EU ministers plan hybrid threat response amid warnings of Russian sabotage

The EU is drawing up a new mechanism to coordinate its response to Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks, as European officials warn that Moscow is planning further operations across the continent. European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday have been tasked with developing the bloc’s so-called “emergency security protocol,” designed to help member…

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Iran behind attacks of Jewish sites in Liège and Antwerp, says Belgian intelligence agency

Global calls from Iran directly triggered two Belgian terror attacks, according to Gert Vercauteren, head of the country’s Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA), who confirmed the international link on Thursday. Speaking to Francophone broadcaster RTBF, the security chief stated that perpetrators “certainly” acted on Tehran’s orders to strike Jewish locations worldwide. In March, explosives…

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First terrorism charge with ‘misanthropy’ cited as motivation

A teenager found with an axe and a stash of knives in a duffle bag has been charged with preparing a terrorist attack in the first case said to be motivated by “misanthropy”. It comes amid concerns that young people preparing mass casualty attacks are escaping with relatively minor charges because they are not considered…

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Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Egypt of backing Tigray rebels as fighting rages

Ethiopia’s army commander has accused Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups fighting its troops in the north of the country after heavy clashes resumed between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government. Speaking on the army’s YouTube channel on Sunday, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula said it was “fighting forces that are…

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Missouri man charged in two bomb threats in Gloversville Saturday morning

A Missouri man is in custody in Fulton County, accused of making two anonymous bomb threats in Gloversville. At about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, members of the Gloversville Police Department were dispatched to an anonymous bomb threat at Antonucci Foods, on S. Main St. in the City of Gloversville. The response to this initial call resulted…

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