Terror Alert Acting DHS secretary: White supremacy is 'most persistent...

CLOSE Do protests ever enact real change? Yes. But not all movements are created equal. Here's the ingredients of a successful movement. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Wednesday during his confirmation hearing that white supremacists have become the “most persistent and lethal" internal "threat” to the U.S. “White...

Terror Alert 'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson and Tom Ridge, former homeland...

And Dwayne Johnson, star of the “Fast and Furious” action movies, and former homeland security secretary Tom Ridge, a former GOP governor of Pennsylvania, both endorsed Biden for president.

Terror Alert Knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo office in Paris...

Islamic extremist attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices left 12 people dead. French terrorism officials are investigating the new attack.

Terror Alert Accused in Alberta terror 'hoax' case remains at large: RCMP

Article content continued Court records show a warrant was issued for Palasz’s arrest Feb. 10, 2020, the day he was to begin a three-day trial in Edmonton provincial court. Logan said Palasz, who is in his mid 50s, is not considered dangerous. High-profile terror hoax charge in Ontario Terror hoax charges are relatively uncommon. For an accused person to be convicted, the Crown must prove...

Terror Alert Tom Ridge: Former Bush DHS Secretary endorses Joe Biden

© Getty Images Tom Ridge, the former Department of Homeland Security secretary during the George W. Bush administration, endorsed Joe Biden in an op-ed published Sunday in The Philadelphia Inquirer . Ridge's backing of the former vice president is the latest among a broad list of prominent Republican endorsements for Biden. Ridge, a former GOP governor of Pennsylvania,...

Terror Alert 'Armenia deploys terror groups PKK, ASALA to occupied areas'

ANKARA  Armenia brought and weaponized terrorist groups to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, including the PKK and the so-called Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, or ASALA, Azerbaijan's envoy to Turkey told Anadolu Agency. The PKK is responsible for some 40,000 deaths – including women, children, and infants – in its decades-long terror campaign, while ASALA is...

ISIS Bloody tales of ‘Isis killer’ were all a hoax, say...

A Canadian man who shocked the nation with his grisly account of life as an Islamic State enforcer has been accused by the police of making the whole thing up. Shehroze Chaudhry, 25, who operated under the alias Abu Huzayfah, claimed in media interviews to have travelled to Syria in 2014 and joined the terrorist group’s feared religious police, before returning to Canada. On social media he...

ISIS Number of ISIS fighters killed by U.S. bomb jumps to 90 –...

At least 92 Daesh (ISIS) fighters were killed in the bombing,' Achin district governor Esmail Shinwari tells Agence France-Presse ...

ISIS Bloody tales of ‘Isis killer’ were all a hoax, say...

A Canadian man who shocked the nation with his grisly account of life as an Islamic State enforcer has been accused by the police of making the whole thing up. Shehroze Chaudhry, 25, who operated under the alias Abu Huzayfah, claimed in media interviews to have travelled to Syria in 2014 and joined the terrorist group’s feared religious police, before returning to Canada. On social media he...

ISIS ISIS hoax: Canada arrests man for allegedly lying about...

Canadian authorities have arrested a man for allegedly lying about joining ISIS, including during an appearance on the award-winning 2018 New York Times podcast “Caliphate” that sparked backlash at the time. Shehroze Chaudhry, who uses the name Abu Huzayfah al-Kanadi, has presented himself as a former ISIS member in a number of social media posts since 2016. In an interview published by the...

ISIS Obama leads UN summit vs ‘Un-Islamic Non-State’

“Even in what seem to be darkening times, there are grounds for hope: the ISIL horror has generated all-but-universal revulsion. Islamic leaders from Prime Minister Najib [Razak] of Malaysia, and President [Susilo Bambang] Yudhoyono of Indonesia, to the Grand Mufti of Australia, have declared that the ISIL movement is against God, against Islam and against our common humanity,” Abbott said.

ISIS Dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus leave...

Sep 27, 2020, 10:22PM IST Source: TOI.in Afghanistan's dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is shrinking to its lowest levels. With growing threats from the local Islamic State affiliate, many are choosing to leave the country of their birth to escape the insecurity and a once-thriving community of as many as 250,000 members now counts fewer than 700. The community's numbers have been...

U.S. About 200 People Gather in Portland for Right-Wing Rally

Police say a right-wing rally and counter-protests in Portland, Oregon, have largely dispersed without serious violence Saturday, though they are investigating an assault after one person who was documenting the event was pushed to the ground and kicked in the face. Separately, police said a criminal citation was issued after officials confiscated firearms, paintball guns, baseball bats and...

U.S. Macron says Hezbollah needs to end ambiguity in Lebanon

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Lebanon's Hezbollah needed to clarify over the next few weeks whether it is a serious political force to help implement a roadmap for the country or a militia at the behest of Iran. "There's a question that needs to be asked to Hezbollah and ourselves. Is it really a political party or does it proceed just in a logic dictated by Iran,...

U.S. Macron Says Hezbollah Needs to End Ambiguity in Lebanon

"There's a question that needs to be asked to Hezbollah and ourselves. Is it really a political party or does it proceed just in a logic dictated by Iran, and its terrorist forces?" Macron told a news ...

