EU Naval Operation Warns Ransom Payments to Pirates Could Trigger More Attacks

gCaptain— The European Union’s counter-piracy naval operation off the Somali coast, known as Operation Atalanta, has reiterated its warning that ransom payments could potentially exacerbate the piracy issue off the Horn

Corsicana Daily Sun—Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations. CAPRI, Italy (AP) — Blinken declines to confirm reports Israel warned of drone attack, but says US not involved in any offensive operations.

PJ Media—Iran Warns Israel Not to Attack Its Nuclear Sites, Promising to Attack Israel's Nuke Sites in Response. The war of words between Israel and Iran is heating up as Israel's response to Iran's missile and drone attack last week draws near. The tit-for-tat attacks and retaliation cycle are escalating as a war neither side wants becomes more likely with each statement emanating from the two nation's capitals. “The nuclear facilities of the Zionist enemy have been identified and all the necessary information from all targets is at our disposal,” the

Los Angeles Times—Metro declares emergency over attacks on bus operators. The stabbing of a bus driver in Willowbrook this month amid a spate of increasingly violent assaults on public transit operators prompted transit officials this week to declare an emergency to speed up the building of enclosed protective barriers for drivers. "These incidents have occurred with no prompting or warning and have created an environment of increased risk and trauma as assailants are resorting to the use of deadly weapon such as guns and knives," Los Angeles County Metropolitan...