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Several Israelis attempt to cross into Gaza, escorted back to Israel by IDF
December 10, 2025
The people were under constant observation while inside Gaza, the IDF assured. The suspects were then handed over to the Israel Police for processing.Several people crossed the border towards...
Benin’s government says coup attempt ‘foiled’ after soldiers claimed to have seized power
December 7, 2025
Benin's government says its armed forces have "foiled" an attempted coup after soldiers claimed on national television they had seized power.Interior minister Alassane Seidou said in a Facebook video...
Four mayoral elections to be postponed – as Labour accused of ‘scandalous attempt to subvert democracy’
December 3, 2025
Four mayoral elections due to take place in May 2026 are set to be postponed by two years, Sky News understands.Elections for the new mayoralties of Essex, Hampshire and...
Venezuela: Maduro brandishes sword and vows to defy any US attempt to overthrow his government
November 26, 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to defy any US attempt to overthrow his government - telling crowds that "failure is not an option".The 63-year-old brandished a sword as...
Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
November 25, 2025
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has started a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 presidential election.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on...
Man guilty of chasing Police Scotland officer with chainsaw in murder attempt
November 25, 2025
An Albanian man has been found guilty of chasing a police officer with a chainsaw in an attempt to murder him. Liridon Kastrati, 32, had been accused of attempting...
Briton who survived Chile snowstorm that killed his friend describes desperate rescue attempt
November 24, 2025
A survivor of a snowstorm in Chile, which left a British woman and four other tourists dead, has described the desperate attempts to save his fellow hikers.Christian Aldridge told...
Rep. Jason Crow says Trump’s ‘seditious’ comment is attempt to gag him, fellow Democrats
Rep. Jason Crow says Trump’s ‘seditious’ comment is attempt to gag him, fellow Democrats
November 21, 2025
Rep. Jason Crow said President Trump is trying to silence and intimidate him and his Democratic colleagues for posting a video telling military and intelligence personnel to defy orders...
Israel Police confiscate over 100 pistols, thwart smuggling attempt at Ben-Gurion Airport
November 15, 2025
The suspect is a Netivot resident in his twenties who arrived in Israel on a direct flight from Rome, Italy, on a foreign airline.Police stopped an attempt to smuggle...
Colombian governor says he survived an assasination attempt in oil-rich Arauca province
November 10, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The governor of Colombia’s Arauca province said Monday that he survived an assassination attempt while traveling between two towns in the country's eastern plains.Gov. Renson...
Prosecution moves to seize 50 foreign vessels linked to Gaza flotilla after blockade breach attempt
November 10, 2025
The flotilla, widely reported as the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), set sail in late August and included dozens of vessels and hundreds of activists from multiple countries.The prosecution filed...
IDF foils weapons smuggling attempt via drone at Egyptian border
November 8, 2025
Three rifles were retrieved by Israeli forces after intercepting and locating the drone.The IDF foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Israel through the Egyptian border on Friday night,...