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New Zealand

New Zealand: Supermarket attacker stayed despite immigration fraud

Ahamed Samsudeen's refugee status was cancelled in 2019 after authorities found evidence of fraud.

5 September 2021

New Zealand

New Zealand vows anti-terror laws change after supermarket attack

Authorities say Friday's knife attack by an ISIS supporter has highlighted deficiencies in New Zealand's anti-terror laws.

4 September 2021

New Zealand

New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people

An ISIS supporter stabbed and injured six people in an Auckland supermarket before police shot and killed him, New Zealand authorities said on Friday.

3 September 2021

World News

Euroviews. Taliban takeover could lead to renewed terror attacks in Europe | View

"Once the West begins to pressure the new regime in Kabul, it is very likely that the Taliban will allow al-Qaeda to set up a firm presence in the country again. Then it is just a matter of time before we see attacks emanating outwards."

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Macron demands 'robust' EU plan against illegal migration

Macron warned in a televised address on Monday that "the destabilisation of Afghanistan also risks leading to irregular migratory flows towards Europe".

World News

First person tried under Hong Kong national security law found guilty

The first person to be tried under Hong Kong's sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism.

Europe

Five years after Nice attack, is France's terror threat any weaker?

As France remembers the horror of the 2016 Bastille Day attack that killed 86 people, here's how the terror threat has evolved in the country over the past five years.

Norway

Norwegian court gives Syrian teen 5-year jail term for planning terror

The court ruled that juvenile punishment was not applicable in the case and that “there is a risk of recurrence and that imprisonment is required and imperative."

Netherlands

Dutch court convicts woman for spreading IS propaganda

The woman's sentence was double the three years originally demanded by prosecutors, with judges saying the sentence request was “far too low”.

Italy

Ensuring 'lasting defeat' of IS on agenda at Global Coalition summit

The summit in Rome is co-chaired by the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi di Maio, and his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, and will be attended by more than 80 international delegations.

World News

COVID-19 gave terrorists new opportunities, Europol says

Jihadist terrorism remains the biggest threat to the EU, Europol found, also flagging that right-wing extremists are increasingly younger.

Europe News

Fugitive far-right soldier apparently found dead, says Belgian police

A body was found on Sunday by people walking in a wooded area. Initial evidence indicates it is Conings and that he killed himself, Belgian police said.

France

Albanian man accused of aiding Nice terror attack extradited to France

Endri Elezi is suspected of aiding Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who rammed a truck into a crowd in the French coastal city on July 14, 2016.

Canada

Canada rules Iran's downing of civilian plane was 'terrorist act'

More than 170 people including Swedes, Britons and Germans were killed when the Ukrainian Airlines plane was shot down over Tehran last January.

World News

Leaders take part in 'Christchurch Call' to prevent radicalisation

Leaders from around the world have been taking part in the "Christchurch Call" on how to tackle online radicalisation more effectively

France

Two former Italian left-wing terrorists surrender to French police

On Wednesday, French authorities arrested seven former members of the Italian Red Brigades, who were wanted on domestic terrorism charges in the 1970s and 1980s.

Italy

Fugitive Italian leftist militants attend first extradition hearing

The nine former members and supporters of the Red Brigades have been convicted of terror offences in Italy dating back to the 1970s and 80s.

France

France to unveil anti-terrorism bill days after attack against officer

The most controversial measure concerns the so-called "algorithm" technique which allows the automated processing of connection data to detect threats.

Spain

Spanish police raid 'far-right' 3D-printed gun workshop

Spanish police have released images of a raid on an illegal workshop in Tenerife that was making guns from 3D printers. They also found white supremacist literature and manuals on making explosives.

France

Five women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot

Five women were arrested overnight in the city of Bezier in connexion with a possible terror plot, police said Sunday.