terrorism
Graphic videos of Hamas attacks spread on X – POLITICO
Videos and images of mass shootings, kidnapped civilians and soldiers and other violence linked with Hamas’ attack on Israel are being widely shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, in violation of the company’s own rules against inciting violence. POLITICO’s review of Elon Musk’s social media platform in the wake of Hamas’ attacks, which began …
NATO Bids From Finland and Sweden Now Depend on Turkey’s President
ISTANBUL—NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, potentially among the most dramatic shifts in European security policy in decades, now depends largely on the decision of one man: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Erdogan’s decision to block a speedy entrance for the two countries into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has opened the door to …
Nigerian Boys Taken in Kidnapping Claimed by Boko Haram Handed Back
Supporters urged authorities to rescue hundreds of abducted schoolboys in the northwestern state of Katsina, Nigeria, on Dec. 17. Photo: kola sulaimon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Updated Dec. 17, 2020 4:32 pm ET More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria last Friday were handed over to government security agencies late …
Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism | Technology News
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting violence and hate speech across its apps, which it attributed to technology improvements for automatically identifying text and images. The world`s biggest social media company removed about 4.7 million posts connected to hate organizations on its …
Qasem Soleimani killing was a ‘wake-up call’ to Tehran: Prince Turki
The U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top commander showed Tehran that it can’t get away with its provocations, but won’t stop the country from continuing with its agenda, a former chief of Saudi intelligence told CNBC. “The taking out of (Qasem) Soleimani definitely has been an important step to check at least some of the …
BREAKING Man and woman arrested in Dover on suspicion of terror offences
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of terror offences relating to Syria, police said. A West Midlands Police statement said the pair were arrested in Dover, in Kent, on Saturday, and the arrests were not linked to the London Bridge terror attack last month. The force said: “A 32-year-old man and …
Pensacola shooting: 8 injured, 3 killed along with gunman; unclear if terrorism, officials say
“This has been a devastating week for our @USNavy family,” U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Michael Gilday wrote on Twitter. “Our hearts break for those who lost their lives in Pensacola and the wrenching pain it causes their loved ones. When tragedy hits, as it did today, and Wednesday in Pearl Harbor, it is felt …
‘They didn’t help us in WW2’
President Donald Trump responds to questions about the U.S. House impeachment investigation during a formal signing ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters In the face of growing bipartisan anger, President Donald Trump defended his decision to allow a Turkish offensive in northern …
Annalena Tonelli, a health activist who fought TB in Africa, defied hardships and terrorism
More recently, “community health workers” with better training and narrower responsibilities have become essential to medical care in many parts of the world. In 2016, Liberia launched a program that has deployed 3,000 health workers who have made 1.6 million home visits and now diagnose about one-third of the country’s cases of childhood malaria. Sometimes, …
Warner Bros. Bans Press From Covering the Joker Red Carpet
Someone in Gotham expressing their solidarity with the Joker.Image: Warner Bros. While the larger conversation around Todd Phillips’ upcoming Joker film continues to intensify as people reflect on how the story’s depiction of a white domestic terrorist fits into our cultural landscape, Warner Bros. is attempting to take back some control of the narrative by …
