Homeland Security News
US negotiating Israel-Gaza ceasefire with Hamas through American in Doha, source says
The US has been talking with Hamas through an American intermediary in Doha this week in hopes of brokering an Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to a source familiar with the matter, as US officials say President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel’s handling of the conflict. The talks have been led on the…
Read MorePoland intervenes after Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ship detected near Baltic Sea cable
A Russian “shadow fleet” ship performed suspicious manoeuvres near the cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s PM Donald Tusk said. The Polish military intervened in the Baltic Sea after a Russian ship carried out “suspicious manoeuvres” near a power cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. “A Russian ship…
Read MoreJoint Statement on the U.S.-Türkiye Syria Working Group
The United States hosted Türkiye for a new round of the Syria Working Group in Washington, D.C. U.S. and Turkish interagency delegations were led by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Nuh Yılmaz. U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Thomas Barrack Jr. and Turkish Ambassador to the United States Sedat…
Read MoreA suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people
A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including three children — and wounding 38 others, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province. The province has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks, including the outlawed…
Read MoreFormer Capitol riot defendant is convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest
A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also convicted Taylor Taranto of recording himself making a…
Read MorePKK rejects ‘exile’ of its members from Turkey after agreeing to disband
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has said Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, declaring him the group’s “chief negotiator” for any future talks after a decision to disband. The Kurdish group, blacklisted by Ankara and its Western allies, announced on May 12 it had adopted a decision to disarm and disband…
Read MoreAdviser to Ukrainian ex-President Yanukovych shot dead outside American School in Spain
Spanish authorities said that an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead on Wednesday when gunmen targeted him outside the American School of Madrid. Andrii Portnov, 52, was identified as the victim by Spain’s Interior Ministry. He was shot at 9:15 a.m. local time (0715 GMT), authorities said. Local media reported that…
Read MoreGermany arrests five teenagers over alleged right-wing extremist plot and attacks
German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers linked to a right-wing extremist group that allegedly intended to carry out attacks on migrants and political opponents. The early morning arrests across several states in Germany followed raids on 13 properties associated with the self-styled “The Last Wave of Defence”, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Four…
Read MoreMan arrested for bomb threat on Hawaiian Airlines flight in San Diego
In the investigation for a bomb threat to Hawaiian Airlines flight 15 from San Diego to Honolulu on Tuesday morning, a man was arrested in connection the incident that delayed the flight. LT Mohammad N. Issa, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, provided the following details about the suspect that is in custody:…
Read More2 security consultants, one who worked for U.S., killed in apparent cartel ambush at restaurant in Mexico
A Mexican security consultant who recently did contract work for the U.S. State Department has been shot and killed in what appears to have been a cartel ambush at a restaurant in Guadalajara. The brazen killing took place Friday after 9 p.m. as the man, César Guzman, was dining with two fellow instructors with whom…
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