Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Journalist who reported on extortion shot dead, prosecutor’s office bombed in Peru
A journalist who reported on Peru’s extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor’s office that also investigates racketeering, authorities said. Gaston Medina, the owner and editor of a regional TV channel, was gunned down as he was leaving his house in the…
Read MoreColombia’s President Will Declare An Emergency Over Deadly ELN Attacks In The Northeast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes. In a message on X, Petro said that he will “declare a state of internal commotion,” a measure that enables the…
Read MoreAt 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 MoreArgentina announces Río Negro arrest of ‘terrorist linked to Islamic State’
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says authorities have detained a 24-year-old man allegedly linked to the Islamic state terrorist group in General Roca, Río Negro Province. Bullrich, who claimed that the accused intended to “recruit” Argentine youngsters to participate in terrorism, said at a press conference that David Nazareno Ávila had been detained by Coast Guard…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis Signal They’ll Now Limit Their Attacks In The Red Sea Corridor To Israeli Ships
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signaled they now will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships, just as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip entered its second day Monday. The Houthis’ announcement, made in an email sent to shippers and others on Sunday, likely won’t be enough to encourage global firms…
Read MoreIsrael’s Security Cabinet Meets To Vote On A Ceasefire To Pause The War In Gaza And Release Hostages
Israel’s security Cabinet convened Friday to vote on a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there. Mediators Qatar and the U.S. announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but the deal hung…
Read MoreRussia planned ‘acts of terrorism’ in the air, Polish PM says
Russia planned “acts of terrorism” in the air against Poland and other countries, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Warsaw. Security officials have said that parcels which exploded at logistics depots in Europe were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions…
Read MoreHamas Has Accepted A Draft Agreement For A Gaza Ceasefire And The Release Of Hostages, Officials Say
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the proposed agreement, and an…
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