The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the suspect’s lawyer said. Hadi Matar, 26, has been held without bail since the 2022 attack, in which he is accused of stabbing Rushdie more than … Read more
A citizen is seen in front of the candidates posters for the 14th presidential elections on the streets ahead of the early presidential election in Tehran, Iran on June 27, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran is headed for a runoff election on Friday, July 5, that will see an ultra-right wing hardliner … Read more
Aussies escaping the cold to enjoy a European summer are warned to be extra cautious when travelling in France from now until September. With national elections and the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in France in the coming months, a wave of protests has swept the nation — some of which have escalated … Read more
As the sunsets, a ferry boat glides across the waters of the Golden Horn with the Suleymaniye Mosque and the city of Istanbul, Turkey in the background. Vw Pics | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog organization dedicated to combating money laundering and illicit cash flows, on … Read more
Iranian women cast their ballots at a polling station during elections to select members of parliament and a key clerical body, in Tehran on March 1, 2024. ATTA KENARE | AFP Iran is voting for its next president Friday in a snap election following the unexpected death of former President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter … Read more
Black smoke billows following an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Israeli border on June 21, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. Rabih Daher | AFP | Getty Images The near-daily exchanges of fire along Lebanon’s border with northern Israel … Read more
At least nine people have been killed and 25 injured in what appear to be co-ordinated attacks by gunmen in Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province, local authorities say. Attacks have been reported in churches, synagogues and a police traffic stop in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala, which are about 120km apart. Among the dead are … Read more
Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization under the Criminal Code. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement Wednesday after years of mounting pressure from Iranian Canadians and opposition parties. “Our government will ensure that there is no immunity for Iran’s unlawful actions and its support of terrorism,” … Read more
Standard Chartered Plc bank branch in Hong Kong Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Recent documents submitted to a U.S. federal court allege that major British bank Standard Chartered helped finance sanctioned Iranian entities and terrorist groups, and that relevant evidence was ignored by American authorities. London-based Standard Chartered, which primarily serves clients in emerging … Read more
French authorities on Friday raised preliminary terrorism charges against an 18-year-old accused of a plot targeting spectators attending soccer games at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The interior minister said it was the first such thwarted plot targeting the Games, which start in eight weeks as France is on its highest threat alert level. The man … Read more
