Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Man 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…
Read MoreCastle Rock man pleads guilty to attempting to support ISIS after arrest at Denver airport in 2023
A man who attempted to join and help ISIS in 2023 has accepted a plea deal earlier this month, according to court documents. On Aug. 5, 21-year-old Davin Meyer pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to FBI Denver. Meyer was arrested…
Read MoreColorado man who planned to join Islamic State group pleads guilty to federal terrorism charge
A 21-year-old Colorado man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a single federal charge of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization after he planned to travel to Iraq to join the Islamic State group at age 18. “I need to convince myself that you understand your decision to plead guilty, the consequences…
Read MoreBrazil orders suspension of Discord livestreams after teen suicide
Brazil’s data protection agency on Wednesday, August 12, ordered Discord to suspend livestreams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen girl was allegedly incited to commit suicide during a broadcast. In a case described by one police officer as a “real-life horror show,” a 13-year-old girl in a…
Read MoreDrone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages
A drone strike ignited a fire at an electrical substation in western Libya on Wednesday, knocking the facility out of service in the latest of a wave of attacks on energy and oil infrastructure that threaten to plunge the country into further chaos. The state-run General Electricity Company said in a statement that a power…
Read MoreFortify tip leads deputies to Florida teens, homemade arsenal, white supremacy material
Two Florida middle school students are facing felony charges after investigators say they found homemade guns, explosives and evidence of an alleged armed robbery plot. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said a FortifyFL tip on April 27 reported two juveniles using Telegram to discuss homemade weapons and devices and conspire to commit an armed…
Read MoreIranian-backed Houthis kill 4 in attack on vessel
Four people were killed Tuesday by Houthis firing missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, Yemeni authorities said. The Transportation Ministry of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said the dead included four Pakistani nationals and an Indonesian. A ministry statement said the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles on the Yemeni commercial vessel. They are…
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