The trial of 19 defendants accused in the deadly 2024 terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow began Monday under heavy security. The mass shooting and arson left 149 dead and more than 600 injured, marking one of the worst terror attacks in the Russian capital in recent years.
Russia launched a major overnight assault on Ukraine with over 300 drones and more than 30 cruise missiles, killing at least one person and injuring several others. The attack, among the largest this year, reflects a sharp escalation in Russia’s bombing campaign against Ukrainian cities.
Russia unleashed a massive overnight attack on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv early Saturday, killing at least three and injuring 21. The barrage included aerial glide bombs, cruise missiles, and drones—marking the most intense strike on the city since the war began in February 2022. Ukrainian officials confirmed 215 projectiles were launched, of which air defenses intercepted 87 drones and seven missiles.
Police are investigating a violent incident at HMP Belmarsh after Axel Rudakubana, the 18-year-old triple child killer from Southport, allegedly attacked a prison officer with boiling water. The inmate is said to have heated water in a kettle inside his cell and poured it over the officer on Thursday.
A 19-year-old Missouri man has been arrested and charged with firebombing Tesla Cybertrucks at a dealership in Kansas City, in what federal officials are labeling a politically motivated act of domestic terrorism. Owen McIntire, a college student in Boston, was taken into FBI custody Friday and now faces serious federal charges after allegedly using Molotov cocktails to ignite multiple Tesla vehicles and charging stations.
The head nurse at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital was threatened by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) after publicly urging its operatives to vacate the medical facility, warning their presence was endangering patients and drawing potential Israeli military response.
