France Suspected IS militants on trial for kidnapping French journalists The abductees testifying at the trial insisted they were sure in their identification of those who kidnapped them. 18/02/2025
Europe News Deadly stabbing in Villach an Islamist attack, Austrian police say The 23-year-old man stabbed five passers-by in southern Austria on Saturday, killing one 14-year-old child and injuring five others. 15/02/2025
Culture news Nobel Prize winning authors demand release of writer Boualem Sansal Multiple Nobel Prize-winning authors have signed a petition to demand the release of Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. 26/11/2024
France French teachers seek state protection after Paty and Bernard killings Following the murders of Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard, nationwide concerns over teacher safety in France have surged in recent years. 14/10/2024
Europe News German chancellor says Islamist rally will be met with 'consequences' More than 1,000 people participated in the demonstration in Hamburg on Saturday, with some calling for the establishment of a caliphate. 30/04/2024
World News Two men arrested following suspicions of plotting terrorist attack The foiled plan allegedly had the backing of an Islamic State offshoot, and was intended as violent retaliation for Quran burnings in Stockholm. 20/03/2024
Russia Alleged IS militants killed in shootout in southern Russia Six alleged members of the Islamic State group were killed in a shoot-out with police in the town of Karabulak in the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia on 2 March, authorites reported. 04/03/2024
Philippines Deadly bomb attack on Philippines Catholic mass kills 4, injures more A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed at least four people, wounding dozens of others, Sunday in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines, officials said. 03/12/2023
Germany German police swoop on Hezbollah-supporting 'extremists' Authorities are cracking down on supporters of Islamist groups after a rise in public antisemitism. 16/11/2023
France France to screen foreigners with radical record for possible expulsion The French administration is to carry out a review to determine which foreigners with a record of radicalism can be expelled from the country. 16/10/2023
Culture news Film of the Week: 'Les Filles d'Olfa' ('Four Daughters') A Cannes 2023 standout is released in cinemas, a bold and unique film that confronts motherhood and religious fundamentalism. 07/07/2023
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
Turkey Ex-Islamic State fighters still pose a risk in Turkey, finds report Numerous foreign nationals with links to ISIS have come to Turkey since the terror group was defeated in Syria and Spain. 01/03/2023
Burkina Faso Children among those kidnapped in Burkina Faso Original reports stated that 50 women were abducted, but it has since come to light that children were among that number. 19/01/2023
Denmark Danish woman jailed for travelling to Syria to support IS The suspect was repatriated from the Kurdish-controlled Roj camp in October 2021. 18/11/2022
Switzerland Swiss woman convicted of terrorism after Lugano stabbing in 2020 The 29-year-old had tried to slit the throats of two women in a department store. 19/09/2022
France Eight people to stand trial for role in 2016 Bastille Day attack The suspects will go on trial in Paris on Monday over their role in helping the attacker drive a truck into a crowd assembled for a Bastille Day fireworks display in Nice in 2016. 03/09/2022
United Kingdom Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' cell charged with terrorism The 38-year-old is believed to be one of the IS militants dubbed “The Beatles” due to their British accents. 11/08/2022
Syria US-led military coalition captures senior IS leader in northern Syria Media reports have identified the suspect as Syrian national Ahmad Hani al-Kurdi. 16/06/2022
Mali France says it has captured a senior Islamic State figure in Mali The French defence ministry has described it as "a new success" for Barkhane forces in the Sahel region. 15/06/2022