U.S. Syria minister calls Turkey main terrorism sponsor in region

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister accused Turkey on Saturday of being “one of the main sponsors of terror” in his country and the region, and said it is guilty of “a war crime and a crime against humanity" for cutting water to more than a dozen towns that resisted Turkish occupation. In unusually harsh language, Walid al-Moallem said “the Turkish regime reigns supreme" when it...

U.S. US sanctions are harming Iran’s Covid-19 response &...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused the United States of impeding his country’s ability to fight coronavirus, explaining that US sanctions have prevented the purchase of critical medical supplies. Washington’s efforts to stop Tehran from exporting oil have limited the government’s ability to respond to the global health crisis and provide relief to the Iranian people,...

U.S. Syria minister calls Turkey main terrorism sponsor in region

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister accused Turkey on Saturday of being “one of the main sponsors of terror” in his country and the region, and said it is guilty of “a war crime and a crime against humanity" for cutting water to more than a dozen towns that resisted Turkish occupation. In unusually harsh language, Walid al-Moallem said “the Turkish regime reigns supreme" when it...

World Bali bombings survivor opens up on the moment a suicide...

By Tita Smith For Daily Mail Australia 02:05 28 Sep 2020, updated 02:06 28 Sep 2020 Aleta Lederwasch, 36, was caught in the Jimbaran Bay blast on October 1, 2005  The suicide bombing was one of three attacks that night which claimed 20 lives   Shrapnel was lodged in her leg as she and her mother ran as the bomb went off She and her mother were rushed to hospital fearing...

World 'Armenia deploys terror groups PKK, ASALA to occupied areas'

ANKARA  Armenia brought and weaponized terrorist groups to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, including the PKK and the so-called Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, or ASALA, Azerbaijan’s envoy to Turkey told Anadolu Agency. The PKK is responsible for some 40,000 deaths – including women, children, and infants – in its decades-long terror campaign, while...

World 'America Will Always Rise Up': Trump, Biden Commemorate...

Updated at 2:04 p.m. ET Friday marks the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against the United States — the single deadliest instance of a terrorist attack in world history and among the most consequential global policy markers in modern times. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a morning observance in Shanksville, Pa., where United Flight 93, believed...

World Psychological exam ordered for Pakistani doctor charged...

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A psychological exam has been ordered for a Pakistani doctor who has been in custody in the U.S. state of Minnesota since his arrest in March on a terrorism charge. Muhammad Masood has been indicted on one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist...

World Pakistan Using Terror Groups To Change Status Quo In...

Pakistan has used terrorist groups to change the status quo in Jammu and Kashmir, which has undermined every peace effort and impacted human rights negatively, a Barrack Obama-era diplomat has told US lawmakers. In a statement to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, Alyssa Ayres, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at...

World Norwegian court agrees to extradite suspect linked to...

A Norwegian court has approved a French extradition request for Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, a suspect linked to an attack in a Jewish restaurant in Paris in 1982 that killed six people and injured twenty-two. The ruling concerns only whether the legal grounds are met for an extradition. It can be appealed. Once the judicial process is completed, the decision of whether or not to extradite...

Coronavirus News Hong Kong unlikely to relax social-distancing rule over...

Hong Kong is unlikely to increase the limit on public gatherings from four people, a government health adviser said on Monday, despite the city’s leader declaring that the third wave of the coronavirus was under control . With a medical source saying the city faced about 10new Covid-19 cases on Monday, Professor David Hui Shu-cheong said he believed an untraceable infection among the six...

Coronavirus News Astronaut Terry Virts explains how managing isolation in...

He says traveling through space for months "is the ultimate quarantine." September 28, 2020, 3:33 AM • 5 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this article Retired colonel Terry Virts spent over seven months in space, serving as a NASA astronaut , performing space walks and commanding the International Space Station. The former U.S. Air Force pilot spoke...

Coronavirus News Toyota PH extends latest batch of assistance in fight...

The helping hand of the local arm for Japanese automotive brand Toyota never seems to get weary of extending help to others. Recently, Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP)   donated 5,000 face masks to the communities that are part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts to curb the possible transmission of the dreaded Covid-19 within the areas. The latest recipients...

Coronavirus News Portugal extends measures to fight coronavirus until...

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal has extended measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic until at least mid-October, the government announced on Thursday, at a time an increase in the number of daily cases in the country continues to worry authorities at home and abroad. The whole country was put under a state of contingency on Sept. 15 and it will remain under it until Oct. 14,...

Coronavirus News India's coronavirus infections cross six million

© Reuters/NIHARIKA KULKARNI FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's coronavirus case tally topped 6 million after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Monday. Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,039 in the last 24 hours to 95,542, the ministry said, which is 1.6%...

Coronavirus News WATCH: Fauci, Redfield testify on COVID-19 before Senate...

Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Robert Redfield testified on the COVID-19 pandemic before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, a day after the country hit another staggering milestone in coronavirus deaths. The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks...