Terror Alert Turkey 'neutralizes' 5 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

ANKARA Turkish jets “neutralized” five PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry announced on Monday. The terrorists were neutralized in the Hakurk and Avasin-Basyan regions in an air operation, the ministry said on Twitter. Turkish authorities often use the term “neutralized” to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured. The...

Terror Alert US designates Russian white supremacists as foreign...

The United States has branded a Russian far-right group as a foreign terrorist organization, the first time it has targeted white supremacists with tools regularly used against jihadist groups. The state department said on Monday that the Russian Imperial Movement runs two paramilitary training camps in Saint Petersburg and has pulled in neo-Nazis from across the world. “This is the first...

Terror Alert In ‘Unprecedented’ Move, the U.S. Just Named These...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. officially labeled a white supremacist group a terrorist organization for the first time ever. The designation fell on the Russian Imperial Movement, a group based in St. Petersburg believed to be responsible for training neo-Nazi groups in Western Europe, including two men accused of bombing of a cafe and attempting to bomb of a refugee camp in Sweden, according to...

Terror Alert For the First Time, U.S. Designates White Supremacist...

(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Monday designated a Russian white supremacist group a “foreign terrorist organization” and hit its members with sanctions. The move against the Russian Imperial Movement is the first time the designation has been made for a white supremacist group and comes amid doubts the administration believes extremist organizations of that type merit such...

Terror Alert Geospace Subsidiary Quantum Technology Sciences Awarded...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS) today announced that its subsidiary Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc. was awarded a $10M contract to provide a technology solution to the ...

Terror Alert Newcastle teenager, 16, charged with right-wing terrorism...

A 16-year-old boy from Newcastle been appeared in court accused of right-wing terrorism offences. The boy has been charged with 11 offences including inviting support for banned group National Action, ...

ISIS Iraq: Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden commit $5 million...

Baghdad, 6 April 2020 –The governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden have collectively committed US$5 million to support the Government of Iraq’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, in partnership with UNDP Iraq. The funds, which were originally pledged under UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization to help rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by ISIL, are now being urgently redirected...

ISIS Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden commit $5 million to...

Baghdad, 6 April 2020 –The governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden have collectively committed US$5 million to support the Government of Iraq’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, in partnership with UNDP Iraq. The funds, which were originally pledged under UNDP’s Funding Facility for Stabilization to help rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by ISIL, are now being urgently redirected...

ISIS Pakistani Militant with ISI Link Held in Afghan for...

© Provided by News18 Pakistani Militant with ISI Link Held in Afghan for ISIS-claimed Terror Attack on Kabul Gurdwara Afghanistan's intelligence has arrested an ISI-linked Pakistani ISIS militant who was the mastermind behind the attack on a Kabul gurdwara last month that left 27 people including an Indian citizen dead. Abdullah Orakzai alias Aslam Farooqi, a key leader of ISIS'...

ISIS Afghanistan: spy agency arrests chief of regional ISIS wing

Afghan forces have arrested the leader of the country's ISIS affiliate along with 19 other militants, authorities said on Saturday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement that Aslam Farooqi, also known as Abdullah Orakzai, had been arrested along with the other men in a "complex operation". Speaking on condition of anonymity, an NDS official told AFP that Farooqi...

ISIS Pakistan militant with ISI link held in Afghan for...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees. The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind....

ISIS Afghan forces capture ISIS leader Aslam Farooqi

Afghan security personnel stand guard near the site of an attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul that killed 25 people. Picture: AFP Afghan forces have ­arrested the leader of the country’s Islamic State affiliate and 19 other jihadists. The National Directorate of Security said on Sunday AEST that Aslam Farooqi, also known as Abdullah Orakzai, had been arrested along with the other...

U.S. Pakistani courts go shamefully easy on terrorist who...

As Passover approaches and Jews in America and around the world gather for the high holy days, Ruth and Judea Pearl still await justice for the brutal killing of their son in Pakistan 18 years ago. Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was beheaded in 2002, and his killers recorded the atrocity on video. Pearl was made to “confess” that he was an American and a Jew — the...

U.S. In a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday designated a Russian white supremacist group a “foreign terrorist organization” and hit its members with sanctions. The move against the Russian Imperial Movement is the first time the designation has been made for a white supremacist group and comes amid doubts the administration believes extremist organizations of that type merit such...

U.S. Army General Hired To Help Handle Boston's Coronavirus...

As Boston prepares for the battle against COVID-19, Mayor Marty Walsh has tapped a retired four-star Army general to review all aspects of city government functioning and disaster preparedness. Gen. Stanley McChrystal commanded all U.S. forces in Afghanistan in the mid-2000s, co-founded a management consulting company and co-authored “Team of Teams," a book on leadership. He joined...

