51 h. ago U.K. synagogue attacker: Briton of Syrian descent from ‘nice family’

London (AFP) — The attacker who targeted the British synagogue, Jihad al-Shamie, was a British citizen of Syrian descent who liked weightlifting and came from a “nice family”, U.K. media and officials reported Friday. Police late Thursday had named 35-year-old Shamie as the perpetrator of the attack in Manchester, in which two people were killed […]

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53 h. ago Jewish group calls for more government protection after Manchester synagogue attack

OTTAWA — A prominent Canadian Jewish organization is calling on “leaders of all levels” to enhance security at synagogues after a vehicle and knife attack at a U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur. Thursday’s attack in Manchester, which saw two people killed and three others hospitalized, is being called an act of terrorism by police. The […]

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3 d. ago Synagogue attack on Yom Kippur kills two, prompting U.K. PM Keir Starmer to hold a crisis meeting

U.K. police said that a 'large number' of people were worshiping at the synagogue at the time of the attack

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7 d. ago Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4, wounds at least 10

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, killing at least four people, with Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault. This is the first major bombardment since an air attack on Ukraine’s capital left at least 21 people dead last month. Kyiv bears the brunt of the […]

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1 week ago ’Palestinians will not leave,’ Abbas tells world leaders at UN in defiant, virtual speech

UNITED NATIONS — Speaking over video after the United States denied his visa, the Palestinian leader told world leaders Thursday that his people reject the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and pledged that the militant group would have no role in governing the Gaza Strip after war ends and must hand over its weapons to […]

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1 week ago Crown seeks potential adult sentence in Manitoba high school attack

BRANDON, Man. — A teenager accused of attacking people with a sword at a high school in Brandon, Man., faces upgraded charges and may be sentenced as an adult. The boy, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested after a suspect entered Neelin High School in June, wearing a disguise […]

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1 week ago Police detail separate dog attacks that injured two people, killed one pet

A 36-year-old Goderich woman is charged with criminal negligence after two separate dog attacks in the same neighbourhood left two pedestrians injured and one dog dead, Huron County OPP say. Ontario Provincial Police say the first incident happened last year on Aug. 3, when a pedestrian walking their dogs was attacked by two unsecured dogs […]

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1 week ago Ontario dog owner charged after 2 people attacked, another dog killed

Police say a dog owner is facing a criminal charge after her two dogs, that were not secured, were involved in separate incidents that injured people and also killed another dog.

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2 w. ago Bear enters Ontario home, attacks couple who let their dog outside

An Ontario couple were hurt on Tuesday after a bear entered their home when they let their dog out and attacked them.

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2 w. ago Police issue advisory for ‘aggressive dog’ on the loose in Oshawa, Ont.

Durham Regional Police have issued a public advisory regarding an "aggressive dog" that is on the loose in an area of Oshawa, Ont.

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2 w. ago U.S. hit second boat said to be carrying drugs from Venezuela: Trump

Trump ordered the strike about two weeks after the U.S. military said it killed 11 people in an attack on a boat that was also allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela

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3 w. ago Eastway Tank owner charged with criminal negligence in fatal 2022 explosion

Lawyers for Neil Greene, 51, say there 'never was and is not now evidence to justify criminal negligence allegations.'

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3 w. ago At least 60 people killed in a rebel attack in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels in eastern Congo affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least 60 people in an attack overnight, an official said. The attack was carried by the Allied Democratic Force in Ntoyo, North Kivu, after residents gathered at a burial. “The ADF attack caused around 60 deaths, but the final […]

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3 w. ago Russian attack in Ukraine kills 21 people in line to receive pensions

The bomb hit the Donetsk region village of Yarova, Zelenskyy said in a post on Telegram. The village lies less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the front line.

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3 w. ago A mother. A newlywed. Four rabbis. These are the 6 victims of a fatal terror attack in Jerusalem

The attack occurred while people were waiting at a bus stop. One victim was reportedly holding religious books and was en route to his Torah studies

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