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France heightens New Year's Eve security amid ‘terrorist’ threat

Some 90,000 police officers will be mobilised across the country as it remains under a ‘very high’ terrorist threat warning.

Europe News

'Huge risk' of terrorist attack across EU: Bloc's home affairs chief

The European Union is facing a “huge risk” of terrorist attacks over the Christmas period, the bloc’s home affairs chief warned on Tuesday.

Germany

Teen held on suspicion of plotting German Christmas market attack

Officials say the 15-year-old wrote in a chat group about plans for an attack in Western Germany.

World News

'Lone wolves': Who is recruiting Europe's biggest terror threat?

Europol warns that lone actors will carry out the majority of terrorist attacks in the EU - with Islamist terrorism the biggest threat in Western Europe.

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France

Two detained in France over possible link to Brussels gunman

The two men are suspected of having conspired with Abdesalem Lassoued, the 45-year-old Tunisian national who killed two Swedes in Brussels on 16 October.

Spain

Spain's far-right Vox wants to freeze citizenship for Muslims

Spain's far-right has tabled a proposal to stop granting citizenship and residence permits to people from 'Islamic culture'.

Belgium

Commemorations in Brussels, as Islamic State claims shooting attack

Swedish authorities say the suspect had previously served a prison sentence in the Nordic nation, but have not released any specific details of the crime, nor length of sentence.

Ukraine

Russia planning attack on nuclear plant, claims Zelenskyy

Ukraine's President warned on Thursday Russia is preparing a "terrorist attack with radiation leakage".

Syria

IS leader who claimed France terror attacks reportedly killed in Syria

The US military says Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was killed in a precision air strike on Monday.

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Watch: Brussel's terrorist victims remembered

Victims of Brussel's deadliest terrorist attack were remembered on Wednesday morning at the seventh commemoration of the event

Europe News

Brussels terror threat 'unlikely' after Commission gets alarming email

The two messages were written in Russian saying an 'explosion' would happen on the city's metro on Wednesday 8 March.

Pakistan

At least 61 killed in suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

Most casualties were police officers as the mosque is located within a sprawling compound that also serves as the city's police headquarters.

Turkey

Kurdish groups deny involvement as dozens held over Istanbul blast

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) both said they played no part in Sunday's explosion in Turkey's largest city.

New Zealand

Terrorist who killed 51 in New Zealand mosque attacks files appeal

Tarrant, a white supremacist, gunned down worshippers at two Christchurch mosques during Friday prayers in March 2019.

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.

Somalia

Somali forces end al-Shabab hotel attack that left at least 21 dead

It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to contain the fighters who had stormed Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in an assault leaving at least 21 dead and scores wounded.

Somalia

At least 10 dead as gunmen storm Somalia hotel

Gunfire could still be heard early Saturday as security forces tried to contain the last of the attackers.

Germany

Germany to pay more money to Munich Olympics attack victims' families

The German government has indicated that it is willing to pay further compensation to the families of 11 Israeli athletes who were killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by members of a Palestinian group.

France

France marks 10th anniversary of antisemitic shootings in Toulouse

Seven people — including three children — were killed in a series of shootings in southwestern France in March 2012.

France

Four convicted in trial over Islamic State killing of French priest

The defendants were convicted of conspiring to kill 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel in his Normandy church in 2016.