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Trump fan charged with plotting to murder FBI agents had a gun on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Edward Kelley, a Donald Trump supporter charged with plotting to kill FBI agents investigating him on Jan. 6 charges, appears to have had a gun during the Capitol attack, DOJ alleges.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada
Suspect DHL package bound for Britain that started fire in Leipzig possibly part of Russian plan to cause ‘mayhem’. An incendiary device hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Poland detains four over Russian parcel bomb plot targeting US-bound flights
European officials say DHL parcel fires were result of test runs for using similar methods to attack transatlantic flightsBusiness - Financial Times - November 5 -
Elected AfD official among 8 arrested over alleged German far-right plot
Prosecutors say group inspired by Nazi ideology planned to seize control of eastern regions and carry out ethnic cleansingWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Tennessee man plotted to blow up power plant with drone, federal authorities say
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced charges against a Tennessee man on Monday for a plot to destroy a Nashville energy facility. Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes
Western security officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in packages on cargo planes bound for North America, including one that caught fire at a courier hub in Germany ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years for plotting one of the US military’s biggest scandals
Leonard Francis also ordered to pay $20m restitution to the navy, after pleading guilty to bribery and fraud. Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
Trump campaign said US officials warned him in September about suspected Iranian assassination plot. The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live
Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Iranian American human rights activist expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump
A prominent Iranian American human rights activist has expressed shock but also defiance about Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.S. Justice ...World - ABC News - November 9 -
Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the mastermind of a failed bomb plot during anti-government protests in December 2019 to nearly 24 years in jailWorld - ABC News - November 14 -
Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new ...World - ABC News - November 16 -
Canada reportedly foils Iranian plot to kill former justice minister Irwin Cotler
Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of Iran. Canadian authorities foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup
The arrests were the first time in the investigation that federal police mentioned a plot to kill Lula and Geraldo Alckmin, his vice-presidential choice, and stage a coup to stop him returning to ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Brazil police arrest 5 officers over alleged coup plot, plans to kill President Lula
Brazil's federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio ...World - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Brazil arrests five military and police officers over alleged plot to kill Lula
Federal police say group had eyed killings of then president-elect along with his deputy and a supreme court judgeWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Jan. 6 rioter is convicted of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated him
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who was among the first rioters to breach the U.S.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
FBI arrests homeless Florida man in alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange
A homeless Florida man was arrested Wednesday for an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to a criminal complaint.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
Florida man arrested for alleged terror plot against New York Stock Exchange
The FBI has arrested a Florida man who's accused of plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. CBS News New York reporter Allen Devlin has more.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Democrats plot a path back to victory in Nevada after Trump ends 20-year streak
Democrats lost Nevada in the presidential race for the first time in 20 years, with Donald Trump defeating Kamala Harris, but the party feels it has a strong roadmap to win again in 2028.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over coup plot to overthrow government and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brazilian police arrest 5 officers over coup plot to overthrow government and kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago