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Gaza aid site targeted: Two American workers wounded in suspected grenade attack; GHF blames Hamas

Representative Image (Photo: NYT) Two American aid workers were injured on Saturday in what has been described as a targeted grenade attack on a humanitarian aid centre in southern Gaza, according to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).The foundation, which is backed by the United States and Israel, said the incident occurred during a food distribution […]

Suspected Israeli hackers claim to destroy data at state-owned Bank Sepah

An anti-Iranian govt hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts Tuesday it had destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah. The group – known as Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow” – hacked the bank because they accused it of helping fund […]

Minnesota killing: Why suspected shooter Vance Luther Boelter’s wife was driving with weapon, cash, passports

Vance Boelter’s wife Jenny was found with cash, weapons and passports. The two separate Minnesota shootings in which two politicians were killed and two were injured in what seemed like a targeted act allegedly by one Vance Luther Boelter took a surprising fresh turn after his wife was found driving with cash, ammunition, and passports […]

String of explosions: One killed after 7 bombs detonate in Colombia; coordinated attack suspected

This is a representative image In what appeared to be a coordinated attack, southwest Colombia on Tuesday was rocked by a string of explosions that claimed a life. According to officials, four car bombs and three other explosive devices detonated in Cali and in villages across the southwest part of Colombia. As per a report […]

Prominent ‘Time of Heroes’ Russian deputy mayor killed in suspected bombing

A Russian deputy mayor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was killed in a suspected bombing in southern Russia, officials confirmed on Thursday.The 34 year old Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev died in an early morning explosion on a street in Stavropol, along with another man. The blast was caused by a “homemade explosive device,” […]

Fire cuts power to 45,000 in French Riviera, sabotage suspected | World News

French Riviera authorities said Sunday they are boosting security around electricity grid sites after an overnight fire in a substation that cut power to 45,000 people, and a massive blackout during the Cannes film festival blamed on sabotage.A blaze hit an electricity transformer in the western part of the city of Nice, knocking out power […]

South African police rescue 44 Ethiopians from suspected traffickers

Representative Image (AI-generated) JOHANNESBURG: South African police said Thursday they had rescued 44 Ethiopian nationals, 17 of them minors, who were being held against their will in an upscale neighbourhood of Johannesburg.The incident is the latest in a string of human-trafficking cases in Africa’s most industrialised nation, a magnet for undocumented migrants from across the […]

FSU Shooting: Suspected shooter taken into custody at Florida State University | World News

Students console each other at Florida State University (AP) A suspect was taken into police custody following the shooting incident at the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. “Multiple victims” were reported in the incident and the extent of their injuries was not immediately known.At least six people were being treated, including one person who […]

Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 6 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say

DUBAI, UAE: Suspected US airstrikes around Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed at least six people and wounded 30 overnight, the Houthis said Monday as they also claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone. Since its start nearly a month ago, the intense campaign of US airstrikes under President Donald Trump targeting the rebels over their […]

How a Ukrainian Teen Became a Suspected Foot Soldier for Russia

The job offer, pitched to appeal to a 17-year-old Ukrainian refugee without work, promised a BMW car and about $11,000 in cash. Daniil Bardadim, a teenager on the run from war in Ukraine, received the offer early last year after making his way to Warsaw in neighboring Poland, according to investigators. He accepted and was […]