Homeland Security News
Organized Crime Suspect Is Back in Ireland After Extradition From U.A.E.
A man long sought by the authorities in Ireland on suspicion of links to organized crime appeared in a Dublin criminal court on Sunday following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates. The defendant, Daniel Kinahan, has been accused of running a crime ring known as the Kinahan Cartel, which was founded by his father,…
Read MoreNetanyahu rejects U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan, vows no military withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan and vowed there would be no military withdrawal until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. Last month, President Trump hailed the peace plan as a “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other groups in Gaza.” He said it was negotiated…
Read MoreRussia, Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured
Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense weapon in its arsenal…
Read MoreThailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies
The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died. Police at the Plai Bang Police Station in Nonthaburi Province said the girl, who had been treated at hospital with critical wounds, had died, a day after a…
Read MoreFBI Working With Pasadena [CA] Police on Huntington Hospital Bomb Threat Hoax
The FBI is working with Pasadena police to identify whoever called in a Friday morning bomb threat hoax at Huntington Hospital. The caller, who claimed to be a member of an online group known as 764, threatened Huntington Hospital with explosives and an armed attack, triggering a large police response that located no bombs and…
Read MoreStudent gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok
A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday morning, killing at least five and wounding several others, according to authorities, who said the gunman also appeared to have separately killed his two grandparents. The gunman took his own life, officials said. Five school staff members, including teachers and administrators, died…
Read More2 people, including 15-year-old, facing multiple charges after gunshot fired at U.S. consulate in Toronto
Two people have been arrested and are now facing a host of charges after a gunshot hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto last week, police say. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw told reporters at a news conference Thursday morning that one person was arrested Saturday, while another was arrested Wednesday. Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed, 19, is…
Read MoreHoax 911 call about weapon leads to lockdown of all Thomaston-Upson [GA] Schools
Classes have returned to normal at a West Georgia school district after authorities put all schools on lockdown while they investigated a possible threat. Officials with the Thomaston-Upson County School District say they activated the lockdown on Thursday morning after receiving reports of an incident at Upson-Lee High School. According to Upson County Sheriff Dan…
Read MoreMan behind deadly Munich car ramming handed life sentence
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of driving his car into a crowd of people in Munich last year, killing two people. The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national, who prosecutors say deliberately drove his Mini into a…
Read MoreHouthi rebel attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni government forces
Attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels Thursday in central and eastern Yemen killed at least 30 government troops and wounded at least 50 others, Yemeni government officials said. A Houthi leader said Saudi-backed troops were targeted in the attacks and that “hundreds” were either killed or injured. The assaults hit camps for forces of the…
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