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Texas man arrested for plotting ‘9/11 style attack’ – FBI

A Houston resident told an informant about his plans to become a suicide bomber, officials have said. A man in Houston, Texas has been indicted...

Brenton Tarrant’s lawyers granted permanent name suppression

The lawyers assigned to represent Brenton Tarrant, the man convicted of the Christchurch mosque attack, have been granted permanent name suppression. The lawyers will represent...

Bomb goes off outside Brazil’s Supreme Court

Two explosions occurred near government buildings in Brasilia on Wednesday. Two bombs were detonated near government buildings in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday evening, killing...

UK court orders damages against journalist over Manchester Bombing claims

A UK court has ordered Richard Hall, a former television producer and investigative journalist, to pay £45,000 (USD $58,000) in damages to two survivors...

Multiple deaths reported in suspected Pakistan terrorist attack

At least 24 people have been killed in a blast at Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan, local media reports. A powerful explosion has rocked Quetta...

Inquest reveals lack of urgency in addressing MSSA firearm ‘loophole’

In an ongoing coronial inquest into the Christchurch mosque shootings, former police inspector Mike McIlraith, now with the Firearms Safety Authority, testified that he...

Turkish security forces neutralise two terrorists

Two terrorists who targeted the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters near Ankara have been killed, with security forces continuing to search for a third...

Several dead in ‘terrorist attack’ in Türkiye

The assailants targeted a key defense firm near Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said. Several people have been killed and wounded in an attack...

Tense exchanges as referees for Christchurch shooter’s firearms licence give testimony at inquest

Tensions ran high during the coroner's inquest into the Christchurch mosque shootings, as the two referees who vouched for the gunman's firearms licence gave...

Christchurch attack inquest to examine gun acquisition and licensing failures

The second-phase inquest into the Christchurch mosque attack of March 2019 will focus on how the attacker, Brenton Tarrant, obtained his firearms licence and...

Terror attack in southern Israel leaves one dead and several injured

A 25-year-old woman has died following a terror attack in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, where a gunman opened fire at a central...

Six killed in mass shooting in Tel Aviv – reports

Police have reportedly killed the two gunmen believed responsible for the attack. At least six people have been killed in a mass shooting in Tel...

Machete-wielding man injures 31 in Germany after arson and vehicle ramming attacks

A 41-year-old Syrian national caused chaos in the German city of Essen on Saturday, injuring 31 people, including two children in critical condition, during...

Lebanon pager blasts ‘indistinguishable from terrorism’ – Snowden

The remotely detonated explosions were “reckless” and indiscriminate, the former NSA contractor argued. The wave of synchronized pager explosions in Lebanon was “reckless” because the...

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly knife attack in Germany

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany, that resulted in three deaths and eight injuries during a...

Australia raises terror threat level to ‘Probable’

Australia has raised its terrorist threat level from "possible" to "probable" following warnings from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) that the nation's security...

Government concludes response to Christchurch mosque attack recommendations

The government has decided not to proceed with the final eight recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch...

French high-speed rail network crippled by massive ‘sabotage’

Train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. High-speed train traffic in France was...

Khabib’s gym searched by Russian cops

The raid is reportedly part of an investigation into a series of terrorist attacks in southern Russia. Security forces in the southern Russian republic of...

Terrorist attacks in southern Russia: What we know so far

Militants have targeted synagogues, churches, and the police in the Russian region of Dagestan. The southern Russian region of Dagestan was rocked on Sunday by...

Watch: Tedros the Ethiopian communist terrorist

On May 23, 2017, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), making history as the first African...

Gunmen kill dozens in Nigerian village

Attackers on motorbikes raided a mining community in the resource-rich state of Plateau. Gunmen on motorbikes launched a violent raid on a mining community in...

US issues ‘Pride’ month terror-attack warning

The State Department’s advisory says “foreign terrorist organizations” could strike during upcoming Pride month celebrations. There is an increased risk of terrorist attacks at LGBTQ...

US marine arrested after vowing to ‘erase’ white people

A black New Jersey man who enlisted last year has been accused of plotting to carry out mass murder. A US Marine Corps rifleman who...

Australian police kill ‘radicalised’ teen knifeman

Officers in Perth shot and killed an assailant following a stabbing attack. Police in Western Australia say they have fatally shot a 16-year-old who allegedly...

‘Extremism’ suspects raided after Sydney church stabbing

Canberra has refused to identify the religion or motives of seven persons taken into custody. Seven people were detained in Sydney on Wednesday in a...

Man to sue Australian TV channel for defamation after being wrongly identified as Sydney mall attacker

Following his wrongful identification as the perpetrator behind the tragic Bondi Junction stabbing that claimed six lives, university student Benjamin Cohen has taken legal...

Sydney church stabbing: Arrested teen had finger severed – reports

The teenage boy apprehended for a terrorist attack in which a Christian bishop was repeatedly stabbed in a Sydney church on Sunday, has reportedly...

Watch: Moscow terrorist attack recruiter apprehended – FSB

Three new suspects in the massacre have been arrested in Russia, according to the security services. Three individuals suspected of having links with the terrorist...

Moscow terror attack: Direct link to Ukrainian Nationalists established – Investigators

The investigation has obtained evidence of the connection of the terrorists who carried out the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue with...

Weapon of mass distraction: Is the West scapegoating Islamic State over Moscow attack?

ISIS claiming responsibility for the massacre doesn’t end matters, while Washington and Kiev’s reactions raise even more doubts. It is baffling why the powers that...

‘Radical Islamists’ carried out Moscow terror attack – Putin

The Russian president still suspects that Ukraine was complicit in the tragedy. Russia knows who carried out the Crocus City Hall attack but is now...

Suspects behind Moscow terrorist attack: What we know so far

A total of 11 people have been detained in the wake of Friday’s brutal assault on Crocus City Hall spectators awaiting concert. Russia’s law enforcement...

Everyone behind Moscow terror attack will be punished – Putin

Russia’s president has addressed the nation in the aftermath of the deadly attack at a popular concert venue. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday addressed...

Moscow terror attack: 133 dead, 11 suspects detained

More bodies have been recovered from the fire-ravaged building, with the search still ongoing, Russia’s Investigative Committee says. The death toll in the terrorist attack...

Moscow terror attack: Top expert points finger at ‘Ukrainian Nazis’

Sergei Goncharov, a veteran of the elite Russian Alpha anti-terrorism unit, says he has no doubt in his mind that Russian investigators will ultimately...

‘Death for death’: Terrorists must be ‘mercilessly destroyed’ – former Russian president

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has responded to the Crocus City Hall attack. The perpetrators and organizers of Friday’s terrorist attack at a Moscow concert...

Witnesses describe deadly shooting at Moscow concert venue

The Crocus City Hall came under attack by unknown assailants late Friday. Multiple videos have been posted on social media by panicked visitors to a...

40 killed and over 100 wounded in Moscow shooting – FSB

The Crocus City complex northwest of the Russian capital, came under attack by unknown assailants late on Friday. At least 40 people have been killed...

Gun law reforms: Luxon vows not to introduce any new firearms

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has vowed not to introduce new firearms into New Zealand ahead of gun law reforms. Luxon told media he had been...

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