#security-threats

#security-threats

The embassy didn't specify why it issued the warning, saying only that, "due to a heightened state of alert, please avoid and refrain from visiting all U.S. government facilities through the holiday weekend," as it urged people to "be aware of your surroundings." Monday is a holiday to celebrate Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights widely celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago, where 35% of its 1.4 million people identify as East Indian.

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months. And they have spanned the political spectrum: The killing of a Democratic state lawmaker and her spouse in Minnesota and the shooting of another and his spouse; The Democratic Pennsylvania governor's residence firebombed while he and his family slept;

Mr Harris said he did not believe the political system was taking matters of security and threats "seriously enough" Tánaiste Simon Harris has refused to speculate on his political future following several recent threats against his family, saying he had to "dig pretty deep" to show up to today's Fine Gael think-in.

This Canadian cell shows all the hallmarks of being inspired by US-style right-wing militia groups, with their embrace of accelerationism, their radical anti-authority pose, and their desire to build followers by offering self-contained base camps, access to weaponry, and military-style training.