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April 7

DeSantis urges Florida lawmakers to ban cousin marriages, links practice to 'stealth jihad'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for banning cousin marriages in his state, rebuking the practice at a Tampa signing ceremony for a new state law.

April 7

3 gunmen open fire outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul, dubbed 'terrorists' by Turkish official

One attacker is dead and two others injured after a gunfight with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister says.

April 6

IDF confirms IRGC intel chief killed; Quds Force commander also eliminated in strike

Israel announces IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi was killed in a precision strike that also took out Quds Force special operations commander Bagheri.

April 5

Ex-CIA station chief reveals how agency exploited Iranian communication channels during airman rescue

Former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman says the agency tracked Iranian forces and ran a deception operation to help rescue a downed U.S. airman.

April 4

ICE arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani living in US after Rubio revokes their green cards

Relatives of slain Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested by ICE after Secretary of State Rubio revoked their U.S. legal status, officials said.

April 4

UK prosecutors charge 3, including dual Pakistani citizen, in arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London

Three suspects were charged in an alleged arson attack targeting Jewish community ambulances in north London, an act U.K.'s Starmer called antisemitic.

April 3

BRETT VELICOVICH: ‘Mystery’ drones are no mystery, they are a dangerous threat to national security

Unauthorized drone incursions over Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort McNair signal a national security failure, as fragmented policy leaves military bases dangerously exposed.

March 30

Michigan synagogue attacker was inspired by Hezbollah, sought to kill as many Jewish people as possible: feds

Federal investigators say the Michigan synagogue attacker was radicalized by Hezbollah and reportedly sought to kill as many Jewish people as possible on March 12.

March 25

Alleged narco-terrorists killed as US forces strike suspected drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean

SOUTHCOM says Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike in the Caribbean on March 25, killing four narco-terrorists on a vessel along known drug-trafficking routes.

March 25

UK arrests 2 over 'antisemitic arson attack' as police investigate possible Iran link

U.K. police arrested two men allegedly behind an antisemitic arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London that Prime Minister Keir Starmer called "horrifying."