Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Nigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by gunmen in north-central Niger State last week. An armed group posted a video on Facebook and WhatsApp showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people…
Read MoreNew evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the U.S. for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Wednesday for the federal trial…
Read MoreU.S. officially delists Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism
The U.S. State Department officially delisted Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday, marking a significant step toward the country’s reintegration into the global economy and the international community. The announcement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio comes about a month and a half after President Donald Trump informed Congress of his intent…
Read MoreIRS proposal would force nonprofits to disclose fraud or terrorism convictions of leaders
The Trump administration is weighing a proposal to require nonprofits to disclose in their annual tax filings whether their top officials have been convicted of certain financial or terrorism-related crimes, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told CBS News. The IRS disclosure requirement would be added to the Form 990, the annual return that…
Read MoreFinland charges mother with trafficking children to Islamic State-controlled areas of Syria
A Finnish-Russian woman has been charged with trafficking her children to parts of Syria then controlled by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, Finnish prosecutors said on Thursday. The woman has been charged with two counts of aggravated human trafficking for the alleged crimes, spanning 2014-2024, Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said. She denies the charges.…
Read MoreFBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol building
A woman has been charged with providing support to a terror group after allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol building in Albany, federal officials said Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly told a confidential source that she supported ISIS and asked for help learning to make explosives, according to…
Read MoreMan accused of threat against U.S. Consulate in Halifax facing terrorism charge, Crown says
The Halifax man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. Consulate in the city’s downtown is facing a new charge for what a Crown prosecutor is describing as an act of terrorism. Ali Assakereh, 54, appeared in Halifax provincial court on Wednesday for a bail hearing on charges laid last week after an incident that…
Read MoreA grenade blast near a school complex in the Afghan capital wounds at least 42 children, the UN says
An explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded at least 42 children, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The U.N. political mission in Afghanistan confirmed the injuries near the education center and said the children are between 9 and 14 years old, according to U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Earlier, Kabul…
Read MoreUK Extremist convicted of preparing acts of terrorism
A man who attempted to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) has been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism. Mohamed Mohamoud, who was born in Somalia but moved to Bristol in 2020, previously admitted that he flew back to his home country in January 2025 and tried to join the terrorist organisation as a…
Read MoreTurkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law a measure that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants as part of a government peace effort with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The measure was published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday. It will only come into force after Turkey’s National…
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