ISIS leader killed in battle, terrorist group says
Leader of the Islamic State, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was recently killed in battle, the terrorist group said an audio recording released Wednesday. Details on the ISIS leader’s…
Zambian student who died in Russia’s war with Ukraine was employed by Russian mercenary group
A Zambian student who had been serving a prison sentence in Russia and died fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine had been employed by Russian mercenary group Wagner,…
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal is ‘probably dead’; protests reveal that regime is ‘really weak’
Recent actions from the Iranian government have been very telling about the state of the country’s leadership and may have ended the possibility of a new nuclear deal,…
Students killed in explosion at Afghanistan religious school, Taliban blame ISIS for ‘unforgivable crime’
An explosion in northern Afghanistan killed 15 people at a religious school in an alleged attack that the Taliban have labeled as an “unforgivable crime.” “This is the…
German police search homes, question suspects in annual crackdown on online hate speech
German police searched homes and questioned suspects as part of an annual nationwide crackdown against online hate speech, authorities said Wednesday. Police carried out 91 operations in 14…
Russian and Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over western Pacific
Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Wednesday flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries. The…
Zelenskyy warns Russia is ‘planning something’ in south while upping aggression in northern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned during an overnight address that Russia is “planning something” in Ukraine’s southern regions as Russian forces bolster their aggression in the north. Despite…
German poacher given life sentence for killing 2 police officers
A court in western Germany convicted a 39-year-old man of murder Wednesday in the shooting deaths of two police officers who had stopped him and an accomplice earlier…
Ukraine embassy explosion: Employee injured in Madrid after ‘envelope detonated,’ official says
An employee at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid has been injured Wednesday in an explosion, Ukrainian officials say. The incident happened while the man was handling a letter, according…
Holocaust survivors offered DNA test kits from New York-based Center for Jewish History to help find family
For decades, Jackie Young had been searching. Orphaned as an infant, he spent the first few years of his life in a Nazi internment camp in what is…