15/07/24
Trump rally shooting: what we know about the suspected gunman
The early portrait that has emerged of the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who authorities say tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in the state on Saturday before secret service agents shot him to death is a complicated and so far sparse one. Thomas Matthew Crooks resided in Bethel .....
11/07/24
University extends research on extremism
Anglia Ruskin University’s International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute (IPPPRI) is set to further develop its research in the field of extremism and counter-terrorism through new research themes and an addition to its team. Dr William Allchorn has just joined IPPPRI and will be part of its Global .....
11/07/24
India, Russia call for 'zero tolerance' to terrorism
India and Russia on July 9 called for "zero tolerance" to terrorism and pressed for an "uncompromising fight" against the international menace as they stressed the importance of increasing global cooperation without hidden agendas and double standards, in a veiled jibe at Pakistan and its all-weather ally China.In .....
09/07/24
Ukraine mourns after day of Russian air strikes
A day of mourning is being observed in Ukraine after one of the worst waves of Russian missile strikes in months, with at least 41 people killed and 166 injured. The main children's hospital in the capital Kyiv was among buildings hit in cities across the country on Monday. Two people died when a .....
08/07/24
Violence breaks out on streets of France as far-right National Rally loses to left-wing alliance in election
Violent clashes erupted on the streets of France as a left-wing coalition won the most seats in the parliamentary elections, beating Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally which came third. The results dashed Ms Le Pen's hopes of forming the country's first hard-right government since the war .....
05/07/24
Two arrested after Enniskillen terrorism searches
Detectives from the Police Service’s Terrorism Investigation Unit have made two arrests and carried out searches in the Enniskillen area earlier today, Wednesday 3rd July. The proactive operation was in relation to the discovery of an improvised explosive device in Co Louth on 9th June. Detective Chief Inspector .....
04/07/24
Trainee nurse guilty of plot to launch suicide bomb attack on hospital
A trainee nurse has been found guilty of attempting to launch an ISIS-inspired suicide attack using a homemade bomb on the hospital where he worked. Mohammad Sohail Farooq, 28, was arrested outside St James's Hospital in Leeds with a viable bomb, manufactured from a pressure cooker containing 9.9kg of low .....
02/07/24
Ten Gets Aggravated Life Sentence for 2015 Ankara Bombing
Ten suspected ISIS militants were sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday for a second time in a retrial over their role in twin bombings that killed 101 people in Turkey’s capital in 2015. The 10 Turkish men were originally jailed for life in 2018 for planning the suicide bombings and for murder. .....
02/07/24
Radical preacher blames 'Kevin Keegan effect' at trial
Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary said the "Kevin Keegan effect" meant people still viewed him as a member of a group banned under UK terror laws, a court has heard. Mr Choudary, 57, faces charges including that he "directed" the group Al Muhajiroun (ALM) - which he told the court was wound up in 2004 - as well as .....
27/06/24
Irish parliament renews counter terror provisions
Justice minister Helen McEntee has welcomed the vote by the Oireachtas to renew legislative provisions designed to combat terrorism and serious organised crime for another year. The Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 made amendments to the Offences against the State Acts 1939-1985, the State’s main .....