At least 13 militants and seven soldiers were killed in overnight clashes in southwestern Pakistan, the army said Thursday. The Pakistani military said militants tried to storm security camps in the Panjgur and Naushki areas of Balochistan province Wednesday night. However, the troops foiled their attempt. The militants were later killed in ...
Six historically Black colleges and universities have received bomb threats for the second time in January. Howard, Bowie State, Bethune-Cookman, Southern, Delaware State and Albany State universities reported potential threats Monday. The FBI is investigating the bomb threats with local law enforcement. Members of the public are urged to repo...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pardon some of those charged for their part in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol last year, if he is reelected in 2024. Trump made his remarks at a rally on Saturday night in Conroe, Texas. “If I run, and if I win we will […]
An investigation revealed 93 sites of “potential human burials” in a small area around a former residential school in the province of British Columbia, Canadian media reports. The sites were identified during a survey of the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School and nearby Onward Ranch, CBC News reported. Whitney Spearing, who led the probe,...
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who saved the lives of lawmakers during the January 6 2021 insurrection, broke his yearlong silence on Monday. Goodman appeared on the podcast “3 Brothers No Sense.” He said the insurrection “could have easily been a blood bath.” Goodman led rioters bent on attacking US lawmakers up the ...
The Washington Post confirmed that Israeli military dragged an American Palestinian from his vehicle, blindfolded, gagged, and handcuffed him as he died in their detention on Jan. 12. Citing a Hebrew-language report, the Post said that Israeli soldiers did not provide medical assistance to 78-year-old Omar Assad, despite the presence of an ar...
Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched a large-scale military operation against ISIS in the eastern Diyala province. The operation aims to hunt down terrorists in al-Adhaim district, Iraqi police officer Shalan al-Kameli told Anadolu Agency. He said the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia and Iraqi air forces are taking part in the offens...
The US House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection spoke to former Attorney General William Barr, CNN reports. The move was prompted by a draft executive order presented to then-President Donald Trump in December of 2020. That authorized the Secretary of Defense to seize voting machines in select “battleground” states. Former...
A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden Thursday to overhaul U.S. counterterrorism policy, including drone targeting criteria. The policy should center on human rights, the protection of civilians, align with U.S. and international law, prioritize non-lethal tools, and only allow the use of force as a last resort, l...
Far-right group the Oath Keepers were well prepared for a long siege of the US Capitol, ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Members of the group stockpiled weapons, ammunition, and supplies to last 30 days, according to new court filings from the government. These were stored in a Virginia hotel. The news came to […]
