The South Korean military has reported that a person broke through a barbed-wire fence to sneak into the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas before eventually crossing into North Korean territory. “We launched the operation to capture the person in the DMZ [demilitarized zone],” an anonymous official from the Joint …
Read More »Suspected ‘Shopping Cart Killer’ arrested after gruesome murders
During a press conference on Friday, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said the suspect, Anthony Robinson, 35, was in custody on suspicion of killing four women. Robinson allegedly found his targets on dating sites – with Davis stating that he “preyed on the weak [and] vulnerable.” “After he inflicts …
Read More »Deaths feared after suspected arson in Osaka building
A fire consumed the commercial building – which houses a mental health clinic, among other businesses – near the busy Kitashinchi train station on Friday, and photos show the windows of the fourth floor broken and burned. A spokesperson for Osaka Police told AFP that the tragedy was possibly the …
Read More »US base in Syria comes under suspected drone attack
Two drones were spotted near the US base in Syria’s southern Homs province on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Captain Bill Urban revealed on Wednesday. One of the drones “was assessed as demonstrating hostile intent and was shot down” as it was travelling “deeper into the At Tanf Deconfliction Zone,” while the …
Read More »Ivy League campus shuts down over suspected Omicron cases
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack said on Tuesday the school is moving to “alert level red” after their “surveillance” testing found “rapid spread” of Covid-19 among students. The school said it suspects that “a significant number” of detected infections have been caused by the Omicron variant, noting that the assumption …
Read More »Suspected ‘incubator’ of new Covid-19 strains identified
The “extreme vaccine discrimination” leaves the 1.3 billion people living in Africa lagging behind in the global race to protect humanity against Covid-19. While wealthier nations are administering booster shots to their populations, in Africa, the full vaccination rate remains at less than 7%. Unless vaccine aid for the continent …
Read More »Parents of suspected school shooter caught after manhunt
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, were taken into custody early on Saturday after a tip-off led to the search of a commercial building on Detroit’s east side. The couple were detained without incident, yet appeared to be “very distressed” as they were brought out of the …
Read More »Finland records first-ever case of suspected far-right terrorism
The members of the group, which operated in the southwestern town of Kankaanpää, were arrested on Tuesday, having been under surveillance for two years. On Friday, the court ruled that they should remain in custody. The suspects are aged “around 25,” and most of them have a previous criminal record, …
Read More »Russia detains suspected Ukraine spies
In a statement issued on Thursday, the FSB announced that it had thwarted “intelligence and sabotage activities on the territory of three Russian regions.” Two men – named as Zinoviy Koval and his 22-year-old-son, Igor – confessed that they had been recruited by a member of Ukraine’s SBU security service, …
Read More »Barcelona star Aguero in hospital after suffering suspected heart scare in frightening scenes at Camp Nou
The Argentine’s discomfort occurred before half-time in a 1-1 draw with Alaves which brought his first start at the Camp Nou since joining from Manchester City as a free agent this summer. Play was halted after the 33-year-old signaled to the bench that he wanted to be taken off. The …
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