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MI5 spy chief says Russia and Iran are behind a ‘staggering’ rise in deadly plots
Britain is facing a “staggering rise” in attempts at assassination, sabotage and other crimes on U.K. soil by Russia and Iran, as the two states recruit criminals to “do their dirty work,” the head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency said Tuesday. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said his agents and police have tackled 20 “potentially…
Read MoreIsrael says it has killed slain Hezbollah leader’s successors
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader, as Israel expanded its offensive against the Iran-backed group with a fourth army division deployed into south Lebanon. Netanyahu spoke in a video released by his office hours after the deputy leader of Hezbollah, which is reeling after…
Read MoreHezbollah Leader Says More Israelis Will Be Displaced As The Militants Extend Their Rocket Fire
Hezbollah’s acting leader said Tuesday that even more Israelis will be displaced as the militant group extends its rocket fire deeper into Israel, in a defiant televised statement marking the anniversary of fighting that escalated into war last month. Sheikh Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah, said its military capabilities are still intact and…
Read MoreAlbania’s police fire teargas to disperse protesters hurling petrol bombs
Albanian police fired tear gas to disperse opposition protesters who hurled petrol bombs at government buildings and smashed city property in what they said was part of a civil disobedience against the government. Protesters accused Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government of corruption, nepotism and trying to silence the opposition. They also protested against keeping under…
Read MoreCountries Around The World Commemorate The Anniversary Of Hamas Attack On Israel
Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance were planned across the world on Monday to mark one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as world leaders called for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages. Last year’s surprise cross-border attack, which killed about 1,200 people, caught Israel unprepared on a…
Read MoreUkraine says Russia attacked its critical infrastructure with 19 drones
The Ukrainian air force said on Friday that Russia attacked critical infrastructure in the country with 19 drones overnight. Air defences shot down nine drones, with seven more likely impacted by electronic jamming, it said in a statement, without saying what happened to the other three. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said an apartment building was…
Read MoreIsraeli Airstrikes Rock Southern Suburbs Of Beirut And Cut Off A Key Crossing Into Syria
Israel carried out a series of massive airstrikes overnight in southern suburbs of Beirut and another that cut off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. The new wave of strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone, as the yearlong conflict…
Read MoreRare Israeli Strike In Central Beirut Kills 7 As Troops Battle Hezbollah In Southern Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed seven Hezbollah-affiliated civilian first responders. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital. There was no warning before the strike late Wednesday, which hit…
Read MoreDHS report warns violent extremists pose threat to election workers and voting process
Domestic violent extremists will pose “the most significant physical threat to government officials, voters, and elections-related personnel and infrastructure, including polling places, ballot drop box locations, voter registration sites, campaign events, political party offices, and vote counting sites,” according to a Department of Homeland Security assessment released on Tuesday. DHS believes that extremists will be…
Read MoreTwo Predawn Explosions Rock The Area Around The Israeli Embassy In Copenhagen But No One Is Injured
Police in the Danish capital said two predawn explosions took place Wednesday in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, prompting the nearby Jewish school to close for the day. Police said no one had been injured and they were investigating whether there was a link between the blasts at around 3:20 a.m. and…
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