Kristi Noem, once a contender to be the Republicans’ vice-presidential nominee, has argued that people facing charges over the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol should be individually evaluated for pardons – so as to minimize the chances of a repeat. “Each of those situations needs to be looked at separately,” Noem said […]
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Attackers laughed as they raped and murdered a woman in Israel on October 7, witness says
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. It was originally published on January 4, 2024, and updated on April 10, 2024, with additional information concerning the account of an attack on a kibbutz. Five men came out of the van and captured a woman, ripping off her clothes as they […]
Russia says evidence links concert hall attackers to “Ukrainian nationalists”
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had uncovered evidence that the gunmen who killed more than 140 people in an attack on a concert hall near Moscow last week were linked to “Ukrainian nationalists”. Russia has said from the outset that it is pursuing a Ukrainian link to the attack, even though […]
Lukashenko hints at Moscow attackers’ plans to flee to Belarus
Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the gunmen who attacked a concert hall near Moscow last week may have wanted to flee to his country, according to state news agency Belta. Lukashenko said that security measures were put in place along Belarus’ border with Russia when it became apparent, after the attack on […]
Lukashenko hints at Moscow attackers’ plans to flee to Belarus
Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that the gunmen who attacked a concert hall near Moscow last week may have wanted to flee to his country, according to state news agency Belta. Lukashenko said that security measures were put in place along Belarus’ border with Russia when it became apparent, after the attack on […]
REFILE-UPDATE 1-Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting
(Fixes typo in paragraph 3) CAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) – Islamic State released on Saturday a photo of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage that killed at least 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow on Friday, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Telegram. “The attack comes […]
Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers in Russia shooting
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State released on Saturday a photo of what it said were the four attackers behind a shooting rampage that killed at least 143 people in a concert hall near Moscow on Friday, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Telegram. “The attack comes within the context of a raging war […]
Russia arrests suspected attackers after mass shooting kills 93 at concert
By Guy Faulconbridge and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed 93 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday. It said FSB security service chief Alexander Bortnikov had reported to President Vladimir Putin that those […]
Trump says pardoning Capitol attackers will be one of his first acts if elected again
Donald Trump has said one of his first acts if given a second presidency would be to pardon the insurrectionists who carried out the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, referring to them as “hostages” in a Truth Social post on Monday night. Related: Biden denounces Trump for $2tn tax cuts as he unveils […]
Gym owner fights off 3 brazen attackers in West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A wild attempted robbery in West Hollywood was caught on camera, and despite three attackers taking just one person, the victim was able to fight all three of them off. It happened Tuesday. Security footage showed a black Cadillac pulling over on Sunset Boulevard. Seconds later, three masked men jumped out. […]
South Korean opposition leader’s stabbing prompts false posts about attacker’s weapon
After South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in his neck on January 2, a false claim circulated online that the attacker used a chopstick — not a knife — to injure the former presidential candidate. South Korean police dismissed the claims and said the suspect used a knife to carry […]
Man stabbed on Manhattan train; attackers jump to tracks to escape
A man was stabbed on a Manhattan subway train on Monday and his attackers jumped to the tracks to flee the station. The 30-year-old victim was on a southbound No. 2 train rumbling toward the 116th St. station in Harlem when three men approached him around 4:50 p.m., police said. As the men and the […]