Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car was struck with bullets, but he escaped unharmed, according to sources close to him The Libyan Prime Minister has emerged unharmed after gunmen attempted to assassinate him while returning home early on Thursday, according to reports. Sources close to Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah told Reuters that shots were fired at his vehicle from another […]
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Serbian president accuses Western NGOs of attempt to topple govt
Aleksandar Vucic insists Western governments funded protests that sunk $2.7 bn lithium mine Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has brushed aside denials by Western governments that it was they who had funded the environmental protests that forced Belgrade to scrap an ambitious mining project. He doubled down on the accusations made by his prime minister, saying […]
‘Waking Ned Devine’ meets ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ in bizarre attempt to collect money
Witnesses in an Irish town were shocked to see a deceased man propped up by two others trying to collect on his pension Police were called after a man entered a post office in Ireland’s Carlow, propped up by two others. It was discovered later the men had been attempting to collect on the deceased individual’s […]
Covid pass protesters attempt to breach parliament (VIDEOS)
Demonstration against anti-coronavirus restrictions escalated into scuffles outside Bulgaria’s legislature Bulgarian police have foiled an attempt by demonstrators protesting the enduring anti-coronavirus restrictions to breach the national parliament. The scuffles left four officers injured and saw several protesters detained. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Bulgarian parliament building in the capital, Sofia, on Wednesday. The […]
Czech PM reveals assassination attempt
The outgoing prime minister of the Czech Republic has said that an armed man who was vehemently opposed to Covid-19 restrictions attempted to kill him, but was intercepted by security forces at the government office. In a video posting on his Facebook page on Thursday, Andrej Babis said that police had thwarted an assassination attempt […]
Iraqi PM says he knows who’s behind ‘assassination attempt’
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi claims that the government knows who was responsible for the reported drone attack against his residence, and will expose them. “We will pursue those who committed yesterday’s crime. We know them well and we will expose them,” al-Kadhimi said in a statement from his office on Sunday, as cited by […]
Iraqi Shia group’s spokesperson calls ‘assassination attempt’ on PM ‘fabricated’ incident
A spokesperson for the political wing of an Iraqi Shia militia says the alleged assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi could have been staged to distract from the reported deaths of election protesters. In a series of posts on Sunday, Mahmoud Al-Rubaie, the spokesperson for Iraq’s Sadiqoun political bloc, claimed that the incident could […]
Drone hits home of Iraqi PM in ‘failed assassination attempt’ amid election protests
The Iraqi military has claimed that country’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt after a drone hit his residence in Baghdad. The apparent attack comes in wake of clashes over the election results. The official’s residence came under fire on Sunday morning local time. Iraq’s Security Media Cell claimed the attack was a […]
Tehran’s military ‘foils’ US attempt to seize Iranian tanker in Sea of Oman
Iran has confirmed that its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has foiled an attempt by American forces to intercept an oil tanker, and that the vessel is now back in Iranian waters. Iran has confirmed reports that the US had seized its tanker and transferred oil to another vessel, which was then taken to an “unknown place.” The […]
Turkey orders arrest of 158 suspects with links to Muslim cleric Gulen, accused of being behind 2016 coup attempt
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the arrest of 158 suspects, including 33 active-duty soldiers, with alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of being behind the unsuccessful 2016 coup attempt. The investigations, carried out by the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, spanned 41 provinces, state-owned Anadolu agency said on Tuesday. The latest operation […]
96yo ex-Nazi death camp secretary released pending trial after dramatic attempt to flee before hearing
A 96-year-old ex-Nazi secretary, who went on the run to avoid a court hearing before being arrested, has been released from custody pending trial. She is accused of complicity in the murder of some 11,000 people. On Tuesday, Irmgard Furchner, who had worked as a secretary at a Nazi death camp during the Second World […]
Australian police attempt to keep reporters from covering Covid-19 protests, back off after news outlet threatens legal challenge
Melbourne police partially backed off an order to keep news helicopters out of the sky over anti-lockdown protests after media pushed back with a legal challenge. Police said protesters were tracking cops’ movements via newsfeeds. Police in Victoria initially issued a blanket order to keep local news helicopters out of the sky over the Melbourne […]
Sudan thwarts military coup attempt, officials say, after soldiers reportedly tried to seize army HQ and state radio (VIDEO)
The Sudanese government said that it has foiled a military coup attempt. A group of rogue officers reportedly tried to capture an army headquarters and a state radio building near the country’s capital. The interrogation of suspects involved in the attempted coup was due to begin, Mohamed Al Faki Suleiman, spokesperson for the Sovereignty Council […]
Israeli anti-vax activist dies of Covid-19 after accusing police of POISONING him in ‘assassination attempt’
A prominent Israeli vaccine skeptic, who earlier accused the Jerusalem police of trying to poison him, telling his followers that “if anything happens” to him they should assume he was “assassinated,” has died of Covid-19. Hai Shaulian, an anti-vaxxer with a significant social media following and an organizer of protests against facemasks and vaccination, died […]











