Toronto officer killed as probe widens over consulate shooting and possible terror links
Toronto police are investigating whether the killing of Constable Marc Pinizzotto during a dawn search in the city's west is connected to a wider network of shootings and possible international terror links. Pinizzotto, 43, a member of the emergency task force, was shot on Thursday while officers were executing search warrants linked to a number of incidents, including an early-March attack on the United States consulate in Toronto. Police said the operation involved several warrants and that the case is now being examined alongside other shootings in the city.Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw said the March consulate attack involved two... [Continue Reading]
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Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in southern Lebanon as UN plans probe
Israeli airstrikes in and around the southern Lebanese city of Tyre killed 16 people on Wednesday, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The strikes hit Tyre and surrounding areas, adding to a day of renewed violence in a conflict that has continued despite recent ceasefire efforts. The United Nations human rights chief said an assessment mission will be sent to Lebanon next week to examine possible violations of international law by all parties involved.Volker Turk said the mission would be the first of its kind sent by his office to Lebanon. He said it would look at alleged violations... [Continue Reading]
US diplomat found dead in Yangon as Myanmar police reportedly probe possible murder
A United States diplomat serving at the US Embassy in Yangon has been found dead, according to the US State Department. The death is being treated by Myanmar police as a possible murder, according to three people in the diplomatic community in Yangon who spoke on condition of anonymity. A Thai woman has also been detained in connection with the investigation, according to those sources.The State Department confirmed the fatality on Wednesday but gave no details about the person's identity, the cause of death or the circumstances. It said it was withholding further information out of respect for the privacy... [Continue Reading]
West Bengal CID searches TMC offices in Kolkata during alleged signature forgery probe
The West Bengal CID searched the Trinamool Congress central office in Kolkata and the office of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Assembly signature forgery case. The searches took place in Kolkata's Kalighat area and on Camac Street, according to the supplied report. The party said the timing of the operation was politically motivated.The report says the searches were carried out while party chief Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi meeting Congress Parliamentary chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence. The meeting lasted about an hour and, according to TMC sources, was... [Continue Reading]
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UN probe says Palestinians are trapped between Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas
A United Nations commission has said Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are being trapped between Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas rule. The report says civilians are facing severe and systematic rights violations across the territory. It also says the situation has worsened since the Gaza war began after Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.The findings come from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which was established by the UN Human Rights Council in May 2021. The commission said Israeli authorities have enabled settler attacks through financial and military support. Its chair,... [Continue Reading]
India: Preliminary probe says trapped gases caused deadly blast at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
A preliminary inquiry has said a deadly explosion at the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd plant in Visakhapatnam, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was caused by the sudden release of entrapped gases from liquid steel. The blast killed eight workers at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, also known as RINL, and sent molten metal onto people working below. The incident happened on Monday afternoon during casting operations at the steel complex.According to the investigation report by the chief inspector of factories, the explosion took place at about 4.15 pm while a full steel ladle was being rotated and centred.... [Continue Reading]
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan suspended pending member-state vote over misconduct probe
The International Criminal Court has suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan and referred him to disciplinary proceedings over sexual misconduct allegations. The decision was taken by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body, and means the matter will now go before all 125 member states in a special session. Khan has rejected the move and denied wrongdoing.The bureau said its decision followed a report from a United Nations investigation, advice from an ad hoc panel of judicial experts and written submissions. It said the documentation would remain confidential and added that the suspension was not an... [Continue Reading]
US congressman calls for new probe into 1967 USS Liberty attack
A Republican member of the US House of Representatives has called for a new investigation into Israel's 1967 attack on the USS Liberty, a US Navy ship that was struck during the Six-Day War. Thomas Massie used a speech on the House floor to urge the government to reopen the case and to recognise the ship's survivors. The remarks came on the 59th anniversary of the attack and were delivered in the presence of survivors.According to the supporting material, the attack killed 34 service members and injured 171 others. Massie said the survivors should receive closure and called for a... [Continue Reading]
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Meta seeks contempt order against NSO Group over WhatsApp targeting attempts
Meta says it will ask a US federal court to hold NSO Group in contempt after WhatsApp disrupted new spear-phishing attempts linked to the spyware company. The move follows what Meta described as fresh efforts to target WhatsApp users despite a permanent injunction barring NSO from targeting the messaging service and its users. Meta said it also removed test accounts and groups that it said were created by NSO on the platform.According to Meta, the latest attempts were similar to earlier "1-click phishing campaigns", in which a single click on a malicious link can compromise a device or account. The... [Continue Reading]


