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An image taken at the scene showed Al-Shamie, who was later shot dead by police, with items around his waist
Police name Manchester attacker who killed two at synagogue
MANCHESTER – A man who carried out an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday which left two Jewish people dead and three others injured has been named by police as Jihad Al-Shamie.Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British man of Syrian descent, drove a car at people outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue before attacking bystanders with a knife. He was shot dead by police at the scene.Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said three further people had been arrested as part of the investigation and declared it a "terrorist incident".Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the attack, which took place on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Sir Keir said that "additional police assets" would be deployed at synagogues across the country, while...
October 03, 2025

Police name Manchester attacker who killed two at synagogue

Police and fire department are on duty after drone sightings and flight cancellations at Munich Airport. Around 20 flights were canceled at Munich Airport on Thursday evening due to drone sightings
Munich Airport closed after wave of drone sightings
MUNICH – Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close temporarily last night after a wave of drone sightings, the latest European aviation hub to shutter over unexplained drone flights.A total of 17 flights were grounded shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, the airport said in a statement.In addition, 15 arriving flights were diverted to the German cities of Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Frankfurt, as well as Vienna in neighboring Austria, the statement said.A call handler fielding passenger enquiries for Munich Airport overnight told CNN: “Some flights are still waiting to take off, others have been canceled. Everything is under control and the airport is due to reopen at 5 a.m.”The airport in Bavaria, southern Germany, is a hub for German...
October 03, 2025

Munich Airport closed after wave of drone sightings

A cordon remains in place around the synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester
Two killed and three seriously injured in car and knife attack at Manchester synagogue
MANCHESTER — Two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded in an apparent car and knife attack outside a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday, according to authorities.Units first responded to calls about a vehicle being driven at pedestrians, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement."Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9:31 am (10:31 am CEST) by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed," the statement said.Authorities first reported four people were injured "by both the vehicle and stab wounds," but the number of victims was later amended.The police said the suspect was shot prior to gaining...
October 02, 2025

Two killed and three seriously injured in car and knife attack at Manchester synagogue

Turkish Airlines (File Photo)
Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Armenia as relations improve
ANKARA — Turkish Airlines is planning to start flights to the Armenian capital Yerevan amid a thaw in relations between the neighbours after decades of tension.In a filing on Tuesday, the airline expressed its desire to launch the route as long as there was enough demand for the service.The announcement from Turkey’s flag carrier followed a meeting between the special envoys of both countries in Armenia on 12 September.Turkey’s special envoy for normalisation with Armenia, Serdar Kılıç, arrived in the country’s eastern neighbour via the land border, which, more than three decades after being closed, remains shut to Turkish and Armenian civilians.Following the meeting, the Armenian Foreign Ministry released a statement saying that the countries had agreed to “to carry out the...
October 02, 2025

Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Armenia as relations improve

Danish air force fighter jets participate in a military exercise with troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, 15 Sept, 2025
EU leaders give 'broad support' for drone wall at Copenhagen summit
COPENHAGEN — EU leaders gathered in Copenhagen on Wednesday gave "broad support" to proposals to ramp up the development of drone and anti-drone technology and to use immobilised Russian assets to loan money to Ukraine."Leaders broadly supported initial priority flagship projects that will strengthen Europe's security, including the European drone wall and the Eastern Flank Watch," European Council President Antonio Costa told reporters at the end of the informal gathering in the Danish capital.Ahead of the meeting, which came after a series of airspace violations in Poland, Estonia, Romania, and Denmark, the European Commission had released a so-called Scoping Paper in which it outlined, among other ideas, four flagship projects it believes need to be financed...
October 02, 2025

EU leaders give 'broad support' for drone wall at Copenhagen summit

French forces aboard the Boracay on Wednesday
French troops board oil tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet'
PARIS — French soldiers have boarded an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet", used to evade sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.The Boracay left Russia last month and was off the coast of Denmark when unidentified drones forced the temporary closure of several airports last week. It has been anchored off western France for a few days.French President Emmanuel Macron said at an EU leaders' summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday that the crew had committed "serious offences", but did not elaborate.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had no knowledge of the vessel.News agency AFP quoted a source as saying French military personnel had boarded the vessel on Saturday.Macron refused to be drawn on the question of whether the ship...
October 02, 2025

French troops board oil tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet'

Hamas fighters stand in formation as they prepare to hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, 22 February, 2025
Alleged Hamas members arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attacks on Jewish sites
BERLIN — Three alleged members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in the country, officials said on Wednesday.The suspects are set to appear in court Thursday and a judge will then determine whether the trio can be held in custody ahead of trial.Germany's federal prosecutor said they have been involved in procuring firearms since earlier this summer.Two of the suspects are German citizens. The federal prosecutor's office described the third as being born in Lebanon.They were named only as Abed Al G., Wael F. M., and Ahmad I., in line with German privacy rules.Questions will likely be raised over whether the suspects were acting on orders from the Hamas leadership or if they were merely...
October 02, 2025

Alleged Hamas members arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attacks on Jewish sites

Denmark has reinforced security for the summit and allies have beefed up air defences
European leaders meet in high-security Danish summit after drone disruption
COPENHAGEN — EU leaders gather in Copenhagen on Wednesday under pressure to boost European defence after a series of Russian incursions into EU airspace, and days after drones targeted Danish airports.The incursions have become most acute for countries on the EU's eastern flank such as Poland and Estonia. Ten member states have already backed plans for a multi-layered "drone wall" to quickly detect, then track and destroy Russian drones.Denmark has beefed up security ahead of the summit, banning all civilian drone flights until Friday and placing heavy restrictions on traffic in Copenhagen.Despite the high security, there was little evidence of alarm in the centre of the capital ahead of the summit.Denmark will also host a broader European Political Community summit on...
October 01, 2025

European leaders meet in high-security Danish summit after drone disruption

Maximilian Krah
Former aide to German far-right AfD politician jailed for spying for China
BERLIN — An aide who worked for a prominent member of Germany's far-right AfD party was convicted on Tuesday of spying for China.Jian Guo worked in the parliamentary office of Maximilian Krah, who was a member of the European Parliament between 2019 and March this year. Krah is currently an MP in Germany's parliament.Guo had been charged with working for a Chinese intelligence service and of repeatedly passing on information on negotiations and decisions in the EU Parliament between September 2019 and April 2024, when he was arrested.He was jailed for four years and nine months at the Higher Regional Court of Dresden in eastern Germany. The German national denied wrongdoing at a court hearing last week.Guo also snooped on Chinese dissidents in Germany and gathered information on...
September 30, 2025

Former aide to German far-right AfD politician jailed for spying for China

Inter Milan fans celebrate at Milan's San Siro stadium, Saturday, May 8, 2021
San Siro stadium set for demolition after sale to AC and Inter Milan approved
MILAN — Milan's iconic San Siro football stadium is set to be demolished after the city council approved its sale to AC Milan and Inter Milan on Tuesday after an overnight debate.The two clubs plan to tear down the 99-year-old stadium and jointly build a new 71,500-seat arena as part of a €1.2 billion project.The vote to sell San Siro and the surrounding areas to the teams for €197 million was passed 24-20 at about 3 am after a debate that lasted nearly 12 hours.AC and Inter Milan had both threatened to build stadiums outside the city if the plan was rejected.In a statement, the clubs called the vote "a historic and decisive step for the future of the clubs and the city.""The clubs look ahead with confidence and responsibility to the next steps of the process that...
September 30, 2025

San Siro stadium set for demolition after sale to AC and Inter Milan approved

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