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Gaza Rocket Lands Near Jerusalem

A rocket launched from Gaza landed on the outskirts of Jerusalem as confrontations continue between Israel and Palestinian militants. The fighting has been ongoing for four days. Israel has claimed that it retaliated by striking positions used by the group...

Israel Strikes Lebanon and Gaza After Rocket Attack

The Israeli military has targeted units of the militant group Hamas in parts of southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip with air strikes, following a rocket attack that struck Israel on Thursday. Israel has said that the military operation was...

US Citizen Held Hostage in Africa for 6 Years is Freed

The Biden administration announced on Monday that Jeff Woodke, a US citizen, had been released after six years as a hostage in Africa. The American aid worker was abducted by militants in West Africa in 2016. The release of Jeff...

Terrorist Attack on Pakistan Mosque Claims More Than 60 Lives

A terrorist attack on a mosque in Pakistan has led to the deaths of more than 60 people and many more injured, according to the latest reports. On Monday, a terrorist detonated his suicide vest inside a mosque in the...

Seven People Killed in Jerusalem Synagogue Shooting

Seven Israeli people were killed in a shooting at a Synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday night. Local police have described the incident as a terrorist attack. The shooting occurred at a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of East Jerusalem....

Plane Lands Safely at Athens Airport After Apparently Fake Bomb Threat

Greek F-16 fighter jets were mobilized to intercept a plane purported to be carrying a bomb. The plane in question was a Boeing 737 belonging to Ryan Air which headed from Poland to Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, located...

Italy’s Most Wanted Mafia Boss Arrested After 30 Years on the Run

After thirty years on the run, Italy's most wanted Mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, currently a cancer patient, was arrested in a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily while undergoing chemotherapy under a false identity. He was taken into custody...

ISIS Leader Killed, Terrorist Group Names Successor

Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS)—also known as ISIL, Daesh, or IS—has been killed in combat, the terrorist group announced on Wednesday, November 30th. At the apex of its power in 2014, ISIS controlled approximately...

Greek Woman Among the Injured in Istanbul Bomb Attack

A Greek woman was among those injured at the Istanbul bomb attack on Sunday which claimed the lives of at least eight people. Dozens were injured. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the woman whose identity has not...

Istanbul Bomb Explosion Kills Six; Dozens Wounded

A bomb explosion on one of Istanbul's most popular streets has left the city's residents devastated. At least six people were killed and eighty one others wounded . President of Turkiye, Erdogan, called it a “treacherous attack” that had...

Emirates Flights at Athens Airport Disrupted After CIA Terror Alert

Two Emirates flights from Athens airport were disrupted on Thursday evening after a CIA alert received by Greek authorities. A U.S.-bound Emirates plane made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport "El. Venizelos". Another flight was grounded. The CIA's information referred...

9/11 Conspiracy Theories Debunked

Countless conspiracy theories have circulated in the wake of 9/11, the day when terrorists hijacked planes and attacked the World Trade Center in New York twenty years ago. By David Oswald, RMIT University; Erica Kuligowski, RMIT University, and Kate Nguyen,...

Stripped Woman Shouting “Allahu Akbar” on Larnaca-Manchester Flight

A Jet2 flight from Larnaca to Manchester was diverted when a woman stripped to her underwear and ran to the cockpit shouting "Allahu Akbar."

The Greek Teacher Who Was Kidnapped by the Taliban

In October 2019 Greek teacher Thanasis Lerounis was kidnapped by the Taliban in a welfare center for the Kalash people in Pakistan

US Warns of Al Qaeda Retaliation After Zawahiri Killing

The US has warned Americans traveling abroad that they face an increased risk of violence after the US announced the killing of Ayman al Zawahiri, the chief of Al-Qaeda. His killing in a drone strike in Kabul over the weekend...