Antonia Juelich Boko Haram fighters are using the artificial intelligence chatbots of Big Tech companies to help build more powerful bombs, plan attacks and solve problems during combat, according to research by the University of Cambridge. How are terrorists using AI? Semi-structured interviews with 27...
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‘Just ask Grok’: How ISIL is using Big Tech’s AI to build bombs By Caolán Magee Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026 Evidence shared exclusively with Al Jazeera shows ISIL supporters sharing ways to bypass AI safeguards. Boko Haram fighters are using the artificial intelligence chatbots...
23 Sep 2026, 18:01 Jonathan Beale, Defence Correspondent and Vicky Wong The British military has been jamming or blocking satellites from other countries in order to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told. The RAF has been using a ground-based system for the past...
22 Sep 2026 Ishara Danasekara, BBC Sinhala and Kumudu Jayawardana, BBC Sinhala Sri Lanka’s High Court has given long jail sentences to 15 men charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Those found guilty include Naufer...
23 Sep 2026, 02:08 Becky Morton and Harry Sekulich The UK will set up a new centre to “stem the poisonous tide” of disinformation, including from Russia, and lead efforts to establish global safety standards for artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. In his first...
By Lauren Hirst, North West and Lucy Manning, Special correspondent Published 22 September 2026, 16:58 BST Updated 11 minutes ago Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur. The men, both in their 30s, were arrested on Sunday on the...
Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops. Shaun Walker in Prague and Riga Sun 20 Sep 2026 17.47 BST Last modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 02.30 BST European intelligence officials have raised the possibility of...
Friday 18 September 2026 at 5:11pm Vladimir Putin’s government has warned that British facilities in Ukraine will be considered “legitimate targets” if they are used to support long-range strikes against Russia. The Russian foreign ministry summoned the UK’s deputy head of mission in Moscow, Danae Dholakia, to complain about British...
Jonathan Wilson has been put behind bars after counter-terror police found the items at his Macclesfield house A man has been put behind bars after police stormed his home and uncovered terror attack guides and ‘potential bomb-making materials’. Officers raided Jonathan Wilson’s house in Macclesfield in December 2023 following reports...
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 18 – Kenya, the United Kingdom and the United States have launched a new counter-terrorism hotline and online reporting portal in a fresh push to harness information from communities to detect and disrupt terrorist threats before attacks occur. The initiative, unveiled in Nairobi on Friday, gives Kenyans...
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