Zodiac Maritime announced the news in a statement released via social media on Friday. The two men killed were a UK and Romanian national respectively, it said, adding that it was “not aware of harm to any other personnel.” Later in the day, the Israeli operator of the vessel added …
Read More »Cuba accuses US government of inciting Molotov cocktail attack on its embassy in Paris
Two assailants hurled three Molotov cocktails at the diplomatic compound, causing some damage to the building, the Cuban mission said in a statement on its website. The diplomats were not injured. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the “terrorist attack” and blamed Washington. “I hold the US government responsible for …
Read More »BLM declares solidarity with people of Cuba in attack on ‘cruel & inhumane’ US embargo
BLM “condemns the US federal government’s inhumane treatment of Cubans, and urges it to immediately lift the economic embargo,” the organization said in a statement posted to social media on Wednesday, echoing calls from NGOs, the UN, and other countries to end the trade blockade that has kept the country …
Read More »US forces come under ‘indirect’ rocket attack near occupied gas field in Syria
Local sources, cited by Syrian state news agency SANA, noted “unusual movements of the occupation forces” following the blast, but details were scarce as the area is controlled by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces. A US defense official confirmed the attack to Reuters, but said the fire was “indirect” and apparently …
Read More »65-year-old camper pulled from tent and killed by grizzly bear in Montana attack
Leah Davis Lokan, 65, was attacked by the bear during the early hours of Tuesday morning during a camping and biking trip in Ovando. Local reports said it was the second time the bear had approached the camp that morning, having awakened Lokan and two fellow campers just 30 minutes …
Read More »Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down
The Coop Sweden chain had to suspend most of the approximately 800 stores it operates nationwide. It said only shops in Varmland, Oskarshamn, Tabergsdalen, Norrbotten and on the island of Gotland were unaffected. “We regret the situation and will do all we can to reopen swiftly,” the cooperative said in …
Read More »‘Colossal and devastating’ ransomware attack targets hundreds of US companies, say cyber researchers
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said on Friday evening it was “taking action to understand and address the recent supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya” and providers that employ their software. Kaseya has taken their cloud service offline. It initially said 200 companies were affected, but later changed …
Read More »Islamist motives were ‘likely’ in Wuerzburg stabbing attack that left 3 dead – prosecutors
“An Islamist background for the crimes is likely,” the Munich Prosecutor’s Office said in a joint statement with Bavarian police on Tuesday, describing Monday’s rampage. The perpetrator shouted “Allahu Akbar” at least two times during the incident. The gruesome attack occurred in the Bavarian city on Friday, when the suspect, …
Read More »Air force station rocked by blasts in suspected drone attack in India’s Jammu and Kashmir
The overnight strike was confirmed by the Indian Air Force early on Sunday. The military said the attack did not inflict any damage to any sensitive hardware stationed at the supposedly high-security installation. “Two low intensity explosions were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu Air Force …
Read More »Pakistani PM Khan condemns Islamophobia in West & terrorism after truck attack in Canada kills 4 members of Muslim family
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called Sunday’s deadly truck attack a “condemnable act of terrorism,” and said Islamophobia “needs to be countered holistically by the international community.” A similar sentiment was expressed by Khan’s minister for human rights, Shireen Mazari. She called the suspected perpetrator of the attack a “Canadian …
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