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A teenager who was inspired by Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced after he planned an attack on an Oasis concert. McKenzie Morgan, from the village of Llanfrechfa near Cwmbran in South Wales, can be named for the first time after he turned 18. He has been detained for...

Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged “terrorists” and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those they label as “rioters” and “insurgents”. Iran’s chief coroner has laid the blame for the deaths of demonstrators in Iran on what he said were...

Second man arrested after ‘sinister video’ of masked men threatening NI councillors A second man has been arrested by police investigating threats to councillors in Newry, Mourne and Down. A 36-year-old man was arrested after searches in the Newry area on Tuesday, along with a 46-year-old man. Both were arrested...

The United States has delivered a fresh consignment of military supplies to Nigerian security forces in a move officials say will bolster ongoing operations against terrorist and violent extremist groups across the country.   The delivery was confirmed on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) on its official...

A 25-year-old man has admitted to the attempted murder of an army officer outside his barracks in Kent. Anthony Esan pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton, who was stabbed “repeatedly” in Sally Port Gardens near Brompton Barracks in Chatham on 23 July 2024. He appeared at Maidstone Crown Court via video-link...

Two men have been found guilty of planning an Islamic State-inspired gun terror attack on a mass gathering of Jews in Manchester. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, had a ‘visceral dislike’ of Jewish people and wanted to cause ‘untold harm’, but the plot was discovered as they unknowingly...

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