Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Hamas And Fatah Sign Declaration In Beijing On Ending Yearslong Rift, Chinese State Media Says
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as the war in Gaza rages on. The declaration by the two heavyweights of Palestinian politics — and other smaller Palestinian groups —…
Read MoreIsrael strikes Houthi targets in Yemen a day after drone attack on Tel Aviv
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had struck targets in the Houthi-controlled regions of Yemen, close to the port city of Hodeidah, following the months-long series of Houthi attacks on Israeli targets. Those included a drone assault on Tel Aviv Friday that killed an Israeli citizen and injured 10 others. In what it…
Read MoreDrone Strike By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Kills 1 Person And Wounds At Least 10 In Tel Aviv
An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in a neighborhood near the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. The aerial strike rumbled through the center of the city, causing shrapnel to rain down and spreading shards of glass over a large radius.…
Read MoreWidespread Technology Outage Disrupts Flights, Banks, Media Outlets And Companies Around The World
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security…
Read MoreFrance 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…
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