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House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump presidency could invoke it to punish...
Thai court dismisses activist's suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit brought by a pro-democracy activist which alleged spyware produced by an Israeli tech firm had been used to hack his phone. The Civil Court in Bangkok said Jatupat Boonpattararaksa had failed to provide sufficient proof...
Belarus opposition figure extradited from Vietnam faces terrorism charges, possible death penalty
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian opposition figure was detained in Vietnam and extradited to Belarus, where he is facing charges of terrorism and possibly a death penalty, the opposition said Thursday. The arrest of Vasil Verameichyk, 34, is the latest in an unrelenting...
Police in Finland arrest five suspects over separatist violence in southeast Nigeria
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in southeastern Nigeria and were seeking a court extension of the detentions. The police did not identify the suspects, only saying that a dual...
A New York man who threatened to 'shoot up a synagogue' gets sentenced to 10 years
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who threatened in a social media post to “shoot up a synagogue” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm as part of a planned terror attack. Christopher Brown, of Aquebogue on Long Island, was arrested at Manhattan's Penn...
Suicide car bomb kills 12 troops at a security post in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded several others after detonating an explosive-laden vehicle at a security post in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent months,...
Belarus police launch sweeping anti-riot drills ahead of January's election
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian police on Tuesday launched sweeping anti-riot drills ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a seventh term, a signal from the authorities that they wouldn't tolerate any protests. Interior...
Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021, a rights group said in a report released Friday. Documented airstrikes on villages...
Texas man accused of supporting ISIS charged in federal court
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man charged with trying to provide material support to the Islamic State group and planning violent attacks in Houston appeared in federal court Thursday. Anas Said is accused of offering his home as a safe sanctuary for members of ISIS and saying he wants to...
Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said Thursday that he believes the explosion outside the court in capital Brasilia was the consequence of frequent far-right attacks and hate speech targeting the country’s institutions. “It grew under the guise of a criminal...
