brussels bureau European leaders lay out fresh plans to fight religious extremism In the wake of a spate of terrorist attacks in Europe in recent weeks, European leaders set out plans to tackle the problem on Tuesday. 10/11/2020
Green News Extinction Rebellion responds to ‘ridiculous’ criminalisation threat Home Secretary Priti Patel has threatened to classify Extinction Rebellion as an organised crime group. 07/09/2020
Mali Mali's military coup: What it means and why it matters Events in Mali could have a ripple effect across West Africa, and heighten issues such as poverty and terrorism. 20/08/2020
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso officers killed 31 unarmed detainees, says HRW The victims, all from the nomadic Muslim Peuhl or Fulani community, were reportedly killed within hours of being arrested in the northern town of Djibo on April 9, HRW said in a statement. 20/04/2020
View We need to stop pretending that we do enough to curtail terrorists’ online influence ǀ View 13/12/2019
Denmark Police in Denmark make arrests over suspected terror plot Police in Denmark said they made several raids around the country, arresting a number of people in connection with suspected preparations for an Islamist militant attack 11/12/2019
brussels bureau 'There might be retaliation' - EU security fears after al-Baghdadi The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so called Islamic State group or Daesh, leaves a vacuum at the top of the terrorist organisation, and while the frequency of IS attacks on European soil has been decreasing recently. EU officials are warning the threat is far from over. 31/10/2019
World Interpol maritime operation detects over 12 foreign terror suspects A maritime border operation coordinated by Interpol has detected more than a dozen suspected "foreign terrorist fighters" (FTFs) travelling across the Mediterranean. 19/09/2019
World Watch: Interpol film shows how to recognise homemade explosives An award-winning film by Interpol shows first responders how to recognise possible homemade explosives 01/10/2018
United Kingdom Counter-terrorism police join investigation into UK knife attack A major security operation was launched in the northern English town of Barnsley after a woman attacked a man with a knife. 08/09/2018
World WATCH: UK terror suspect named as calls intensify for a no-car zone around London’s parliament. 16/08/2018
