Archive for October 2025
Three held on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence
Three men have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the Metropolitan Police has said. The three, aged 48, 45, and 44, were arrested at addresses in west and central London. Searches are ongoing at these and another address in west London. They were arrested on suspicion of assisting a…
Read MoreAmerican missionary reportedly kidnapped in Niger
An American missionary was kidnapped from his home in the West African nation of Niger, multiple security sources told BBC’s US partner CBS News. The man, who has not been officially identified, was kidnapped in the capital, Niamey, on Tuesday, about 100 yards (91 metres) from the presidential palace where ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum…
Read MoreJaguar Land Rover hack is costliest cyber attack in UK history, say analysts
The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cost an estimated £1.9bn and be the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history, according to researchers. Experts at the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) have analysed the continuing fallout from the hack, which halted the car giant’s production on 1 September for five weeks and…
Read MoreCoeur d’Alene man pleads guilty to plotting ISIS attack on local churches
A Coeur d’Alene man has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Alexander Scott Mercurio, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis. Court records reveal that Mercurio pledged allegiance to ISIS…
Read MoreKnowledge of ISIS could be factor in jury selection in Pa. prison guard stabbing case
Knowledge of the Islamic state of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS, could be a factor in jury selection for a federal inmate accused of a terrorist attack on an Allenwood Federal Prison guard in 2020. The prosecuting and defense attorneys on Monday asked U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann to allow prospective…
Read MoreFBI releases new videos of 2021 D.C. pipe bomb suspect, as case remains unsolved
The FBI is reupping its call for information about an unsolved case that has vexed the agency for years: the planting of bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters the night before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The agency released several new security camera videos of the still-unidentified suspect…
Read More83 arrests in landmark African operation against terrorism financing
A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the illegal activity supporting it, has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and the identification of 160 persons of interest. Operation Catalyst (July – September 2025) aimed to identify and disrupt financial flows and schemes found to have connections to terrorism financing and its support networks.…
Read MoreUK removes terrorism designation for Syria’s HTS
The British government on Tuesday removed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group which spearheaded the Syrian rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, from its list of banned terrorist organisations. HTS, a former al Qaeda affiliate, was proscribed in 2017, meaning that Britain designated it as a terrorist group, making it illegal to support…
Read MoreNorth Texas woman charged with aiding terrorism in July 4 attack on Alvarado ICE facility
A North Texas woman has been arrested in connection with a violent July 4 attack on a federal immigration detention center in Alvarado where masked assailants opened fire on police and vandalized vehicles, according to arrest records. Janette Goering was arrested at her home in Carrollton on Oct. 21, according to the DFW Support Committee,…
Read MoreLafayette LA resident accused of terrorism pleads not guilty
Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, who is accused of helping a terrorist attack in Israel in 2023, has pleaded not guilty. Al-Muhtadi was arraigned today before Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst in federal district court in Lafayette on charges of providing support to a foreign terrorist organization and visa fraud, with the help of an interpreter. Al-Muhtadi…
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