U.S. Another Mexico? Why Trump Is Using the Coronavirus...

For more than 150 years, the United States and Canada have shared what is commonly called the “ longest undefended border ” in the world. And yet in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, reports emerged that the United States was intending to place military troops near the border as part of Washington’s plan to stop the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said such a move...

U.S. Using AI to Manage Force Majeure in the Wake of Coronavirus

Image via Shutterstock I remember learning about Force Majeure in law school as a 1L. It seemed like such a fringe topic that I instinctively pushed it to the back of my mind as a contract provision that must be rarely triggered in real life and therefore would likely not be tested. A Force Majeure clause is a contract provision that absolves both parties from performing under the contract...

U.S. Virus raises specter of gravest attacks in modern US times

WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general said Sunday that Americans should brace for levels of tragedy reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, while the nation’s infectious disease chief warned that the new coronavirus may never be completely eradicated from the globe. Those were some of the most grim assessments yet for the immediate future and beyond. But hours...

World In a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists

International by: MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 11:34 AM EDT / Updated: Apr 6, 2020 / 12:06 PM EDT Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday designated a Russian white supremacist group a terrorist...

World In a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists

AP International News by: MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 11:42 AM EDT / Updated: Apr 6, 2020 / 12:02 PM EDT Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday designated a Russian white supremacist group a terrorist...

World Governments are using the coronavirus to hide information...

Students at the University of Florida who want to know how they are being protected from the COVID-19 pandemic can’t find out. The university is hiding its emergency response plan under a legal loophole intended to keep terrorists and enemy combatants — not viruses — from exploiting government weaknesses. As the spread of coronavirus has accelerated in recent weeks, local, state and...

World In a first, US slaps sanctions on Russian white supremacists

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday designated a Russian white supremacist group a terrorist organization and hit its members with sanctions. The move against the Russian Imperial Movement is the first time a white supremacist group has been named a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” group and comes amid doubts the administration believes extremist organizations of that...

World Collective Defence

The attack of a pandemic highlights the vulnerability of a country’s home front, making it necessary to quickly redefine the concept of collective defence and transform the personal responsibility of citizens into the cornerstone of national security. The vulnerability of the home front is the common theme of the biggest security crises that we’ve faced in the first twenty years of the...

World IoT Security Industry Report 2020-2025 with Analysis of...

DUBLIN , April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "IoT Security Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global IoT security market reached a value of US$ 10.2 Billion in 2019. Looking forward, the market is projected to reach a value of US$ 40.7 Billion by 2025, registering a...

Coronavirus News UK government encourages social distancing with in-game...

The government is teaming up with video game companies to keep people healthy during the pandemic.  Carol Yepes/ Getty Images For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website . To help slow the spread of the coronavirus , the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is using advertisements in mobile games to...

Coronavirus News Levine: Social distancing, other precautions may save up...

© Provided by WPTZ Plattsburgh-Burlington Mark Levine Vermont's social distancing measures may save up to 1,700 lives across the state, Health Commissioner Mark Levine said Monday. The state reports 10 to 12 percent of its tests have been returned with positive results, nearly one-third of some states with fast-growing outbreaks such as Florida. Sign up for our Newsletters...

Coronavirus News How Great Lakes freighter crews are social distancing on...

How do you practice social distancing in this era of coronavirus when you’re part of a Great Lakes freighter crew? With a special set of rules, shipping leaders say. New protocols and precautionary measures are taking place on ships across the Great Lakes where crews are moving through more than 100 ports this shipping season, according to the Associated Press. James Weakley, president of...

Coronavirus News FIFA set to extend 2019-20 football season indefinitely...

© Provided by WION FIFA is set to put an indefinite extension to the already postponed 2019-20 season across the globe, allowing every football authority of respective countries to determine when the halted leagues can finish. FIFA is also planning to alter the dates of the summer transfer window and allow contract extensions for players whose deals run out on June 30. The decision...

Coronavirus News Coronavirus: Markse boy writes song about pandemic

Ten-year-old Joseph from Markse has written a song looking forward to life getting back to normal after the coronavirus pandemic is over. Joseph, who is registered blind and has autism, has always had a passion for music and is completely self-taught.

Coronavirus News For victims of domestic abuse, coronavirus stay-at-home...

Molly Bohannon and Shaena Montanari, Special to the Republic Published 10:00 a.m. MT April 6, 2020 CLOSE Isolation from friends and family.  (Photo: Getty Images) For some, home has become an inviting cocoon: safety from the coronavirus, more time with family.  But for others, who live in close quarters with an abuser, home may be more dangerous than...