(VOA) There are new warnings about potential attacks aimed at disrupting the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris, including the potential for more terror plots like the one disrupted last week by French officials. A report released Tuesday by the cybersecurity firm […]
(AP) A Somali woman pushes her bandaged hand between two vertical bars of a thick metal barrier separating Belarus from Poland as she and four other women gaze toward the European Union. They nod gratefully as a Polish humanitarian aid worker calls […]
(Deutsche Welle) German authorities say they believe there was an Islamist motive behind a knife attack at an anti-Islam rally in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Friday during which a police officer was killed. The federal prosecutor, Germany’s highest prosecuting authority […]
(Reuters) An 18-year-old Chechen man was arrested in the French town of Saint-Etienne this month, suspected of planning an attack in the name of Islamic State at the city’s soccer stadium during this summer’s Olympics, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday. […]
(National-UAE) Two notorious Swedish criminal gangs have been named as the groups recruited by Iran to carry out attacks on Israeli [targets] and Iranian dissidents. Foxtrot is led by Rawa Majid, known as the Kurdish Fox, while his former criminal associate, Ismail […]
(AP) Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that its forces would further fortify the border with Belarus and can use “all available means” to defend the NATO nation’s frontier, after a soldier was seriously wounded with a knife by a migrant. […]
(TVP) A migrant attempting to illegally cross the border from Belarus into Poland stabbed a Polish soldier on Tuesday, the deputy interior minister reported. The soldier was immediately taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. The attack occurred during a […]
(Iran International) The Islamic Republic’s loyalists on Friday violently attacked a group of Iranian dissidents who were celebrating Ebrahim Raisi’s death in London, injuring at least four people. Images of an Iranian woman beaten to the ground by a man seemingly loyal […]
(Reuters) Finland’s government proposed emergency legislation on Tuesday to block asylum seekers entering across its vast and often snow-bound border with Russia which it believes Moscow is promoting due to political antagonism since the Ukraine war. Finland shut the 1,340-km (830-mile) frontier […]
(Reuters) Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday, a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments. Finland shut its border […]
(Iran International) Belgian MP and human rights advocate Darya Safai has raised alarms regarding the surge of Islamist extremism across Europe. Safai, who has Iranian roots, took to her X profile to post a video of a recent Islamist demonstration in the […]
(AFP) Poland has dismantled an alleged migrant trafficking network at the Polish-Belarusian border which was suspected of providing millions of dollars in financing to armed groups like Hezbollah, prosecutors said Tuesday. Thirty-six Polish, Ukrainian, Iraqi and Belarusian members of the alleged network […]
(European Conservative) Snipers are being deployed on rooftops this week ahead of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, with security forces scrambling to protect Israel’s delegation from Islamist threats. Planned demonstrations from the city’s large and militant Muslim community threaten to tear apart […]
(NBC) Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently arrested an Uzbek man in Baltimore with alleged ISIS ties after he had been living inside the United States for over two years, according to two U.S. officials. The man, 33-year-old Jovokhir Attoev, crossed the border […]
(Star Tribune) The Islamic State group’s territory was wasting away five years ago when a member from Minnesota desperately dug a trench around his young family’s tent to protect against airstrikes in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. By then, Abdelhamid Al-Madioum […]
(Christian Science Monitor) It was a Friday afternoon in October 2020, and Coralie, a junior high school French teacher at Collège du Bois d’Aulne, had just gone for a walk in the nearby woods with her dog to clear her mind before […]
(Global News) The last Canadian woman trying to return home from a detention camp in Syria for captured ISIS members is a national security risk because police lack evidence to arrest her, according to internal documents. A Public Safety Canada memo obtained […]
(Sky News) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to “die a martyr” at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A spokesperson said on Wednesday the boy was […]
(Politico) It seemed like a good idea at the time. French President Emmanuel Macron promised the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics on the banks of the River Seine in July would be a “moment of beauty, art, celebration of sports […]
(Fox) Whether it’s terrorism, China, or an insecure border, the U.S. faces a litany of threats both internally and internationally, according to the FBI. FBI Director Christopher Wray has repeatedly warned of a “heightened threat environment,” and has pleaded with lawmakers to […]
(Dutch News) At least 10 planned terrorist attacks in Europe were discovered and halted by western security services in 2023, the Dutch security service AIVD said on Tuesday. People were arrested in the Netherlands in four of the foiled attacks, which ranged from concrete preparations to […]
(Neue Zürcher Zeitung) Last November, in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, the Swiss federal police’s Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) issued a warning to Swiss financial intermediaries including banks, insurance companies, asset managers and payment service providers. The warning […]
(AP) Security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern Sweden city of Malmo, police said Wednesday, citing demonstrations that could lead to [unrest] and a heightened threat of terrorism in the Scandinavian country. “The security is going […]
(AFP) Polish security services said Tuesday they had deported a Tajikistan citizen on suspicion of “terrorist activities” and links to the Islamic State group that claimed a deadly attack in Moscow last month. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was “a […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 16-year-old boy who was previously suspended from school for carrying a knife and last year faced a weapons charge is at the centre of a counter-terrorism investigation after a frenzied knife attack on a bishop at the pulpit […]
