Lebanese authorities detain suspected French drug dealer days after releasing him on bail

BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities Friday detained a suspected French drug dealer a few days after releasing him on bail, judicial officials said. The officials said members of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate detained Abdel Karim Touil at the request of the country’s prosecutor general and he was being held at the Justice Palace in Beirut. Officials … Read more

Russia arrests suspected gunmen as concert toll rises to 93

By Guy Faulconbridge and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed 93 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday. It said FSB security service chief Alexander Bortnikov had reported to President Vladimir Putin that those detained … Read more

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate near a ship early Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the vessel’s crew … Read more

Latvia starts criminal proceedings against an EU Parliament lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia

HELSINKI — Latvia´s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence and security services, according to Latvian media reports Saturday. Latvian media outlets reported that the security service, known by the abbreviation VDD, has been investigating … Read more

Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a ship in the Red Sea, though crew reportedly safe

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a ship in the Red Sea early Friday, causing damage to the vessel, authorities said. The attack off the port city of Hodeida comes as part of the rebels’ campaign against shipping over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. … Read more

Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sees explosion near ship in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosion take place near a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea on Monday, though the blast caused no damage, authorities said. The master of the vessel reported the explosion and said no one was hurt, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime … Read more

Biden says he regrets using term ‘illegal’ to describe suspected killer of Laken Riley

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that he regrets using the term “illegal” during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Facing frustration from some in his party for the use of the term to describe people who arrived or are living in … Read more

Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sets off explosions ahead of a ship in the Gulf of Aden

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday set off explosions ahead of a vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. No one was hurt on the ship, which continued on its way, according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Operations center, which watches over Middle East’s … Read more

Tesla’s Berlin plant halts production after suspected arson attack

Tesla’ logo is seen on the Tesla factory building in Berlin, Germany on February 22, 2024. In the southeastern outskirts of Berlin, within the Grunheide district, local residents are expressing opposition to the expansion plans of the first automobile factory of US electric car manufacturer, Tesla in Europe.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A … Read more

Houthi rebels suspected in attack that damaged a Belize-flagged ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels are suspected in an attack that damaged a Belize-flagged ship traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, authorities said early Monday. The attack on the ship came as the U.S. military acknowledged conducting new airstrikes targeting the rebels, including … Read more