Cyprus: Second arrest made over attack on Paphos business with explosives
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India: Three held for hurling bombs at residence of Paradip municipality chairman
Police on Wednesday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the crude bomb attack on the residence of the Paradip municipality chairman last week. The accused are Trilochan Pradhan (23) of Brundaban Colony, Soumyaranjan Palai (24) and Siddhant Biswal Read More …
South Africa: Woolworths hit by explosive devices amid attacks on shops
South African retail giant Woolworths confirmed on Friday that improvised explosive devices had detonated at two of its stores, causing extensive damage. According to a company statement, the first device exploded at the Menlyn Park store in Pretoria on Thursday, Read More …
Suspected Ebola patients ‘escape’ health center in DR Congo
Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there Read More …
Northern Ireland: Teenager among three people arrested over Lurgan police station car bomb attack
Three people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested in connection with the investigation into an attack on a police station in Northern Ireland in March. The device, which was the size of a briefcase, had been placed in the Read More …
Chad: Boko Haram militants kill 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region
Boko Haram militants have killed 23 soldiers in an attack on a military post in the Lake Chad region, Chad’s armed forces said Tuesday. The region has long been threatened by the Nigeria-based Boko Haram militant group, which is known Read More …
UK: Mystery ‘El Money’ figure offered to pay men to set fire to property linked to Starmer
A series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard. Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro Pochynok, 35, both from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, Read More …
UK: Police treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorism
Police are treating the stabbing of two men in Golders Green, north London, as terrorism, with the suspect described as having been hunting for anyone “visibly Jewish” to attack. The stabbings, which happened just after 11am on Wednesday, follow a Read More …
Myanmar bomb hits Thai border province
A bomb from a Myanmar air raid has landed on Thai territory in Mae Hong Son province, prompting officials to evacuate residents in the area, local authorities said According to reports, at 11am on April 20, Myanmar’s air force used Read More …
UN peacekeeper killed, three wounded while clearing explosive ordnance in south Lebanon
A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded after a UNIFIL patrol came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday. Two of Read More …
UK: Counter-terror police investigate London arson attacks on Iranian and Jewish targets
Counter-terrorism investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them. The latest attack happened at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, outside the offices of Iran Read More …
Lebanon: Hezbollah unveils ‘hard-to-detect’ drone
Hezbollah deployed a new “hard‑to‑detect” attack drone alongside a wave of retaliatory strikes Monday, carrying out scores of operations against Israeli military positions and settlements across the northern part of the occupied territories. The group sent at least 40 drones Read More …
California: Suspect arrested after incendiary device thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early Friday morning. The incident happened around 4:00 am when a suspect “threw an incendiary destructive device” at Read More …
UN condemns killing of two more peacekeepers in Lebanon
The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. Two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed on Monday, and two Read More …
Czech Republic: Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian House in Prague
“Since yesterday evening, we have been investigating an attack in which someone threw several Molotov cocktails at the Russian House on Na Zátorce street, Prague 6,” Czech police announced earlier this morning on X. Authorities were still searching for the Read More …
Turkey: Turkish-operated oil tanker targeted in attack near Istanbul
A foreign-flagged, Turkish-operated crude oil tanker was targeted on Thursday in an attack in the Black Sea near Istanbul, Türkiye’s transport minister said, adding that no casualties were reported among the crew. The vessel, named Altura, carrying around 140,000 tonnes Read More …
Estonia: Stray drone from Russian airspace hit power station in Ida-Viru County
A stray drone coming from Russian airspace hit a chimney at the Auvere power station in Ida-Viru County in Estonia on Wednesday morning. “According to the current information, the drone was not aimed at Estonia,” press officer of the Estonian Read More …
Czech Republic: Anti-Israel group claims responsibility for blaze at arms maker in Pardubice
Czech police are investigating a fire at an arms company on Friday as a potential terrorist attack, the interior minister said, after an anti-Israel group claimed responsibility. The blaze, which did not cause injuries, broke out at a warehouse in Read More …
Pakistan Carries Out Fresh Heavy Airstrikes on Kabul
Pakistan launched heavy bombardment targeting Afghanistan’s capital Kabul again, according to Taliban officials and residents reporting multiple explosions across the city. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the strikes, saying a drug rehabilitation hospital was hit and several civilians were killed. Read More …
Kuwait: National Guard safely destroys drone warhead found in fuel tank
The Kuwait National Guard announced the successful extraction and destruction of remnants of a drone warhead that had fallen into a fuel storage tank. In a statement issued Wednesday evening the official spokesman of the National Guard, Brig. Dr. Jadaan Read More …