Niger's security forces engaged in a hours-long battle with unknown gunmen at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey on Thursday. The attack, which began around 6:00 a.m., breached airport security and involved gunfire and explosions. The airport also houses Niger's air force and a joint military force fighting jihadis.
Carlos Alberto Suástegui Villanueva, a suspected leader of the Los Águilas gang, was shot dead outside Guayaquil's airport. The attack, captured on security footage, occurred a day after a state of emergency was declared in the region due to rising gang violence.
A new book by New Zealand researchers claims to have found evidence that Brenton Tarrant, the Christchurch mosque shooter, was an active commenter on 4chan, contradicting his previous claims of being only an onlooker. The findings suggest a deeper online influence on his radicalization and actions.
Gunmen killed 12 people and injured nine others in a shooting at the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, a Johannesburg suburb. Police are searching for over 10 suspects who arrived in a white Toyota Quantum and fled in the same vehicle. The motive remains unclear, though police suspect a connection to illegal mining.
Twelve people were killed in a mass shooting overnight in Johannesburg's Jumpers settlement. Police suspect a link to illegal mining rivalry, with around 10 attackers reportedly dropping off and storming the impoverished area. No arrests have been made.
Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man who disarmed a Bondi attacker, has been charged with common assault and "stalk or intimidate" after allegedly headlocking his father. He was hailed as a hero for his actions during the attack, which left 15 people dead.
ASIO chief Mike Burgess revealed the agency reviewed past terrorism investigations after raising the threat level in 2024 but a resourcing decision excluded the Bondi gunmen. The review covered the past 12 months, not the five years prior when the Akram brothers were investigated.
ASIO chief Mike Burgess revealed the agency reviewed past terrorism investigations after raising the threat level in 2024, but a resourcing decision excluded the Bondi gunmen. The review covered the past 12 months, not the five years prior when the Akram brothers were investigated and cleared.
A coroner's court heard Dezi Freeman yelled abuse at a dying constable after two Victoria police officers were killed investigating an alleged child sexual assault. Freeman was later shot dead by police.
A royal commission heard details of the Bondi beach terror attack where two gunmen killed 10 people. NSW police declined a static presence at the Hanukah event. ASIO's director-general discussed counter-terrorism funding and the rising threat of lone actors.
ASI Joga Singh was shot dead by bike-borne gunmen near Majitha town in Amritsar district on Sunday morning while on his way to work. This is the third policeman murdered in Punjab since February 22. Police are investigating all angles, including personal enmity and road rage, but the motive remains unclear.
Gunmen killed at least 25 people, including six police officers, in separate attacks across Honduras on Thursday. The violence, which included a raid on a palm plantation and an ambush of police officers, highlights the country's struggle with organized crime.
At least 16 people, including six police officers, were killed in two separate gun attacks on the Honduran coast Thursday. One attack targeted a plantation in Trujillo, killing 10 workers amid ongoing agrarian conflicts and threats to environmental activists.
Amin Abdullah, 51, a San Diego mosque security guard, was killed while shielding 140 children from gunmen, triggering a lockdown. His sons describe him as a lifelong protector who died a hero.
Amin Abdullah, Mansour Kaziha, and Nadir Awad sacrificed their lives to protect over 100 children and staff from gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego, with their actions hailed as heroic amid a grieving community.
Security guard Amin Abdullah is being hailed a hero after he died saving up to 140 children during a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Two teenage gunmen attacked the mosque Monday, killing Abdullah and two other men, Mansour Kaziha and Nadir Awad. The gunmen, identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Two teenage gunmen killed three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday before taking their own lives. Authorities are investigating the attack as a possible hate crime, citing "hate rhetoric" found in a note left by one of the suspects.
Armed men abducted 39 students and seven teachers in an attack targeting several schools in Nigeria's Oyo State last week. Officials stated that 46 people, mostly children aged two to 16, were taken. One abducted teacher was killed, and six suspects have been arrested.
Two teenage gunmen killed three men, including a security guard, outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. The suspects were later found dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, according to police.
Two teenage gunmen killed three men outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, including a security guard. The suspects were later found dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police reported.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday. Two teenage gunmen, aged 19 and 17, were later found dead in a car from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Police confirmed no officers fired their weapons.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Centre of San Diego, with two teenage gunmen later found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime due to "hate rhetoric" involved.
Gunmen abducted over 50 children, aged two to five, from three schools in Mussa, Borno state, Nigeria. Suspects used children as human shields, and no group has claimed responsibility. The attacks bear similarities to Boko Haram tactics.
The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan rose to 14 police officers, authorities said early on Sunday. A self-proclaimed breakaway group of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed the attack. A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the post in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late on Saturday, senior police official Sajjad Khan said. The attack triggered an intense shoot-out, and some...
