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31 July 2023 Security News

Judge Refuses to Block Trump Election Probe in Georgia VOA 31 Jul 2023 -- A judge in the southern U.S. state of Georgia on Monday refused efforts by former President Donald Trump to block a prosecutor from pursuing an indictment against him for trying to illegally overturn his pivotal 2020 election loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.

Designating Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa'ida Cells in Maldives US Dept. of State 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the United States is designating Maldivian supporters of ISIS and al-Qa'ida, including 18 ISIS and ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) facilitators and two al-Qa'ida operatives, along with 29 associated companies.
Treasury Designates Leaders and Financial Facilitators of ISIS and al-Qa'ida Cells in Maldives US Treasury 31 Jul 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated key leaders and financial facilitators of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qa'ida in Maldives, including 20 ISIS, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), and al-Qa'ida operatives. OFAC also designated 29 companies associated with the individuals sanctioned today, who include leaders of Maldives-based terrorist-affiliated criminal gangs and associates of key ISIS-K recruiter Mohamad Ameen who was designated by OFAC in 2019. Several of the individuals being designated today have also planned or carried out attacks that targeted journalists and local authorities.

At least 35 killed, over 200 injured as blast hits political rally in NW Pakistan People's Daily 31 Jul 2023 -- At least 35 people were killed and over 200 others sustained injuries on Sunday after a blast ripped through a political rally in Pakistan's Bajaur district, an official of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province told Xinhua.

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