Terrorism
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UK’s Supreme Court to rule on return of ISIS bride
Britain’s highest court will rule Friday whether Shamima Begum, a woman stripped of her UK citizenship for joining ISIS in Syria, can return to ... World News -
COVID-19 pandemic inequalities favor ‘terrorism’: Jordan’s King Abdullah
Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Thursday inequalities and the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic created fertile ground for the ... Coronavirus -
German police raid suspected extremists in Berlin
Hundreds of German police officers conducted coordinated raids early Thursday in Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg in the investigation ... World News -
Insurgents strike northeast Nigeria’s main city of Maiduguri, leaving 10 dead
Suspected insurgents pounded the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri with rocket-propelled grenades late on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people ... World News -
Turkish police nab Iraqi ISIS suspect in Ankara, rescue 7-year-old Yazidi girl
Turkish police have detained a suspected Iraqi ISIS group militant and rescued a 7-year-old girl from Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority he had ... Middle East -
13 killed in eastern DR Congo attacks blamed on ADF militia
Thirteen people have died in attacks in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni, local officials and experts said on Wednesday, blaming a notorious ... World News -
German court sentences ISIS leader to 10 years, 6 months in prison
An Iraqi preacher said to be ISIS’ de facto leader in Germany was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison by a German court on Wednesday.For ... World News -
Philippines army says nine women arrested over bomb plots
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday.Security ... World News -
Study shows people with violent extremist views may have worse cognitive abilities
People with extremist views who endorse violence towards others may suffer from worse cognitive abilities including working memory, according to a new ... World News -
University professor killed in Afghan capital bomb blast, as violence spikes
A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days ... World News -
Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi explosive-laden drone targeting Khamis Mushait
The Arab Coalition has intercepted and destroyed yet another Houthi explosive drone launched toward Khamis Mushait in yet another attack in as many ... Gulf -
Russia detains 19 extremist militants who were planning attacks
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday it had detained 19 suspected extremist militants planning attacks in the North Caucasus.The ... World News -
Arab Coalition destroys another Houthi explosive drone targeting Khamis Mushait
The Arab Coalition has intercepted and destroyed yet another Houthi explosive drone launched toward Khamis Mushait in yet another attack in as many ... Gulf -
Bangladesh sentences five to death for the 2015 killing of blogger
A special tribunal in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday sentenced five members of a banned militant group to death and a sixth man to life in prison for ... World News -
Iran denies links to group behind attack on Iraq’s Erbil
Iran denied on Tuesday statements by some Iraqi officials that it has links to the Saraya Awliya al-Dam group, which claimed responsibility for the ... Middle East -
‘If you attack our cities, we will attack yours,’ Hezbollah’s Nasrallah tells Israel
The Israeli Defense Forces held large scale exercises along the northern border with Lebanon on Feb. 9-10. Middle East -
Saudi Arabia condemns ‘terrorist’ attack targeting Iraq’s Erbil: SPA
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned the “terrorist attack” that targeted Erbil International Airport in Iraq, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing ... Gulf -
France to intensify effort to ‘decapitate’ al-Qaeda-linked groups in Sahel: Macron
France will intensify its efforts to help “decapitate” Qaeda-linked groups in the Sahel, President Emmanuel Macron told regional leaders via video ... World News -
Arab Coalition destroys Houthi drone heading towards Abha Airport
The Arab Coalition announced it had intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia that was heading towards the Abha ... Gulf -
Erbil rocket attack by Iran-backed militia was to send message to US, experts say
A rocket attack targeting US-led forces in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan northern region of Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and ... Features