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An anti-Israel protester was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats at a Bakersfield City Council meeting in California on Wednesday. During the public comment section of the meeting, protester Riddhi Patel threatened to murder council members and Republican Mayor Karen Goh for not backing a cease-fire resolution against Israel and for installing heavier security at the government building due …

A police officer and an 18-year-old suspect were fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire that injured two other officers and a 17-year-old early Friday in Tennessee, police officials said. Memphis officers responded around 2 a.m. to a report of a suspicious vehicle, interim Police Director CJ Davis said at a news conference. When officers approached, Davis said, the occupants …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russian military trainers arrived this week in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses as the west African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for help as it fights Islamic insurgents. State television in Niger on Thursday broadcast footage of Russian military trainers arriving in the …