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United Kingdom

Anjem Choudary charged in Britain with terror offences

Choudary and another man were charged following arrests last week.

24/07/2023

Finland

Far-right terror plot printed 3D guns to ignite Finland 'race war'

Police say the suspects shared 'accelerationist' ideologies to target immigrants and infrastructure to collapse society.

21/07/2023

France

French prime minister condemns car ramming attack on mayor's home

Authorities said the incident was an apparent attempt to burn down the local official's house.

02/07/2023

Germany

Seven arrested in Germany for allegedly funding IS terror group

Arrests targeted a network that allegedly used Telegram to send money to Syria via intermediaries.

31/05/2023

Spain

Spain elections re-open deep wounds, as ETA terrorists run for office

EH Bildu, a pro-independence party, has 44 candidates who have been found guilty of terror-related crimes on its electoral lists for upcoming regional elections in Spain. Seven of them were convicted of murder.

19/05/2023

Russia

France wants the EU to list Wagner mercenaries as 'terrorist group'

France's National Assembly adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to list Russian Wagner mercenaries as a "terrorist group".

10/05/2023

Culture news

'The Kerala Story': Islamic State film triggers bans in India

'The Kerala Story', released on 5 May, has been banned in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, with even calls for the film producer to be “hanged in public”.

09/05/2023

Europe News

Seven terror suspects with IS links 'deprived of liberty' in Belgium

The exact target to their planned terror attack has not yet been determined.

04/05/2023

Germany

Should states call far-right groups 'extremists'?

While most European countries have a system in place to fight domestic and international terrorism, they lack a specific way of dealing with extremist groups.

28/04/2023

Burkina Faso

At least 60 killed in suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Attacks blamed on suspected jihadists are on the rise in Burkina Faso, which is battling an insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali.

24/04/2023

Croatia

Why are Croatian MEPs downplaying terrorist and Nazi crimes?

Representatives from Croatia have recently been organising events dedicated to or featuring figures with less-than-stellar reputations. Why?

06/04/2023

Greece

Two held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant in Athens

Police in the Greek capital also believe possible attacks on other Jewish targets that could have resulted in multiple civilian casualties were also planned.

29/03/2023

Belgium

Seventh commemoration of 2016 Brussels attacks adds 33rd victim's name

Seventh commemoration of 2016 Brussels attacks adds 33rd victim's name after Shanti De Corte was euthanised last year.

22/03/2023

Mali

Journalist and aid worker freed in Mali after years as hostages

French journalist Olivier Dubois and US aid worker Jeffery Woodke have been freed after spending years as hostages of a jihadi group in Mali

20/03/2023

Turkey

NATO: Turkey says talks over Sweden and Finland's membership to resume

Ankara, which has been hostile to Swedish membership of NATO in particular, halted negotiations in January after anti-Turkish demonstrations in Stockholm.

27/02/2023

United Kingdom

Shamima Begum, who joined IS aged 15, loses her citizenship appeal

Shamima Begum, who travelled from UK to Syria aged 15 to join so-called Islamic State, loses citizenship appeal

22/02/2023

Culture news

How the death of an American in Paris 2015 could change internet law

For two decades, online platforms have been legally protected from the content uploaded onto them. That could change with a lawsuit over a woman who died in the 2015 Paris ISIS terror attacks.

21/02/2023

Health news

The next big threat to humanity is bioterrorism, says Bill Gates

Bill Gates, who already warned us about the pandemic and climate change, says bioterrorism is the next big threat we're not worrying about enough.

14/02/2023

Europe News

Immersive exhibition recreates harassment suffered by ETA opponents

Between 1968 and 2010, ETA, a separatist group based in the Basque Country, killed 829 people and injured thousands.

02/02/2023

Austria

Vienna Terror Attack: Trial enters its final day

A jury in Vienna is considering its verdict in the trial of six men accused of involvement in a terrorist gun attack in the city in November 2020 in which four people died.

01/02/2023