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Europol shuts down thousands of websites linked to global nihilist network
Europol has taken down around 4,340 websites containing violent and extremist material linked to the online network known as ‘The Com’, in a joint operation involving several EU member states, including Belgium. The EU’s law enforcement agency said the operation aims to dismantle the propaganda network and reduce the reach of its harmful online content.…
Read More‘Extremely significant’ bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say
A car containing an “extremely significant” bomb has been intercepted in the Republic of Ireland as it was being driven across the border for an attack in Northern Ireland, gardaí (Irish police) have said. The vehicle was stopped during an operation targeting dissident republican activities on Wednesday, but further details are just emerging. Two people…
Read MoreMinnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political attacks. Vance Boelter, 59, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years in prison after pleading guilty…
Read MoreExplosions are heard near a US base in northern Iraq as US-Iran fighting escalates
A series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The conflict has flared again over the past week, as the U.S. has pounded Iran while Tehran…
Read MoreTwo Russians handed down jail terms for terrorism and spying in Angola
Two Russians have been found guilty of terrorism and spying by a court in Angola’s capital, Luanda. Political consultant Igor Ratchin was sentenced to 11 years in prison and translator Lev Lakshtanov was given eight years. They had denied the charges. They were arrested last August over accusations of stirring up anti-government protests, conducting a…
Read MoreJapanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut
Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more than five decades ago, died Thursday in Beirut, the Palestinian group that had been protecting him said. He was 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a faction that is the second-largest group in the Palestine…
Read MoreKent man pleads guilty to conspiring to support ISIS, planned travel to Syria
A 21-year-old Kent man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, after investigators say he planned to travel to Syria to fight for the group. Saed Ali Mirreh entered the guilty plea on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle,…
Read MoreNew York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes
A man was arrested Thursday after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that the New York Police Department is investigating as possible hate crimes. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man and yelled the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks,…
Read MoreHouthis claim attack on oil tankers as US launches more strikes on Iran
Yemen’s Houthis say they have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as the US launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran. Iranian state media said two people had been killed in the US strikes on Wednesday, and a tanker caught fire in an explosion in a mined route in the…
Read MoreHow arsonists used cats to spread Italy’s wildfires
As wildfires blazed in southern Italy this week, authorities probing for arson found a grisly clue: cats “with flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails.” “These animals were released into the fields, running around and spreading the fire,” said Domenico Costarella of Calabria’s Civil Protection Agency in a video posted on Facebook on Tuesday. He added…
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