The long-delayed trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged self-proclaimed mastermind of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, has been scheduled to begin in June 2028. A military judge at Guantanamo Bay ruled on Wednesday that the trial will begin on 5 June 2028, nearly 27 years after the attacks that…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has reportedly travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, according to the BBC’s US news partner CBS. Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital on Tuesday aboard a US military aircraft, although Washington and Moscow have not confirmed the visit or disclosed who he was due to meet. The reported trip would…
The United States has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, ending a designation that had remained in place for 47 years and removing what Washington described as a major obstacle to investment and Syria’s reintegration into the global economy. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the decision recognised what he…
The FBI has arrested a 35-year-old woman accused of planning to bomb the state Capitol in Albany and kill lawmakers. Jessica Bowie, a resident of Albany, has been charged with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation. Prosecutors allege that she had previously pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) and spent weeks discussing…
Prosecutors in the case over the killing of Charlie Kirk have pointed to an inscription on a bullet as evidence that the conservative activist was deliberately targeted because of his political views. In a court filing on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that the words engraved on the bullet (“Hey Facist! CATCH!”) amount to an overt political…
Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the United States would “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea. Also citing what he described as Seoul’s refusal to participate in the denuclearisation of Iran and his warm personal relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the exercises were…
A military helicopter crash in central Texas has killed two people, officials have confirmed. The two victims were pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to an emergency call reporting wreckage in fields south of the village of Salado. The aircraft was an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter based at nearby Fort Hood, one of…
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly switched planes after leaving a Nato summit in Turkey last month because of a possible Iranian threat. Trump said the decision was made by the US Secret Service and military officials, and that he followed their instructions without asking for extensive details about the threat. “I…
Russia has released former US Marine Robert Gilman, who was jailed in 2022 and was reportedly in extremely poor health before his release. Gilman was freed “from detention for humanitarian reasons” and was travelling on a US government plane to Washington, DC, on Tuesday, according to Kirill Dmitriev, a special envoy to Russian President Vladimir…
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for a reduction in the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. Also recommending that the combined mumps, measles, and rubella shot be split into three separate injections given across multiple doctor visits. Standing in the Oval Office, Trump invoked the long-debunked claim that…
