Eight people accused of involvement in a suspected far-right plot to topple the German government went on trial in Munich on Tuesday, in the last of three trials in the sprawling case. The eight Germans, six men and two women, are charged with “preparation of high treasonous undertaking”. They also face charges of membership in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike. The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn actor Stormy Daniels in litigation against former President Donald Trump. The timing of […]
LONDON (AP) — Two men accused of plotting to gun down Jews in an Islamic State-inspired attack in northwest England were held without bail Tuesday after appearing in a London court. Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, were accused of planning to use automatic weapons to kill Jews, police and military personnel, prosecutors said […]
Two men have appeared in court accused of plotting to carry out an Islamic State-inspired marauding gun attack against the Jewish community in the North West. Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, were arrested at addresses in Wigan and Bolton last week and were also allegedly planning to target police officers and members of […]
Vladimir Putin is a growing threat to the West, GCHQ’s first woman chief has warned – Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Vladimir Putin’s Russia is preparing “physical attacks” against the West, the head of GCHQ has warned, as British and American intelligence officials laid bare the dual threat posed by Moscow and […]
A Maryland teenager has been charged with planning to carry out a school shooting after authorities discovered a 129-page document in which he allegedly outlined his intentions in detail and said he wanted to be famous. Alex Ye, 18, of Rockville, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of threats of mass violence, the Montgomery County […]
White supremacist “active clubs” are spreading across the US. The clubs recruit disaffected white men and promote physical fitness and masculinity. The groups also sometimes mock and fat-shame Donald Trump and his supporters. A network of white supremacist fitness clubs is spreading across the US, recruiting men to prepare for […]
A Tennessee man accused by the federal government of plotting to join a far-right militia movement targeting immigrants and law enforcement at the southern border is a big talker who did not intend to harm anyone, his son told NBC News. Paul Faye, 55, was arrested Monday on a single charge of possession of an […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump‘s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president remains unresolved in the courts. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday vacated the March 4 trial date in the case brought by […]
Ukraine’s SBU Security Service exposed an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) who was scouting the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ positions in Sumy Oblast and preparing for the breakthrough by Russian sabotage-reconnaissance groups, SBU reported on Telegram channel on Jan. 31. The individual tried to pinpoint where the Ukrainian Armed Forces had positioned the most […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Fernando Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into the open a long-rumored split between the two. In an expletive-laden speech late Sunday, the former populist leader alleged Marcos’ legislative allies are plotting to […]