Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Tensions escalated in Pakistan on Friday as former Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed establishment figures for a plot to kill him – a claim strenuously denied by governing and security officials. A day after after he survived a shooting at a political rally outside the town of Gujranwala, Punjab province, Khan … Read more
Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga survived the attack at her final rally in the capital Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga survived the attack at her final rally in the capital Three Tamil rebels imprisoned for trying to assassinate Sri Lanka’s first woman head of state were pardoned and released on Monday, according to the president’s office. The … Read more
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Buenos Aires-based journalist Natalie Alcoba about the failed assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Source link
The US government claims an Iranian national offered an informant money to kill John Bolton The US Department of Justice on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national it accuses of commissioning a hit on former national security adviser John Bolton. Rumors of the plot first appeared in the media in March, along with … Read more
This image released by the FBI, Aug. 10, 2022 in Washington, shows the wanted poster for Shahram Poursafi. The Justice Department says Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton. AP hide caption toggle caption … Read more