The suspect facing murder charges for a knife attack that killed three girls in Southport is set to face additional charges related to terrorism and the production of toxic substances. Axel Rudakubana was apprehended after a violent attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29. The attack occurred during the first week of […...
BERLIN (AA) — Germany has recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned the Iranian chargé d’affaires in Berlin following the execution of German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd. “We have expressed our strong protest against the actions of the Iranian regime and reserve the right to take further action,” the German Foreign Ministry s...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran on Monday executed Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German citizen accused of leading a US-based anti-government organization and carrying out terrorist attacks in the country, Iranian state media reported. The death sentence for Sharmahd — who was convicted in February 2023 by a court for conducting terror operation...
ANKARA/ ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye’s president on Wednesday said that the “despicable” terror attack on facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the capital Ankara actually targeted the country’s “survival, peace and defense initiatives.” “The terrorist attack against TAI, one of the locomotive organizations of the Turkish defense indu...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration strongly condemned Wednesday a terrorist attack on the Ankara headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) that killed at least five people and injured 22 others. White House’s National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby extended Washington’s thoughts to “the victim...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) — The Somali Defense Ministry said on Monday that the army, backed by local and international partners, carried out military operations against the al-Shabaab group, killing more than 95 “terrorists”. The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted operations in Middle Shabelle, Galgadud, and the north-central prov...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian army has killed 101 militants in the last week in operations that targeted Boko Haram, ISIS’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) and criminal gangs, an official has announced. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, confirmed that the military conducted operations across various...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) — At least 20 miners have been killed and six others injured in a suspected militant attack in southwestern Pakistan, an official confirmed. Attackers targeted miners in the Duki area of Balochistan, Kaleemullah Kakar, deputy commissioner of Duki, told reporters. According to local police, the militants also fired rock...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI has arrested an Afghan man living in Oklahoma City who was allegedly planning a “terrorist attack” in the US on Election Day, the Justice Department said. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, allegedly plotted to target large crowds during the presidential election on November 5 with firearms and ammunition, according...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A suicide attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi late Sunday killed two Chinese nationals and a Pakistani, while 17 others were injured, officials and the Chinese Embassy confirmed on Monday. In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad condemned the “terrorist attack,” confirming the...
