Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead 56 years ago today in Memphis, Tennessee. His assassin “hoped to kill MLK’s great and widespread dream of unity,” Alveda King, the civil rights leader’s niece, posted on Thursday morning, April 4, on social media.
Ukraine’s spy chief has revealed a secretive assassination campaign “possibly” being carried out by the country’s intelligence service to target pro-Kremlin collaborators. In an hour-long TV interview with national broadcaster ICTV, the SBU’s senior officer Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk said Ukrainian agents
A Tunisian court has issued sentences following the murder of left-wing politician Chokri Belaid. Four people received death sentences, while two were sentenced to life in prison. Belaid, leader of the Popular Front coalition, was assassinated in February 2013, sparking widespread protests
Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted by a Russian missile strike during a visit to Odesa in what appears to have been an attempt to assassinate the Ukrainian President. Mr Zelensky’s motorcade, which was 150 meters from that of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis,
A judge has indicted the widow of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in connection with his assassination. Also indicted, among numerous others, are former Prime Minister Claude Joseph and former National Police chief Léon Charles. Moïse’s 2021 assassination was a catalyst for
A senior Russian military leader has been shot in a assassination attempt in the Russian city of Engels, according to Ukranian military intelligence officials. Major Oleh Stegachev has served as crew commander of a Russian TU-95 strategic bomber at the Engels air
Iran’s armed seizing of a tanker in the Red Sea was a retaliation by Tehran to a campaign of assassinations against enemy leaders by Israel and the US, a Middle East expert says. Nader Hashemi, an associate professor of Middle East and
Convicted murderer and former Olympic athlete Oscar “Bladerunner” Pistorius has been warned he could become a target for assassination after his release from prison on Friday, Jan. 5, sources say. It is alleged that Pistorius has been told by police that he
South Korea has revealed it is preparing for the potential assassination of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and conducting “decapitation drills.” The confirmation comes less than 24 hours after the rogue dictator unveiled plans to strengthen his military with the expansion of
Iran has claimed the attacks orchestrated on Israel on October 7 were done in retaliation for the death of Iranian revolutionary Qasem Soleimani. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) branded the US strike that killed Soleimani a “terrorist act”. IRGC spokesman Ramazan