(BBC) An inmate has admitted a string of prison attacks with homemade weapons, but continued to deny attempting to murder five prison officers. Aklakar Rahman, 38, had repeatedly attacked staff at HMP Swaleside in Kent and high-security south London Belmarsh jail in […]
(Morocco World News) France announced on Thursday the arrest of a new Algerian influencer, identified as Mahdi B. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced that police arrested the influencer on Tuesday for a video in which he allegedly showed intent to carry out […]
(Brussels Times) More and more young people in Belgium are involved in terrorism, the annual report of the State Security showed. The youngest person arrested was barely 13. One-third of the investigations by the State Security Service (VSSE) into individuals ready to […]
(BBC) An alleged Islamic State supporter has appeared in court charged with sharing terrorist publications. Abdullah Bellil, 29, from Southampton, is facing four charges — three of distributing terror documents and one of expressing an opinion in support of Islamic State, which […]
(NL Times) An underage refugee can lose his asylum permit more quickly after a conviction for a serious offense against public order, such as public violence or membership in a terrorist organization. Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration wants to complete […]
(CNN) A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents about Israel’s preparations to attack Iran late last year, according to the Department of Justice. Asif William Rahman had been employed by the CIA since 2016 and held a top-secret security […]
(Portugal Resident) Nero Saraiva, one of the last surviving Portuguese “jihadis” that fought with ISIS/Daesh, is in the process of being repatriated to Portugal in order to serve out the remainder of his 15-year sentence, Correio da Manhã reports today, adding that […]
(AP) More than 1,000 Syrian nationals have withdrawn their applications for asylum or international protection because they intend to return to their homeland, while another 500 have already gone back, a Cypriot official said Friday. Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for Migration and International […]
(Global News) Canada must do more to avoid becoming a safe haven for members of Iran’s regime, Iranian Canadians warned in documents unsealed by the foreign interference commission Thursday. Documents released by the Hogue Commission summarize public consultations held last year with […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country’s highest court is expected […]
(BBC) A man from East Yorkshire has appeared in court accused of … a terrorism offence. Jordan Richardson, 20, of Oliver Close, Howden, near Goole, was arrested on 19 December and charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of an act of […]
(BBC) A man has been convicted and jailed for terrorism offences for the second time in 17 years. Aabid Khan, from Bradford, received a 12-year prison sentence in August 2008, following his conviction for possessing articles for a purpose connected with terrorism. […]
(CBC) A Pakistani man accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting in New York has been ordered to appear in a Quebec court for a U.S. extradition hearing next month. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who’d been living near Toronto, is wanted by U.S. […]
(BBC) A man has appeared in court, charged with belonging to the Islamic State group. Musa Abdrabba, 23, from Worcester, is also charged with professing to belong to the proscribed terrorist organisation in August 2023. He appeared at the Old Bailey via […]
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