(VOA) A surge of confidence by supporters of the Islamic State terror group — reflected in a series of online threats against Europe combined with its deadly attack on a concert hall in Russia — is giving security officials in the United […]
(CNN) The 18-year-old accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and planning attacks against churches in Idaho pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a federal terrorism charge, according to the court docket. Alexander Scott Mercurio pleaded not guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources […]
(ABC) Foreign adversaries and terrorist groups are sharpening their aim at the United States — targeting cyber operations, security and “mafia-like” tactics in an “increasingly concerning” way, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a speech on Tuesday. At the American Bar Association […]
(BBC) Security is being increased at Champions League games after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. Ministers in both France and Spain confirmed enhanced security measures. A pro-IS media channel published several images of stadiums hosting […]
(CNN) The FBI arrested a man on Saturday after he allegedly made plans to attack churches in Idaho and pledged his allegiance to ISIS, the Justice Department said. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 18, was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources […]
(ABC) Law enforcement officials expressed concern that radicals in the U.S. might respond to ISIS calls for similar attacks in the wake of last month’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow. The U.S. intelligence bulletin warns that ISIS operatives […]
(AFP) France’s sports minister said Wednesday that there was no “specific” terror threat to the Paris Olympics and that organisers were planning to go ahead with the opening ceremony on the river Seine. An attack on a Moscow concert hall last month […]
(GB News) England fans have been warned of a new terror threat as the European Championships this summer creep closer. After the recent attack in Moscow, Germany Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has claimed dangers have risen “to a new level” just 75 […]
(Hill) The deadly ISIS-K attack on a Moscow concert hall last week is raising concerns that plots by the terrorist group, once restricted to Afghanistan, could be carried out in the United States and Europe — and sooner than thought. Islamic State […]
(NY Post) ISIS-K terrorists could cross America’s porous borders, and carry out an attack like the Moscow concert hall mass shooting that killed 143 people, a US counter-terrorism official and experts warned. The ultra-violent offshoot of the Islamic State terror group is […]
(AFP) France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday said 13,500 police and anti-terror soldiers had been deployed outside 4,530 churches to protect them against any “terrorism” as they celebrate Easter. “Law enforcement forces are present everywhere nationwide from Good Friday to Easter […]
(BBC) The stabbing of an Iranian TV news channel presenter follows “heavy threats” made to the London-based station, a spokesman has said. Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati, 36, was attacked by a group outside his home in Wimbledon, south London. On Saturday […]
(Breitbart) An allegedly ISIS-tied Egyptian man was arrested in France in connection to a suspected terrorist plot against the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. French officers of the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) arrested a 62-year-old Egyptian with reported links to […]
(Brussels Times) A 25-year-old man from Menen (West Flanders) has been referred to the correctional court on charges of terrorism. The man, of Chechen origin, reportedly planned, together with his partner, an attack in Antwerp’s Jewish district. Three other suspects will have […]
(Iran International) Pouria Zeraati, the television host of the “Last Word” program on Iran International, was attacked by a group of unidentified individuals as he exited his residence in London on Friday. Zeraati, who was attacked in the early afternoon in south […]
(NL Times) The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a new warning for people traveling to France after the French government raised its domestic security threat level to its most heightened position. The assessment of “Emergency: Attack” was issued by Prime Minister […]
(AFP) French authorities are to deploy members of the security forces in front of all Catholic and Protestant churches for the upcoming Easter weekend, further bolstering security in the aftermath of the Moscow attack, according to a memo seen on Thursday. France […]
(CBC) A mysterious writer making propaganda for an Afghan branch of ISIS claimed to be based somewhere in Canada which, experts say, could be cause for concern for authorities. Voice of Khurasan, an online publication used by the Islamic State of Khorasan […]
(AFP) Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday defended French secularism following the resignation of a Paris school principal who received death threats after asking a student to remove her Muslim veil on the premises. Attal, a former education minister, said the state […]
(AFP) Belgium’s anti-terrorist agency on Tuesday said 650 people considered to have jihadist and other extremist ties are under surveillance in the country. The data was published as Belgian officials stress they are doing everything to prevent attacks after at least 139 […]
(Reuters) The Islamic State branch known as ISIS-Khorasan, which U.S. intelligence says appears responsible for the mass shooting attack near Moscow, poses the greatest Islamist threat to security in Germany, its interior minister said on Tuesday. “The threat level is still high,” […]
(Swiss Info) Several European countries, including France and Germany, are on high alert following a deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall. Switzerland is also a potential target from the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, which has claimed responsibility for […]
(ITV) The mother of a Manchester Arena bombing victim has told the prime minister that an attack on a Moscow concert venue shows why a new law enhancing security in public places in the UK must be introduced without delay. Figen Murray’s […]
(AFP) Friday’s attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say. Germany is the site of the Euro 2024 football championship in […]
(AFP) The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France’s interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be “ready.” The government upgraded the […]
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