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Indian government employee charged in foiled murder plot in New York
The Justice Department announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee in connection with a foiled plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
US charges Indian official over thwarted New York assassination plot
Move comes just days after Canada and India expel diplomats over killing of Sikh activistBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot
The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
Ex-Indian government agent plotted assassination on U.S. soil, DOJ says
The Justice Department has accused an Indian government employee of directing the assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist leader in New York City.Top stories - NBC News - October 18 -
Ex-Indian government employee charged in US assassination plot
The Justice Department announced charges against a former Indian government employee in the murder plot against dual U.S.-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent Sikh separatist. In a ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
India Aids U.S., but Is Stern With Canada, Amid Murder Plot Accusations
In both cases of plans targeting Sikh separatists, suspicions of New Delhi’s involvement have arisen. That has put India in a tight diplomatic position.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
U.S. Charges Iranian Revolutionary Guards Official in Assassination Plot
The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, had already led to murder-for-hire charges against members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Iranian general charged in alleged plot to kill New York-based journalist
Federal prosecutors said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Ruhollah Bazghandi orchestrated a failed plot to kill a New York-based Iranian journalist in 2022.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
Iran Revolutionary Guard officer charged in plot to kill American author in US
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment against four Iranian officials Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire targeting Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Among ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist
Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’. A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
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How an English extremist with a Hitler tattoo hid in plain sight – and plotted to kill
Callum Parslow’s extreme beliefs were known to police when he stabbed an Eritrean man, but what lay behind his journey from bedroom fanaticism to attempted murder. When neo-Nazi terrorist Callum ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes
Western officials say two incendiary devices were part of a covert Russian operation targeting cargo or passenger aircraft flying to the U.S. and Canada.World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago -
Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say
Western officials are investigating whether devices planted at shipping hubs in Europe may have been a test run by Russian operatives for placing them on planes bound for the U.S.World - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Man convicted in 9/11-style plot to kill Americans
A man accused of being a Somalian terror group operative has been convicted of a 9/11-style plot to kill Americans, the Justice Department said Monday. The Justice Department said in a press ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Russia behind plot to plant bombs on cargo planes, Western official says
Russia sent incendiary devices to DHL hubs in Germany and the UK in a plot to strike at DHL planes bound for U.S. and Canada, Western official saysTop stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Suspect charged in Iran-linked plot to assassinate Donald Trump: DOJ
Three people have been charged in an alleged Iran-linked plot to assassinate President-elect Trump and several Iranian dissidents, according to a criminal complaint.Top stories - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges
The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 hours ago -
US charges man over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The US government alleges Iran's Revolutionary Guard tasked an Afghan national to devise a plan to kill Trump.Top stories - BBC News - 19 hours ago -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Donald Trump
The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump.Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Justice Department unseals alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The Justice Department on Friday revealed an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Trump during his campaign this fall. A newly unsealed criminal complaint reveals that Farhad Shakeri, 51, ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Iranian operative charged for Trump assassination plot, court records reveal
An operative for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was tasked with "surveilling, and, ultimately, assassinating" Donald Trump, according to court records. Prosecutors say Farhad Shakeri was ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
With Ready Orders and an Energy Czar, Trump Plots Pivot to Fossil Fuels
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team for climate and the environment is considering relocating the E.P.A. out of Washington and other drastic changes.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
3 charged in Iran-linked plot to kill Donald Trump
Three individuals living in the U.S. have been charged in connection to an apparent plan to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, unsealed court records show. Jon Alterman, senior vice ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
US alleges Iranian man was hired to plot Trump assassination
Officials describe Tehran’s ‘brazen attempts’ to target critics of the regimeBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Rep. Moskowitz says man arrested for plotting to kill him
Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) said Friday in a post on social platform X that the Margate Police Department, which is in his district, informed him the day before the election about "a potential ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
What we know about the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
The Department of Justice has revealed criminal charges in connection with a failed Iranian plot to kill U.S. officials, including President-elect Donald Trump. The DOJ named three individuals in a ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
England seek spirit-raising win as Australia plot Twickenham heist
England are favourites, but their ability to squander leads and signs of resurgence among Australia mean an upset is possible on Saturday.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Charges filed in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
Two men are in federal custody and a third is wanted in connection with what authorities are calling an Iranian murder-for-hire plot against President-elect Donald Trump. Prosecutors allege one of ...Top stories - CBS News - 23 hours ago -
Rep. Moskowitz says police investigating a "potential plot" against his life
Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who was elected to a second term this week, said he was notified by authorities on Monday about a "potential plot on my life."Top stories - CBS News - 20 hours ago
