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At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says
More than 80 people were killed in the country’s northeast over the weekend following the government’s failed attempts to hold peace talks with the National Liberation Army, a Colombian official said. Among the victims are community leader Carmelo Guerrero and seven people who sought to sign a peace deal, according to a report that a…
Read MorePower outages hit army-controlled Sudan after drone attacks
Most army-controlled areas in Sudan have been plunged into blackouts following drone attacks on power generation facilities by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, government officials and residents told Reuters. The blackouts began on Monday after drone attacks on Merowe Dam, the country’s largest, affected Sudan’s northern state, while a technical issue affected River Nile and…
Read MoreTwo Iranian supreme court judges shot dead
Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after a gunman entered the court, in the capital Tehran, on Saturday morning. The attacker killed himself while fleeing the scene, according to the judiciary’s news website, Mizan. A bodyguard was…
Read MoreRussia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says
Russia launched a new widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The enemy continues its terror. Once again, the energy sector across Ukraine is under massive attack,” Ukrainian energy minister German Halushchenko said on his official Facebook page. The extent of the…
Read MoreDOD’s Mission to Defeat ISIS Remains Ongoing in Syria
The Defense Department’s mission to defeat ISIS remains ongoing in Syria, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said today. She said the U.S. Central Command will continue to work to prevent the militant group from reestablishing a foothold in the country following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime over the weekend. “Centcom, together…
Read MoreCar crashes into UMD hospital
A man drove his car into University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center Thursday night before pulling out a knife. The incident happened around 7:45pm on Thursday, according to an official. Officers at the hospital were able to quickly detain the man. No shots were fired, but a taser was used in the incident, according…
Read MoreKenosha student arrested after trying to enter school with a gun
The Kenosha Police Department arrested a 13-year-old Thursday who allegedly tried to enter Roosevelt Elementary School carrying a firearm. At approximately 9 a.m., the Kenosha Unified School District student reportedly attempted to enter the school, at 3322 Roosevelt Road, carrying suspicious bags. When school staff met and questioned him in the secured entryway, the teen…
Read MoreMember of Violent 764 Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison For Sexually Exploiting a Child
Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore, 47, of Kaleva, Michigan, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child. Densmore pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, part of a broader indictment that charged him with other child exploitation offenses. “Richard Densmore will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for sexually…
Read MoreIran says German-Iranian died before execution could be carried out
Iran’s judiciary has said Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd died before his execution was reported by state media late last month. On Tuesday, judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told reporters that “his sentence was ready to be implemented, but he died before the sentence was carried out”. He gave no further details. He also said that Sharmahd,…
Read MoreFederal Jury Convicts Sumter Man of Gun Trafficking
A federal jury in Columbia has convicted Kelsey Antonio McCallum, 27, of Sumter, of illegally trafficking firearms. Evidence presented at trial revealed that McCallum and his sister, Daeja Hodge, conspired to purchase firearms and resale those firearms for profit. At least 13 times from 2020-2022, McCallum made false statements to acquire firearms at dealers in…
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