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Interior Minister: Terrorist risk still very high in France

October 7, 2019 Today News Terrorist Threat

France’s interior minister said on Monday that the terrorist risk remained “high” to “very high” in France following the killing of four police personnel by a radicalized colleague. Minister Christophe Castaner, who also reiterated he had no plans to resign, added[...]

Terrorists attack Israeli soldiers and worshipers at Joseph’s Tomb

October 7, 2019 Today News Terrorism / Terrorist Threat

Israeli military forces who operated in Judea and Samaria overnight and into early Monday arrested 10 Palestinian Authority Arab suspects accused of involvement in terrorist activities and violence against civilians and security forces. All of the suspects were turned over to[...]

UNHRC: Experts say terror financing main security concern in South Asia

September 25, 2019 Today News Terror Financing

Experts have shown concern over terrorism financing by state and non-states actors in South Asia, especially from Pakistan, for security in the region and rest of the world. The experts from Europe and UK were speaking at a side event titled[...]

British counter-terrorism authorities foiled 22 terrorist attacks since March 2017

September 10, 2019 Today News Terrorist Threat

British authorities have foiled 22 attacks since March 2017, three more than previously reported, Scotland Yard's most senior counter-terrorism officer said on Monday. Seven related to "suspected right wing terrorism," Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu told a conference on international[...]

Donald Trump: Afghanistan is the ‘Harvard University of terrorism’

August 21, 2019 Today News Terrorist Threat

President Donald Trump continued to say Tuesday that the US is talking to the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban and he is "looking at different things" in the region. Speaking at the White House, Trump lamented that US involvement in[...]

Burkina Faso troops killed in major terrorist attack

August 20, 2019 Today News Terrorism / Terrorist Attack

More than a dozen soldiers have been killed in a "major attack" by "terrorist armed groups" in northern Burkina Faso, the army said, adding that it could be the deadliest ever against the armed forces.

Sexual consent classes offered to Berlin refugees following high-profile rape cases

August 8, 2019 Today News Terrorism

Participation is voluntary for the four-hour course, "Together for Security," which Germany's integration commissioner Annette Widmann-Mauz called for following a gang rape case in Freiburg in which 10 of the 11 suspects are refugees.

Facebook takes action as terrorists found using platform to recruit and campaign

July 24, 2019 Today News Terrorist Threat

"When terrorists misuse the internet," Facebook explained in a blog post on Wednesday, July 24, "they often upload the same piece of content to multiple platforms to maximize their reach." This has allowed the social media giant—along with Google, Microsoft and[...]

At least three people are killed in the latest Afghan hotel attack

July 15, 2019 Today News Terrorism / Terrorist Attack

Attackers entered a hotel in western Afghanistan on Saturday and killed at least three security forces in an ongoing incident, an official told AFP. The attack was underway...

Two men from Bradford charged with terrorism offences

July 11, 2019 Today News Terrorism

Mohammed Shehzad, 21, and Safaan Ali, 18, both from Bradford, were arrested on Tuesday and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier. Mr Ali, of Fairbank Road...

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