Homeland Security News
Thousands rally against racism in UK amid fears of far-right violence
British police are preparing for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder driven by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Police anticipated more than 100 events on Wednesday, the United Kingdom’s Press Association reported, citing…
Read MoreIn a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia
In a brazen attack that caught Russia off-guard, Ukraine’s military has sent a large ground force across its border and into western Russia. The Ukrainian soldiers crossed the country’s northeastern border Tuesday and now appear to be several miles inside Russia’s Kursk region, where they are operating in several villages. Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief…
Read MoreSweden charges right-wing activist over Koran burning
Swedish prosecutors have charged a Swedish-Danish right-wing activist with inciting ethnic hatred by desecrating and burning a Koran in 2022. Rasmus Paludan provoked rioting in Sweden in 2022 when he went on a tour of the country and publicly burned copies of the Koran. Prosecutors charged him with “agitation against an ethnic group” over a…
Read More2 arrested for planning terror plot at Taylor Swift show in Vienna: Police
Security measures have been increased for Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna, Austria, this week after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, authorities said. A 19-year-old Austrian citizen was arrested Wednesday morning and a second suspect was arrested in the afternoon, according to Franz Ruf, director-general for public safety in the Ministry…
Read MoreAlabama AG office bombing suspect changes plea to guilty
The Irondale man accused of detonating a bomb outside the Alabama Attorney General’s office has changed his plea to guilty. No one was hurt in the explosion and little damage was done to the building. The suspected bomber, Kyle Calvert, originally pleaded not guilty to the charges back in February, but new court filings confirm…
Read MoreParis probes threats to Israeli Olympic athletes amid tensions over Gaza war
Israel’s Olympic team said some athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris amid larger tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East. Yael Arad, president of the Israeli National Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that team members…
Read MoreTop U.K. prosecutor considers terrorism charges over ongoing riots and disorder
Amid ongoing far-right riots and demonstrations fueled by misinformation online, England and Wales’ Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said his teams would consider seeking extradition for social media influencers who are accused of stoking the violence from abroad and charging some suspects with terrorism offences, CBS News partner network BBC News reported. Offenders “must…
Read MorePakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official
Earlier today, a complaint was unsealed in Brooklyn charging Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, 46, with murder-for-hire as part of an alleged scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Law enforcement foiled the charged plot before any attack could be carried out. Merchant is in federal custody.…
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas War Latest: Hamas Chooses Oct. 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar As Their New Leader
The Palestinian militant group Hamas chose Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The group’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed July 31 in Iran by a presumed Israeli strike. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken responded to the decision by saying Sinwar…
Read MoreTwo men charged over alleged Russia-linked arson plot
Two more men have been charged in relation to an alleged arson attack against a Ukraine-linked business in London, taking the total number of suspects to seven. It comes after two British men were charged in April with helping a foreign intelligence service in relation to a large fire which broke out at an industrial…
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