Flight diverted after man allegedly stabbed teens with metal fork

A flight was diverted Saturday after an Indian man allegedly stabbed two teens on a plane en route from Chicago to Germany. The flight made an unscheduled landing at Boston Logan International Airport, where Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, was taken into custody and later charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do…

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Twenty injured in Yemen drone attack on Israel, rescuers and military say

Rescuers sayat least20 people have been injured in southern Israel after the Israeli military said a drone was launched from Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the drone struck theresort town of Eilat on the Red Sea coast, with attempts made to intercept it. The Magen David Adom emergency medical service said 20 people…

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Man who travelled to Syria convicted of terrorism offence

A man has been convicted of travelling to Syria with the intention of committing acts of terrorism, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Isa Giga, 32 (11.02.1993), previously of Hounslow, west London, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 23 May 2024 after he caught a flight back from Turkey. Met counter terrorism…

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Wildfires Add to Syria’s Scars

Syria has been scarred by six days of wildfires that have scorched more than 14,000 hectares — land roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Emergency crews have been drafted from across Syria to tackle wildfires in rural Latakia. The White Helmets have been hampered by the rugged terrain, as well as mines and unexploded ordnance…

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Two crew killed in attack on cargo ship in Red Sea

Two crew members of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship have been killed in an attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, Liberia says. A Liberian representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said the Eternity C was “attacked horribly… causing the death of two seafarers”. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said…

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5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says

Five Israeli soldiers were killed and two others seriously wounded during combat in northern Gaza on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, without offering many other details about the incident. The military identified the five soldiers who were killed but offered no information about their mission. The incident highlighted that Hamas was still able to carry…

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Execution of 3 accused of spying and mass detentions fuel crackdown fears in Iran

Fears that the Iranian regime could be using its war with Israel to crack down on its own population grew Wednesday after three people were executed and hundreds more were arrested and accused of spying. The three people put to death Wednesday were accused of spying for Mossad, Israel’s espionage agency, by bringing “assassination equipment”…

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IED attack injures local law enforcement, civilians in Colombia

On 18 May an improvised explosive device (IED) concealed in a trash container remotely detonated near the El Diamante police station in Cali, Colombia. Three law enforcement officers in patrol cars sustained injuries, along with at least four civilians, including children. There were no reported fatalities; however, the explosion caused additional damage to neighboring homes…

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