Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Islamic State-backed rebels attacked a Catholic church in eastern Congo on Sunday, killing at least 34 people, according to a local civil society leader. Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, in the Ituri province, … Read More

2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in ‘act of terror’ in Washington, DC

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were killed, Israeli officials said.   A 31-year-old Illinois man has been charged with two counts of murder after opening fire 21 times on a young couple exiting an event at the Capital Jewish … Read More

Jordan foils arms plot as kingdom caught in Iran-Israel shadow war

AMMAN, May 15 (Reuters) – Jordan has foiled a suspected Iranian-led plot to smuggle weapons into the U.S.-allied kingdom to help opponents of the ruling monarchy carry out acts of sabotage, according to two Jordanian sources with knowledge of the … Read More

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