2+ week, 1+ day ago   (257+ words) Aug. 28 (UPI) -- British authorities alleged seven protesters due in court on charges of damaging U.S. President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course had "a terrorist connection." Kieran Robson, 35, Uzma Bashir, 56, Ricky Southall, 34, Autumn Taylor Ward, 22, Rebecca Sian Davies, 29, John Moxley, 58, and Dylan…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (434+ words) Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury issued sanctions Wednesday against British-based direct action group Palestine Action and two other organizations it called "violent far-left terrorist networks." The treasury declared Palestine Action a "specially designated global terrorist," meaning that it can freeze the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (470+ words) Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting the death penalty, making Lebanon the first Middle Eastern country to end capital punishment. The Lebanese Social Democratic Party said the draft law was approved Tuesday by a majority of the Lebanese…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (378+ words) July 21 (UPI) -- The Pentagon said Tuesday night that a U.S. soldier reported missing following Friday's attack on a base in Jordan is believed to be dead, identifying the soldier as 28-year-old Sgt. Angel Rampersad of Ozone Park, N.Y. The Department of Defense's…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (525+ words) July 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. service member was killed in the military action against Iran, officials confirmed Sunday, marking the third confirmed recent American casualty as fighting in the region continued to escalate. Separately, the U.S. Central Command also announced that "unidentified remains…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (240+ words) July 17 (UPI) -- Israel's parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve on Friday after pushing through controversial legislation favorable to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's supporters. The Knesset is expected to be in recess until the Oct. 27 election in which Netanyahu is seeking…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (197+ words) June 15 (UPI) -- The British Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the ban on the pro-Palestine organization Palestine Action is lawful and upheld its designation as a terrorist organization. The five judges on the Court of Appeals ruled that the ban…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (333+ words) June 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 215-208 on Wednesdayto pass a measure directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran unless Congress votes to allow the conflict. Four Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the measure....

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (445+ words) Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Accepting a $500,000 contract to kill Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad earned Russians Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov each 25 years in prison on Thursday. U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York Judge Colleen McMahon sentenced Omarov and Amirov…...

4+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (781+ words) May 12 (UPI) -- Israel's Knesset unanimously passed a death penalty law for Palestinians found guilty of genocide in the Oct. 7 attacks on the country. Lawmakers on Monday voted 93-0 for the legislation, which also establishes a special military court to try about…...