Terrorism threat

Europe News

Austrian police arrest teen for plotting Vienna railway station attack

A teenager has been arrested for allegedly plotting an attack on a major railway station in Vienna.

19/02/2025

Europe News

Magdeburg Christmas market attack leaves Germany in mourning and fear

The violence, which comes as Germany prepares for snap elections in February, has left the nation in mourning and its sense of security deeply shaken.

23/12/2024

Norway

Norway introduces temporary border checks over terror threat level

Norway's security agency cited an increased threat to Jewish and Israeli targets in particular for raising the security level in the country.

13/10/2024

Europe News

No further suspects after two arrested in Taylor Swift concert plot

Authorities confirm no other suspects are being sought after two individuals were arrested for planning to use knives or homemade explosives outside Taylor Swift concerts in Austria.

08/08/2024

Culture news

Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts cancelled after police foil terror plot

Earlier on Wednesday, Austrian police apprehended a 19-year-old suspect who had reportedly pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group.

07/08/2024

Australia

Australia lifts terrorism threat level from 'possible' to 'probable'

The Australian government on Monday elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.

05/08/2024

Culture news

Eurovision: Israel contestant warned to stay in her hotel room

As protest from Palestinian sympathisers and fellow entrants loom in Eurovision host city Malmö, Eden Golan has been advised to stay out of sight when not performing.

02/05/2024

France

Man detained after police operation at Iranian consulate in Paris

Police said they detained a man behaving suspiciously outside the Iranian embassy in Paris on Friday.

19/04/2024

Denmark

Danish police arrest three people on terrorism charges

It comes only two days after the Netherlands announced it raised its terrorism threat level to 'substantial'

14/12/2023

Netherlands

Dutch counterterror agency raises national threat alert

The ongoing conflict in Israel, Quran desecrations in Europe, and increased threats from jihadism, along with recent attacks in nearby countries, have made the Netherlands counterterrorism agency raise its security level.

12/12/2023

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.

05/12/2023

Finland

Finnish neo-Nazis convicted in 'race war' plot using 3D printed guns

Prosecutors showed in court how the men planned to use 3D semi-automatic printed guns to launch the attacks on ethnic and religious minorities, key infrastructure and political opponents.

01/11/2023

Ocean Calls

Ocean Calls podcast: Are underwater cables safe?

In partnership with The European Commission

The media loves telling stories about how one country could steal data from their adversary or cut their web connection altogether by attacking undersea cables. But how true are these claims?

11/05/2023

Germany

Iranian national arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting attack

The 32-year-old suspect was believed to have procured lethal poisons including cyanide and ricin, but authorities have confirmed that no evidence was found in his flat.

08/01/2023

Italy

Italian 'white supremacist' arrested on suspicion of inciting hatred

The 23-year-old allegedly spread neo-Nazi content online, possessed weapons, and had made death threats against an Italian senator who survived the Holocaust.

27/10/2022

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South Korea continued nationwide anti-terror drills.

South Korea continued nationwide anti-terror drills on Wednesday as part of the annual Ulchi Exercise.

24/08/2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Western countries issue terror warning for Kabul airport

The UK, the US and Australia have warned people to stay away from Kabul airport due to the "high threat" of a terrorist attack. European nations are winding down evacuations.

26/08/2021

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Heavy military in Kabul, Afghans try to leave capital

Police tightened security in Kabul as the lightning Taliban offensive continued to close on Afghanistan's capital.

14/08/2021

Norway

Norway marks a decade since Utoya massacre killed 77 people

On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing.

22/07/2021

United Kingdom

British woman pleads guilty to St Paul's Cathedral terror plot

Safiyya Shaikh, 36, was planning on planting a bomb at the famed London cathedral as she prepared her pledge of allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

21/02/2020