The United States and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger cooperation on counterterrorism, border security and dismantling networks that support extremist groups. The fourth round of the US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue was held in Washington on Tuesday, 4 August. According to a statement issued by the US State Department, the...
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Scheme aiming to stop people turning to terrorism has 39% overall rise in referrals in year to September 2025 A record number of people have been referred to the government’s anti-terror programme in England and Wales, with a 39% rise over the last year, including a 20% rise in referrals...
A German court on Wednesday sentenced seven members and one supporter of a far-right terrorist cell to prison terms ranging from 18 months to five years, including for attacks on asylum seekers’ accommodation. The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg convicted the defendants, who were between 14 and 21 years...
A Norwegian man, who travelled to the UK to commit an assassination, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. Johannes Kongsnes Natland was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield in March 2025, in possession of two firearms and 19 rounds of ammunition. He had arrived at Manchester Airport two...
The Islamist terrorist group al-Shabab has stepped up its attacks in central Somalia and captured new areas in Hiiran province. A military spokesman said on Monday that government troops and local clan militias have been attempting to repel the Islamists’ offensive since the weekend. Nevertheless, al-Shabab fighters have reportedly succeeded...
A total of 12 people have been arrested over an ‘extreme right-wing threat’ to an Islamic event in Suffolk, police said. The arrests were made as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London investigation. Counter-terror police say the probe is ‘extreme right-wing terrorism-related’ and connected to a...
The murder of Ann Widdecombe is now being treated as terrorism. Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing have taken over the investigation into the death of the 78-year-old former minister in Devon last week. A 28-year-old white British man from Rotherham was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday. The suspect...
Two people were killed and at least six others were injured in a shooting in the Canadian city of Toronto on Saturday night, police said. Toronto Police said the suspects remained at large, but that the scene has been secured. They also urged the public to avoid the area....
A young neo-Nazi is facing jail for planning a mass gun attack after being snared by MI5 in an undercover sting at an east London car park. Alfie Coleman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, was found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts after an Old Bailey retrial. ...
Eight people who were found guilty of terrorism-related charges earlier this year for a 2025 attack on an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, learned their punishments on Tuesday. One member of the group, identified as the group’s leader, was sentenced to a century in prison. The U.S. Attorney’s...
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