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Iranian 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…
Read MoreTeen gets over 5 years in prison for setting homeless man on fire on NYC subway
A high school senior who admitted to setting a fire that severely burned a homeless man on the subway was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to 5 1/2 years in prison. Judge Lewis J. Liman gave Hiram Carrero, 19, a sentence that was longer than the mandatory minimum required for arson, after the teen…
Read MoreCounter-terrorism operation disrupted Islamic State Khorasan Province activities
Europol, in coordination with eight European law enforcement agencies and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), successfully concluded a week-long operational action targeting the so-called Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and its support networks across Europe. The ISKP remains a significant threat in jihadi terrorism, with its networks in Europe posing a major…
Read MorePhilippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three
Philippine authorities have temporarily blocked the online gaming app GoreBox days after a rare school shooting in the south-east Asian country killed three students and injured 20 others. Investigators said that one of the two teenagers accused of opening fire on students at San Jose National high school in Tacloban city had regularly played the…
Read MoreOfficer among 2 killed in a Montreal shooting
The tranquility of a residential neighborhood in the Canadian city of Montreal – home to diverse communities, including areas with deep Jewish roots — was shattered Monday morning after a gunman opened fire, prompting a shootout with police that killed at least two people, sent families running for cover and paralyzed the city for hours.…
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