Masked Israeli settlers attacked a European diplomatic delegation in the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh on Saturday, damaging a Belgian consulate vehicle and allegedly assaulting a French mayor. Belgium demanded accountability, while the Israeli military condemned the violence and launched an investigation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office urged caution, saying the full circumstances remained under investigation.
A 19-year-old man from Palatine, Illinois, has been arrested over an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a Hindu temple in Aurora, near Chicago. Prosecutors say Alexandros Paporakis shared a white supremacist manifesto and messages indicating that his rifle had malfunctioned. Police recovered a rifle, loaded magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and body armor from his home. He faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful weapon possession.
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence imposed on 27-year-old Sri Lankan worker Anojan Sivarasa over a Facebook comment deemed insulting to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Sri Lanka’s Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra confirmed the decision on Wednesday, following diplomatic and legal efforts to save Sivarasa’s life. However, his release and the status of his original five-year prison sentence remain unclear.
Three people, including two children, were killed and five others injured in separate incidents in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Two children died and three were injured when an unidentified object exploded in Panjgur district, while a Hazara Shia man was killed and two others wounded in a shooting on Quetta’s Western Bypass, police said.
At least seven people were killed and four injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying workers in Syria’s Homs province. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the victims belonged to the Alawite minority. No group has claimed responsibility, and the motive remains unclear.
Human rights groups say Iranian authorities are intensifying the confiscation of assets belonging to members of the Baha’i community, amid a broader crackdown on religious minorities, dissidents and government critics. Rights organizations report arrests, home and business raids, and seizures of property, while Amnesty International says repression against Baha’is has intensified since the June 2025 Iran-Israel war.
New threats targeting Kashmiri Pandit government employees in Indian-administered Kashmir have renewed fears over the safety of those who returned to the Valley under a federal rehabilitation scheme. The threats included personal details such as home addresses, vehicle registration numbers and phone numbers.
An Ahmadiyya community official, Mirza Safdar Mahmood, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pakistan’s Mandi Bahauddin district, allegedly in a killing motivated by religious hatred. Police have registered a murder and anti-terrorism case and launched an investigation.
Two men were injured in a knife attack at a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, early Friday, with police arresting a 27-year-old suspect. The victims, aged 75 and 51, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
