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Bangladeshi immigrant convicted in NYC subway bombing, says act grew from anger over Trump
A Bangladeshi immigrant convicted Tuesday of terrorism charges after setting off a pipe bomb in New York City's busiest subway station at rush hour told the trial judge he was angry at President Donald Trump and didn't carry out the attack for the Islamic ...
Senegal on Tuesday inaugurated a cybersecurity school to strengthen West Africa's defenses against computer hackers and use of the internet for terror funding and propaganda. Senegalese Foreign Minister Sidiki Kaba and French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian gave the ceremonial start to the National Cyber-Security School ...
Pipe bomb suspect appears at Election Day court hearing, is denied bail
The man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump was ordered held without bail after his first court appearance in New York on Tuesday. Cesar Sayoc, who was transferred from federal custody in Florida, hugged his lawyer after a hearing ...
At U.N., China snubs criticism about mass Muslim detentions in Xinjiang
China on Tuesday once again rejected criticism of its treatment of ethnic Muslims, telling the United Nations that accusations of rights abuses from some countries were "politically driven." At a U.N. review of the country's human rights record, China characterized the far west region of ...
French security agents have arrested six people on preliminary terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to attack President Emmanuel Macron, according to a French judicial official. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the allegations, said intelligence agents detained the six in three widely ...
Prominent Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, known as the "father of the Taliban," was killed in a knife attack at his home in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, his family and police said. Haq's son, Hamidul Haq, said his father was alone in ...
U.S. has political blind spot for right-wing threat, analysts say
Robert Bowers, accused of massacring 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, spewed extreme anti-Semitic invective openly on social media, and had 10 guns registered in his name. Cesar Sayoc, who sent 15 pipe bombs to anti-Trump Democrats and media, tweeted threats to dozens of public ...
Canadian held captive in Syria says Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda doesn't deserve criticism
The reporter, who returned to Japan late last month after 40 months of captivity, has been slammed by some for putting himself in harm’s way.
Freed journalist Jumpei Yasuda expresses gratitude, apologizes over Syria ordeal
Journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who returned to Japan last month after being held by militants in Syria for more than three years, said Thursday that he did not hold any grudge toward the Japanese government over his ordeal. "I believe the government officials did everything they ...
U.S.-backed Syria Kurds accuse Turkey of thwarting fight against Islamic State by shelling them
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria said Wednesday they are temporarily suspending their campaign against the last batch of territory held by Islamic State militants in northeast Syria, accusing Turkey of jeopardizing their efforts. In a new spike in tensions along the border, Turkey said its ...
Dad of Brit-Canadian held by Kurds in Syria asks for help to get him, 18 others home
The father of a British-Canadian dual national held by Kurds in Syria pleaded Tuesday for Ottawa's help to rescue him and at least 18 other Canadians, amid concerns that some of them pose a security risk. Jack Letts, 23, has been held in Syria for ...
FBI intercepts suspicious parcel addressed to CNN in Atlanta 'similar' to last week's mail bombs
Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious package sent to CNN, investigators said Monday, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats. The FBI said ...
