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The Senate voted 47-52 on Friday against advancing legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as five Republicans joined most Democrats in blocking the measure over constitutional concerns and…
4 MIN READResearchers say anti-AI sentiment has become a driver of political violence, with a series of recent attacks targeting tech leaders and infrastructure. In February, a 20-year-old Texas man was arrested after allegedly attempting to burn…
3 MIN READA 49-year-old Sacramento man was arrested over the weekend after attempting to pass through a security checkpoint at Sacramento International Airport carrying what federal authorities described as an explosive device powerful enough to…
3 MIN READUS officials have arrested Jamshid Ghomi, a dual US-Iranian citizen, accusing him of using his technology company to smuggle sensitive computer systems to Iran, including to the country's nuclear and military establishment. Ghomi, 63, was…
3 MIN READThe U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, U.S. Southern Command said, bringing the total number of people killed in such strikes since the Trump administration…
3 MIN READSir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, has died aged 62 after being treated for cancer, his family said. Younger led the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, a career that spanned three decades in British intelligence.
3 MIN READThe FBI shot and killed a 41-year-old man early Wednesday morning after he took 10 employees of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools hostage inside a downtown Bakersfield office building and claimed to have explosive devices strapped…
3 MIN READIranian missile and drone strikes hit Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, injuring several people and forcing its indefinite closure, as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran escalated across the Persian Gulf region.
3 MIN READAn unidentified man with a bomb strapped to his body barricaded himself inside a downtown Bakersfield bank on Tuesday afternoon, prompting police to issue evacuation orders and lock down city government buildings, authorities said.
3 MIN READTwo supporters of President Donald Trump who were wounded during an assassination attempt at his July 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, sued the federal government Monday, alleging the Secret Service failed to properly secure…
3 MIN READThe Pentagon has appointed Elias Irizarry, a man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, to a sensitive counter-terrorism position within the Department of Defense's special operations office, according to…
3 MIN READMohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national accused of conspiring to plot at least 18 attacks across Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran, pleaded not guilty on Monday in Manhattan federal court.
3 MIN READThe U.S. military carried out a strike on a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing three men, according to U.S. Southern Command. The attack is the third in a week and pushes the overall death toll…
4 MIN READJonathan Loadholt, a 37-year-old former truck and bus driver from Staten Island, was sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan federal court after pleading guilty to conspiring to stalk and launder money for an Iranian government-directed…
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U.S. Treasury announced sanctions on Thursday against Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese parliamentarians, state security officials and allies, accusing them of trying to preserve the Iran-backed group’s influence over Lebanese institutions.…
3 MIN READThe U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Thursday on a group of Hezbollah-affiliated parliamentarians, a former cabinet minister, and two sitting Lebanese state security officials, accusing them of preserving the Iran-backed militant…
3 MIN READAn attack by two teenage gunmen on the Islamic Center of San Diego left three men dead and two suspects dead after police responded, authorities said. FBI agents said the suspects met online and authorities recovered more than 30 firearms…
3 MIN READUS Treasury announced Thursday sanctions on Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese lawmakers, security officials and allies, accusing them of seeking to preserve Hezbollah’s influence over Lebanese state institutions and to obstruct disarmament…
3 MIN READTwo teenagers who shot and killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego were radicalized online after meeting there and sharing white supremacist views, the FBI said. The FBI said investigators found writings expressing hate…
3 MIN READTwo teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, the FBI said. The FBI said the pair met online before discovering they both…
3 MIN READTeen gunmen attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, killing three men and then themselves, authorities said. The FBI later said the suspects met online and shared white supremacist views. Investigators said they recovered more…
3 MIN READMore than three weeks after a gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the event has not been rescheduled, and the association is considering a pared-down gathering at a smaller…
3 MIN READThree men were killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday after confronting two teenage gunmen to protect roughly 140 children present in the building. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said the victims died while attempting to…
3 MIN READTwo teenagers killed three men and then themselves Monday in an attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego that investigators say was driven by white-supremacist ideology. A mosque security guard, who was among the dead, fired back and…
3 MIN READTwo teenagers who killed three people in an attack on a San Diego mosque on May 18 met online where they shared white supremacist views and authored writings expressing hatred toward Jewish people, Muslims, Black people, the LGBTQ+…
3 MIN READTwo teenagers attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, killing three men and then themselves, authorities said. Investigators said the suspects had met online, and they were examining white supremacist writings for evidence of…
3 MIN READAn attack by two teenagers on the Islamic Center of San Diego left three men dead and the attackers dead Monday, as Muslim leaders called for increased security and investigators examined writings found in the suspects’ circle. FBI Special…
4 MIN READTwo teenagers who shot and killed three people during an attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego met online and left writings expressing hate, the FBI said. The FBI said the pair shared white supremacist views and referred to themselves…
3 MIN READElon Musk's social media platform X has committed to restricting access in the United Kingdom to accounts linked to banned terrorist groups and to reviewing flagged hate and terrorist content within 24 hours on average, the UK media…
3 MIN READSuspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants attacked a secondary school in Askira-Uba, northeastern Nigeria, on Friday, leaving an unspecified number of students missing, police told The Associated Press.
