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Key figure in South Africa police corruption scandal pleads guilty
Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, a central figure in a major ongoing police graft inquiry in South Africa, has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money-laundering charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors. He was accused of bribing top police officials to win a 360m rand ($22m; £16.5m) tender for his health company Medicare24 in…
Read MoreHormuz confusion deepens as Iran and US clash over who controls it
Both Iran and the US are engaged in rapid-fire diplomatic engagements as peace talks to end the war are advancing, while confusion still reigns in the Strait of Hormuz amid conflicting reports on whether free maritime navigation will resume without any restrictions. Iran and Oman announced on Wednesday that they both intend to establish a…
Read More15-year-old sentenced for ‘calculated, predatory’ Tri-City school shooting plot
The student who developed a detailed plan for a mass shooting at Kamiakin High in Kennewick last year received the maximum sentence allowed in juvenile court Monday. Following an emotional hearing, Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Shea-Brown ordered Mason Bently-Ray Ashby, now 15, to be jailed for about five more years, until he turns 21. Because…
Read MoreSuspect arrested in back-to-back blow-dart gun shootings in Cleveland
A man suspected of shooting two people with a blow-dart gun in back-to-back broad daylight attacks this week in the same Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood, has been arrested, police said on Wednesday. The 42-year-old suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of felony assault following a two-day manhunt, according to…
Read MoreIranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia’s domestic spy agency said on Wednesday. “Iran continues to view Australia as a legitimate target for covertly directed acts of violence,” Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence…
Read MoreA member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, who has denied killing her parents in Pennsylvania in 2022, has been charged with murder, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025, has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy charges in the deaths of…
Read MoreAustralian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing
The alleged homegrown ties to Australia’s “summer of antisemitism” were contained in a wide-ranging speech given by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) director general, Mike Burgess, on Wednesday night. He said in the address that the “hatred of Jews is one thing virtually all the violent extremist cohorts have in common”. An Australian citizen…
Read MoreDecades-long sentences announced in shooting at Alvarado ICE facility
Sentences are being announced for the people convicted on terrorism charges in connection with last year’s shootout at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. The attack happened almost a year ago, on July 4, 2025. The alleged organizer, Benjamin Song, was sentenced to 100 years in prison; he could have received as little…
Read MoreSuspect in Montreal officer’s death left manifesto tied to incel ideology, source says
The suspect accused of killing a police officer outside a Montreal hotel had a manifesto that links him to an online community of frustrated men who talk about attacks against people who have sex, an official familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday. The suspect armed with a long gun opened fire Monday before officers returned…
Read MoreFormer Fort Stewart sergeant sentenced to six consecutive life sentences in 2025 shooting
Former Army Sgt. Quornelius S. Radford has been sentenced to six consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole in connection with the 2025 shooting at Fort Stewart. A military judge handed down the sentence Tuesday at the Fort Stewart courtroom. Five people, including four Soldiers and Radford’s fiancé, were wounded in the mass shooting…
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