Incendiary Device Plot

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.

US charges Indian official over thwarted New York assassination plot

Move comes just days after Canada and India expel diplomats over killing of Sikh activist

Business - 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.

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.

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

Family friend JAILED after Luis Diaz kidnap plot

World - Yahoo News - October 25

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

Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists

Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threats. The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Kenyan man convicted of plotting 9/11-style attack on U.S.

A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab.

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 - 13 hours 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 says

Man arrested near Donald Trump’s California rally with loaded guns, police say

The suspect, identified as Las Vegas resident Vem Miller, was apprehended by authorities about half-mile from entrance to Coachella rally. A man armed with guns and false press and VIP passes was ...

World - The Guardian - October 13

Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder

The LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit pursues the two-decades-old Pillowcase Rapist case and tackles the legendary Black Dahlia murder in “The Waiting,” the new Ballard and Bosch thriller by Michael Connelly

Entertainment - ABC News - October 15

ISIS-K behind foiled Election Day terrorism plot, U.S. officials say

ISIS-K, the Afghan branch of the Islamic State, directed an Afghan man’s foiled U.S.

Harvard donations drop sharply in wake of criticism over Israel protests

Donors and alumni cut gifts to west’s wealthiest university by 14% to below $1bn with endowment fund taking brunt of hit

World - Financial Times - October 17

Three Americans among latest to be detained in Venezuela over alleged anti-government plot

Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three U.S. citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the South American country

World - ABC News - October 17

Metals trader IXM bids to become China’s answer to Glencore

Chief executive Kenny Ives reshapes CMOC-owned firm and expands into lithium trading

World - Financial Times - October 18

Bondholders could make $14bn from emerging market restructurings, says Debt Justice

Campaign group says debt resolution in countries from Ghana to Ukraine means potential big profits for investors

World - Financial Times - October 18

Ex-Indian intelligence officer charged for directing plot to assassinate US citizen in NYC

The Justice Department said a former Indian intelligence officer plotted to murder a Sikh separatist leader in New York City last summer.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

How can Britain plot its future when it is so deeply stuck in the mud? Empower the citizens | John Harris

A debate as vital as assisted dying shouldn’t rely on one MP and Starmer’s pledge to Esther Rantzen. Is the way to address big issues the model used in Ireland?. No one really saw it coming, but ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Francis Ngannou responds to Jon Jones, plots out next move after big PFL win

Francis Ngannou responds to Jon Jones and discusses what's next after his thunderous win in his PFL debut.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

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.

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 flights

Business - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

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 cleansing

World - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

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 - 14 hours ago

‘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 - 9 hours ago

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