured after an Afghan asylum seeker drove at a crowd of people in Munich, police say. People had been gathering at a trade union rally when the car accelerated in their direction. An officer fired one shot at the suspect before he was arrested – he was injured, but…
Read MoreSwedish member of Islamic State found guilty of genocide against Yazidis
A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria while she was a member of Islamic State. A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing “genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes” towards Yazidi people in Syria…
Read MoreCongo M23 rebels seize two more towns as president seeks support abroad
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo seized two towns on their march towards a provincial capital, residents and the rebels said on Friday, as the president seeks international support to end the crisis. The rebels have been trying to push south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, since they seized Goma, the…
Read MoreAt least 10 killed by bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan
At least 10 people have been killed and others wounded after a bomb struck a vehicle carrying labourers in southwestern Pakistan. An improvised explosive device (IED) hit the truck when it was travelling in the Harnai area of Balochistan province on Friday, local officials said. Security forces have been battling a decades-long rebellion by separatist…
Read More18-year-old charged after allegedly planning mass shooting at Indiana High School
An 18-year-old from Mooresville is facing charges for allegedly planning a mass school shooting at Mooresville High School. The Mooresville Metropolitan Police Department received information around 7 p.m. Feb. 11 from the FBI about someone who was potentially planning the school shooting on Feb. 14, 2025. During the department’s investigation, officers identified the person of…
Read MoreChernobyl nuclear plant hit by explosion, IAEA says
An explosion caused a fire overnight at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday. The agency said the blast was reported at the New Safe Confinement, a dome which protects the remains of reactor 4. It said no casualties were reported. “Radiation…
Read MoreBavaria governor says Munich car incident is believed to be an attack
A driver drove a car into a union demonstration in central Munich on Thursday, injuring at least 28 people including children, authorities said. Bavarian governor Markus Söder said the incident was “suspected to be an attack.” Police said a car drove into the back of a demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di that was…
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