Homeland Security News
Australian Leader Blames Antisemitism For Arson That Extensively Damaged A Melbourne Synagogue
Arsonists extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue on Friday in what Australia’s prime minister condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. The blaze in the Adass Israel Synagogue is an escalation in targeted attacks in Australia since the war began between Israel and Hamas last year. Cars and buildings have been vandalized and torched around…
Read MoreHunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge
As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible leads emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a…
Read MoreProud Boys’ Tarrio testifies for D.C. police officer in leak trial
Former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio testified Thursday as a star defense witness in the federal leak trial of a D.C. police intelligence officer, denying prosecutors’ claim the officer told him in advance that a warrant had been issued for his arrest two days before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The testimony during…
Read MoreFive Eyes chiefs issue stark warning over online terror radicalisation of children
Five Eyes security chiefs have issued an unprecedented warning about terrorist radicalisation of children online. For the first time since its inception during the Second World War, the Five Eyes alliance of Britain, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand has published a public-facing paper calling for a “whole society response” to the threat of…
Read MoreFCC chair proposes cybersecurity rules in response to China’s Salt Typhoon telecom hack
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing, that communications service providers be required to submit an annual certification attesting that they have a plan in place to protect against cyberattacks, the agency said in a statement on Thursday. The proposal is in part in response to efforts by an allegedly Beijing-sponsored group of…
Read MoreStudent accused in hate crime attack near Salisbury University has charges reduced
One of 15 students charged in a hate crime attack on a man near Salisbury University had his charges reduced in a hearing Thursday, according to court documents. According to police, a suspect created an account on Grindr, a dating app used primarily by gay and bisexual men, posing as a 16-year-old in order to…
Read MorePolice Hunt For The Gunman Who Killed UnitedHealthCare’s Boss In Manhattan
Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk, then disappeared into Central Park. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, died in a dawn ambush Wednesday as he walked to the company’s annual…
Read MoreGermany: Hospital worker shot dead with a crossbow
As assailant reportedly entered a hospital in central Germany armed with a crossbow and killed a female employee, police said on Thursday. The victim, a 50-year-old woman, was wounded so severely she died “despite immediate medical care” at the hospital in Bad Zwesten in the state of Hesse. What we know so far According to…
Read MoreYoon Replaces The Defense Minister As South Korea’s Parliament Moves To Vote On Their Impeachments
South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning-but-brief imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets. The Democratic Party and other small opposition parties submitted a joint motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday over his martial law declaration…
Read MoreSyrian Insurgents Say They Have Entered The City Of Hama After Fierce Fighting
Syrian insurgents said Thursday they have entered parts of the central city of Hama after three days of intense clashes with government forces on its outskirts, part of an ongoing offensive in which they seized Syria’s largest city of Aleppo. Syrian state media confirmed violent clashes between government forces and opposition gunmen on the eastern…
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