Victims of terror attacks are a symbol of the constant need to guard freedom and the rule of law against threats, King Felipe VI of Spain has said at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of one of Europe’s deadliest extremist attacks. “Remembering, just like justice and truth, is a commitment that cities make to […]
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Despite burglar gang terror, crime falling in Scottsdale
Mar. 11—With news spreading from social media to TV news of “crime tourists” ransacking North Scottsdale homes, it certainly feels like a crime epidemic to some. After a Feb. 27 town hall on “dinner-time burglaries,” Scottsdale Police Chief Jeff Walther stayed to talk to anyone with questions. One older woman complained of how much crime […]
Handcuffed mom of 4 died in ‘terror’ in patrol car deputy drove into river, suit says
Tabitha Smith died in “unimaginable terror” as she sat handcuffed in the back of a Tennessee patrol car that a deputy drove into a river on Valentine’s Day, her family said. In the wake of her death, her son is seeking $10 million. Deputy R.J. Leonard had been with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office for […]
George Conway says “you can see the terror” from SCOTUS in Trump ruling
Conservative attorney and frequent Trump critic George Conway blasted Monday’s Supreme Court decision that saw former President Donald Trump reinstated to the Colorado primary ballot. The ruling from the court’s conservative majority specified that only Congress, and not states, has the power to enforce the Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists holding federal office, a decision Conway called […]
Zaporizhzhia resident detained for allegedly planning terror attack in cooperation with Russia
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Zaporizhzhia resident who was allegedly preparing a bomb attack against a post office in cooperation with Russian intelligence services, the SBU said on March 5. Zaporizhzhia is a city in southeastern Ukraine some 35 kilometers north of the front line that has been repeatedly targeted by Russian […]
Israel eliminates Hezbollah senior commander as terror group warns it will pay ‘the price’
The Israeli military said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike carried out in Lebanon as the terror group vows retaliation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday that an overnight airstrike targeting a “Hezbollah military structure” in Nabatieh killed Ali Muhammad Aldbas, a senior commander of the Radwan forces. His deputy commander, […]
Two people injured in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Russia’s latest mass missile terror attack on Feb. 15
At least two civilians were injured in Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi Oblast during Russia’s latest mass missile terror attack on Ukraine, reported Khmelnytkyi Oblast military administration head, Serhiy Tyurin. The casualties are in “medium to serious” condition, he said. Explosions were heard in cities across Ukraine after Russia launched its latest mass missile terror attack on Ukraine […]
At least 9 injured as Russia unleashes new mass missile terror attack on cities across Ukraine
At least nine people were injured after Russia unleashed its latest mass missile terror strikes on Ukrainian cities nationwide, with explosions heard in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts, as well as the capital of Kyiv, early on Feb. 15, local authorities reported. Russian terrorists launched multiple groups of missiles, including X-59 missiles, the […]
UN court rejects most of Ukraine’s terror financing case against Russia
The United Nations’ top court has rejected large parts of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the country’s east a decade ago. The International Court of Justice ruled that Moscow violated articles of two treaties — one on terrorism financing and another on eradicating racial discrimination — but it […]
Russia uses North Korean ballistic missiles to fuel terror campaign against civilian targets
Russia’s missile campaign against Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure is no longer limited by the rate of domestic production as North Korea becomes its top weapons supplier. Pyongyang has allegedly sent Moscow more than 1 million artillery rounds and the mass strikes on Dec. 30 and Jan. 2 provided the first direct evidence that Russia used […]
‘Unprecedented’ spike in terror threats amid Israel-Hamas war, top UK terrorism official says
The terrorism threat in the United Kingdom is at an “unprecedented” level following the start of the war between Israel and Hamas last October, a top U.K. counter-terrorism official said on Friday. Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes said there’s been a 25% rise in terror information coming to police in the country since the […]
Cash-in-transit heists bring terror to South Africa’s roads
Violent crime is soaring in South Africa, with audacious security van heists commonplace and the murder rate at a 20-year high. For the government – and all those who live here – this grim record is a serious problem. It is election year, the most competitive since the birth of democracy in 1994, and crime […]