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said that a joint U.S.-Nigerian military operation killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a top commander in the Islamic State's West Africa branch, early Saturday. The strike in the Lake Chad Basin marks a significant…
3 MIN READAn Iraqi national has been charged in federal court with conspiring to bomb a New York City synagogue and providing material support to Iran-backed terrorist groups, U.S. prosecutors said Friday, alleging that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood…
3 MIN READX has pledged to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain, the country’s media regulator said. Ofcom said the platform will restrict access in the U.K. to accounts operated by or on behalf of terrorist groups banned in the…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said a joint U.S.-Nigeria operation killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior leader of the Islamic State’s Nigeria-linked affiliate, in the Lake Chad Basin during the early hours of Saturday. Nigeria’s government and…
3 MIN READNEW YORK (AP) — An Iraqi national accused of plotting at least 18 terror attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has been arrested and charged in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors said. The complaint…
3 MIN READAn unspecified number of students were missing after suspected jihadi militants attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, police said Friday. Police said the missing students may have fled during the attack and…
3 MIN READMichail Chkhikvishvili, the 22-year-old leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Wednesday for soliciting violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities, including a plot to dress as…
3 MIN READA federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian neo-Nazi leader, to 15 years in prison for recruiting others to commit violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities, including a plot involving poisoned candy…
3 MIN READTurkish authorities detained 324 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group in a nationwide sweep, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The Interior Ministry said the arrests involved suspects in 47 provinces and included people…
3 MIN READA bomb attached to a rickshaw exploded in a crowded bazaar in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than two dozen, according to local police.
3 MIN READA bomb rigged to a rickshaw exploded in a bazaar in Lakki Marwat in northwest Pakistan, killing at least nine people and wounding more than two dozen others, police said Tuesday. The blast damaged nearby shops, and traffic police officers…
3 MIN READA suicide bomber and gunmen rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security post in northwestern Pakistan late Saturday, killing at least three police officers and wounding others in an ongoing firefight, a police official said.
3 MIN READPakistan summoned the Afghan chargé d’affaires on Monday to lodge a formal complaint over a weekend suicide attack that killed 15 police officers in the northwest, with Islamabad citing evidence that the assault was planned from Afghan…
3 MIN READA 37-year-old man faces charges of causing an explosion with terrorist intent after a bomb detonated inside the Netherlands' ruling D66 party headquarters on May 8, prosecutors announced Monday as a judge extended his detention by two…
3 MIN READHamburg police on Thursday arrested a 17-year-old Syrian national suspected of planning an extremist-inspired attack on a shopping mall, a bar, or a police station, prosecutors said Monday.
3 MIN READThe British government on Monday imposed sanctions on nine individuals and three organizations accused of engaging in 'hostile activity' on behalf of Iran, with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper saying the moves directly target groups and…
4 MIN READA suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle near a police security post in Bannu, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, late Saturday, triggering a firefight that killed at least three police officers, police said. Police…
3 MIN READPakistan summoned Afghanistan’s charge d’affaires on Monday to lodge a formal complaint over a suicide attack in the country’s northwest that killed 15 police officers, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. Islamabad blamed the late…
3 MIN READTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday that a 37-year-old man accused of bombing the Dutch premier’s party headquarters was suspected of acting with terrorist intent. The suspect was arraigned in The Hague, where a judge…
3 MIN READThe British government on Monday sanctioned nine people and three organizations it accused of engaging in “hostile activity” on behalf of Iran, saying the alleged networks threaten the U.K. and global security. The Foreign Office said it…
3 MIN READA 17-year-old boy was arrested in Hamburg on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping mall, a bar or a police station, prosecutors said. Authorities allege the suspect was inspired by the Islamic State extremist group and had sought…
3 MIN READA suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a security post in the Bannu district of northwestern Pakistan late Saturday, killing at least 14 police officers, authorities said. The attack was claimed by a newly formed militant group that…
3 MIN READA bomb that was pushed through a letter slot detonated at the headquarters of Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten’s centrist D66 party late Thursday, but no one was injured, police said. A 37-year-old suspect has been arrested. The attack…
3 MIN READPakistan’s police said a suicide attack on a security post in Bannu, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, killed 14 officers and wounded three early Sunday, after a vehicle packed with explosives detonated late…
