Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
France races to head off ISIS-K threat to Paris Olympics
Tajik journalist Temur Varki received a disquieting call from Paris police in late March, days after Islamic State militants from his homeland allegedly carried out a massacre in Moscow. The two officers questioned him about France’s tiny community of immigrants from Tajikistan, an impoverished former Soviet republic in Central Asia. “Who do you know? How…
Read MoreFrench man arrested over suspected Paris Olympics attack plot
French security services on Wednesday arrested a right-wing sympathiser in eastern France on suspicion of plotting attacks to take place during the Paris Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. “Bravo to the agents of the Ministry of the Interior who arrested an individual member of the ultra-right, suspected of wanting to commit a violent action…
Read MoreIran threat prompted more security at Trump rally as officials warn of potential for copycat attacks
A threat on Donald Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before Saturday’s campaign rally, but it was unrelated to the assassination attempt on the Republican presidential nominee, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, as law enforcement warned of the potential for more violence inspired by the shooting. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne…
Read MoreNew details emerge in Trump assassination attempt investigation
After conducting more than 100 interviews, searching the suspect’s home and vehicle, and cracking into his cellphone, FBI investigators were still searching on Tuesday for the motive that led a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man to attempt to assassinate a former president. As that investigation continued, officials with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned…
Read MoreSoldier in France’s anti-terrorism force stabbed in Paris ahead of Olympics opening ceremony next week
A French soldier deployed in the country’s anti-terrorism force was stabbed at a train station in central Paris on Monday evening, French government officials said, a little more than a week before the Paris 2024 Olympics’ opening ceremony is due to take place. “A soldier with Operation Sentinelle was stabbed while on patrol at Gare…
Read MoreTerrorism and organized crime rampant in Sahel and spilling into West Africa coastal states, UN says
Terrorism and organized crime by violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State are a “pervasive threat” in Africa’s volatile Sahel region and are spilling over to West Africa’s coastal countries, the top U.N. envoy for the area warned Friday. Leonardo Simão, the U.N. special representative for the Sahel and West Africa, said…
Read MoreHamas Says Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Haven’t Paused And Claims Military Chief Survived Israeli Strike
Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks were ongoing and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. Deif’s condition was still unclear after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…
Read MoreGermany Says It Won’t Be Intimidated By Russian Threats After Report On Alleged Assassination Plot
The German government said Friday that it “won’t be intimidated” by Russian attempts to undermine the country’s support of Ukraine, but refused to comment on a report that Moscow planned to assassinate the chief executive of a leading defense company. CNN reported Thursday, citing five unidentified U.S. and Western officials, that American intelligence discovered earlier…
Read MoreWest African leaders’ summit opens as coup-hit countries form alliance
A West African leaders’ summit has opened a day after the military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger forged a new alliance severing ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS summit is being hosted in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, after several West African leaders called for a resumption of…
Read MoreFaced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer
Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit issued a joint statement Thursday to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation” between Russia and North Korea, showing how the military alliance and its Pacific partners are forging closer ties to counter what they see as shared security threats. For the third year in a row, leaders or…
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