A dangerous extremist was 10 minutes from obtaining a gun that he wanted for an attack in Hyde Park in London when he was stopped in an armed police operation, a counter-terrorism chief has said. Edward Little, 22, had travelled by taxi from his home in Brighton to London with...
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More than 400 Jewish facilities across the US have received false bomb threats over email since Saturday, according to the Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish non-profit organization. Oren Segal, Vice President of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation League, told CNN they believe one person or a small number of individuals...
Leicester City’s stadium expansion plans have won formal planning approval – on condition that counter-terrorism measures are incorporated into the construction phase. The football club secured initial approval for 8,000 extra seats in the East Stand of its King Power Stadium, as well as other facilities including a hotel, commercial...
Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine – just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks. “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after Thursday’s talks in Brussels. EU leaders said the aid...
Police forces in England and Wales will receive up to £922 million extra funding next year, as the government continues its efforts to cut crime and keep communities safe. The proposed funding package for 2024/25, published today, could see a total of up to £18.4 billion pledged to support the police...
Danish authorities say they have foiled a planned major attack. Three people were arrested in Denmark and one in the Netherlands during dawn raids on Thursday, police said at a press conference. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was “as serious as it gets”. Authorities did not immediately disclose...
Dozens of people have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, authorities say. Fifty-three people were hurt in the attacks, including six children, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Kindergarten and hospital buildings were reportedly damaged by debris as authorities said 10 Russian ballistic...
The Netherlands raised its threat level for the first time since 2019 on Tuesday, saying the likelihood of a terrorist attack in the country had increased in recent months. The Dutch anti-terrorism agency raised the threat level to four, or “substantial”, on a five-step scale, citing the Israel-Gaza conflict as the cause. “Organisations like ISIS and Al Qaeda are...
London is facing the “biggest convergence of threats we have seen for a very long time” because of the conflict in Gaza with counter-terrorism arrests at “unprecedented levels” and a huge surge in inflammatory online material, police warned MPs on Tuesday. Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, the head of national counter-terrorism police, said the “extraordinary” situation was...
Cuba said late on Saturday it had thwarted a terrorist plot hatched in neighboring south Florida, according to a report broadcast on state-run media, after a man allegedly arrived on the island by jetski to commit acts of violence. The resulting investigation, which state-run media said was still underway, alleged...
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