3 MIN READA bomb exploded at the headquarters of the centrist D66 party in The Hague, targeting Prime Minister Rob Jetten’s party office but injuring no one, according to police and Jetten. Police said they arrested a 37-year-old suspect late…
3 MIN READWestern intelligence officials say Russia has escalated a campaign of targeted killings against its opponents in Europe since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, expanding beyond military defectors to include Russian activists and foreign…
6 MIN READAn armed group attacked two villages in central Mali on Wednesday, leaving several people dead and injured, according to Mali’s military governor for the region. He described the assault as “cowardly” and “barbaric.” Jama’at Nusrat…
4 MIN READA Colorado judge on Thursday sentenced Mohamed Sabry Soliman to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a firebombing attack on a demonstration in Boulder that killed an 82‑year‑old woman and injured more than a dozen others,…
4 MIN READThe gunman who killed three people and wounded more than a dozen at a downtown Austin, Texas, bar on March 1 was a “lone actor” with no evidence of support or direction from a foreign terrorist group, the FBI said in an investigative…
4 MIN READRussia is ramping up attempts to kill opponents in Europe, Western intelligence officials told The Associated Press, describing a more brazen campaign that includes Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine. The AP report cites…
3 MIN READA judge sentenced Mohamed Sabry Soliman to life in prison without parole after he pleaded guilty to a 2025 firebombing attack on a pro-Israeli hostages demonstration in Boulder, Colorado. Prosecutors said the attack killed Karen Diamond,…
3 MIN READThe FBI said investigators have found no evidence that the gunman who killed three people in a downtown Austin bar attack in March was supported or directed by a foreign terrorist group. The agency released an update saying the shooter,…
3 MIN READDouble attacks by an armed group have killed several people in two villages in central Mali, authorities said. The military governor said the attacks struck Kori Kori and Gomossogou on Wednesday afternoon, while the group Jama’at Nusrat…
3 MIN READA man accused of firing at law enforcement officers near the Washington Monument this week was walking along the route of Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade beforehand and made hostile remarks about the White House after the shooting,…
3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that makes eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere the administration’s highest priority, the White House announced Wednesday. The 16-page document also…
3 MIN READFederal authorities have charged a Federal Aviation Administration contractor in New Hampshire with interstate communication of a threat against President Donald Trump, alleging the man sent an email to the White House stating he intended…
3 MIN READBoko Haram militants killed 23 Chadian soldiers and wounded 26 others in an assault on a military post in the Lake Chad region on Monday night, the country’s armed forces said Tuesday.
3 MIN READWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that the White House says makes eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere the administration’s top priority. The strategy, a 16-page document,…
3 MIN READA Federal Aviation Administration contractor in New Hampshire was arrested and is expected to face court on Tuesday after federal prosecutors accused him of sending a threatening email to the White House, saying he intended to…
3 MIN READA man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home pleaded not guilty Tuesday in San Francisco to state charges including attempted murder and attempted arson. Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, who also faces federal…
3 MIN READBoko Haram militants killed 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in Chad’s Lake Chad region, the country’s armed forces said Tuesday. Chad’s military said another 26 soldiers were injured in the Monday night attack and that the…
3 MIN READA federal magistrate judge in Washington on Monday pressed jail officials to explain why the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was placed on restrictive…
3 MIN READSecret Service officers shot a man who opened fire on them near the Washington Monument on Monday afternoon, the agency said. A minor bystander was also wounded in the exchange, which prompted a brief White House lockdown while President…
3 MIN READMalian junta leader and interim president Assimi Goita has assumed the duties of defense minister, authorities said Monday, after the incumbent was killed in a suicide bombing that was part of the largest coordinated militant offensive in…
4 MIN READMohamed Sabry Soliman plans to plead guilty this week to state murder charges stemming from a firebomb attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, where an 82-year-old woman was killed and more than a dozen people were…
3 MIN READDrone launched by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces targeted Khartoum International Airport on Monday, but was shot down by the country’s air defenses before reaching the airport, officials said. The airport briefly stopped flights…
3 MIN READMali’s junta leader and president, Assimi Goita, has assumed the duties of defense minister, authorities said, after the previous defense minister was killed in coordinated attacks by separatist and militant forces. A presidential decree…
4 MIN READA man accused of killing a woman and injuring a dozen others in a firebomb attack on pro-Israel demonstrators in downtown Boulder is expected to plead guilty this week to murder and other charges, court documents say. Mohamed Sabry Soliman…
3 MIN READHoax calls involving alleged bomb threats and active-shooter claims have triggered evacuations and closures at multiple U.S. zoos in recent days, authorities say. Police swept the Akron Zoo in Ohio after a threat prompted an evacuation of…
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