Argentina has formally requested Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi. Ahmad Vahidi is alleged in the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in 1994 which claimed the lives of 85 people and injured around 300 others.
An explosion took place at the Calso military base in Iraq late on Friday night targeting a facility housing pro-Iranian paramilitaries. The base located approximately 50 kilometers south of Baghdad in the province of Babil serves as a headquarters for the Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a Shiite paramilitary group integrated into regular army.
A suicide attack targeted a group Japanese workers in Pakistan, Karachi’s Landhi area. The attack left two dead and several injured while the five Japanese nationals escaped unharmed.
Columbia University in New York City is facing clashes as more than 100 students were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest. The protest which unfolded on the university’s campus saw the encampment of over 50 tents erected by protestors rallying with Palestinians amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
An overnight strike conducted by Israel on Iran has started conflict in the Middle East. The attack which occurred in the early hours of Friday targeted the Isfahan region in Iran. Israel launched a missile strike on Iran in the early hours of Friday.
Canadian authorities have revealed the details of what is now said to be the largest gold heist in the nation’s history. The heist took place at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport which involved an operation that saw the disappearance of 6,600 gold bars valued at over 20 million Canadian dollars ($14.5 million).
Justice Michael Lee of Australia’s Federal Court found Bruce Lehrmann, a former government adviser, guilty of raping his colleague Brittany Higgins in a Parliament House office in 2019.
On the morning of April 14, 2024, the shooting erupted near West 52nd Street and South Damen Avenue when gunfire shattered family gathering. The Chicago mass shooting which occurred at approximately 6:30 am, claimed the life of a 7-year-old girl. In total, eight individuals, including five children, fell victim to the violence.
On Saturday afternoon, the stabbing in Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, Sydney claimed the lives of six individuals and left many others injured. The assailant, identified as Joel Cauchi, 40.
Iran launched over 300 drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles towards Israel, the first direct military attack by Iran on Israeli territory. The attack, which occurred overnight, was reportedly in response to an Israeli raid on the Iranian consulate in Syria two weeks prior.
