US says Tren de Aragua leader killed in Venezuela strike as Caracas confirms joint operation
Venezuela and the United States have both said that He9ctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, was killed in an operation in southern Venezuela. US President Donald Trump described the action as a "swift and lethal kinetic" strike, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it hit a Tren de Aragua compound earlier in the week. Venezuela said the operation took place in the southeastern state of Bolivar and that clashes occurred with members of criminal groups.The latest accounts add clearer timing and location to an incident that had already been described by Washington as a... [Continue Reading]
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Netanyahu aide Jonatan Urich indicted over alleged classified leak to German newspaper
A senior media adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been formally indicted over the alleged leaking of classified military intelligence to a German newspaper. Prosecutors say Jonatan Urich was involved in passing on a document from IDF military intelligence in September 2024, in a case they say was intended to influence the public narrative around a hostage deal. The indictment also alleges that the leak was carried out despite the material being blocked by the military censor.According to the charges, the document was an internal Hamas memo obtained by IDF intelligence and later routed through Urich and former... [Continue Reading]
Two men plead guilty over plot to attack Galway mosque
Two men have pleaded guilty at Ireland's Special Criminal Court to terror offences over an alleged plot to set fire to a mosque in Galway. The case concerns Maryam Mosque at Old Cottages on Monivea Road, and the indictment says the offence was aggravated by hatred. The court heard that the alleged plan related to events between 4 and 5 November 2025.Darren Gorman and Garrett Pollock both entered guilty pleas on Monday. Gorman, 34, has an address at O'Moore Place in Portlaoise, Co Laois, and faces a single count under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005. Pollock, 35, from... [Continue Reading]
Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian baby near Hebron in occupied West Bank
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby has been killed after Israeli troops shot at a car near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry and the family. The child, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was buried in Hebron on Saturday local time after the shooting on Friday evening. Both parents were wounded in the incident, and the mother was reported to be in critical condition.The Palestinian health ministry said a bullet hit the baby in the face. The father, Fahd Abu Haikal, said a bullet struck the windshield before piercing his right hand and hitting his son and... [Continue Reading]
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