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Militants riding in a convoy wave an Isis flag. Photo: AP
Pakistan

Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise

In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.

Middle East

Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM says

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Pakistan

Pakistan says all train hijackers killed, ending hostage stand-off

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Pakistan

Video | Pakistan insurgents hijack train and take hostages

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has demanded the release of Baloch political prisoners, activists and missing persons in exchange for the hostages

Separatist militants hijack train and take hostages in southwest Pakistan
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Pakistan

Pakistan forces rescue 190 hostages after train attack

Security sources said Baloch militants had made bombers wearing ‘suicide jackets’ sit next to some of the hostages.

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Israel-Gaza war

Trump warns Hamas as US holds unprecedented talks for Gaza hostages

US president tells Gazans ‘you are dead’ if remaining hostages are not freed now.

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Israel

1 dead in Israel stabbing attack, assailant killed

A man and woman around 30 years of age as well as a 15-year-old boy were seriously injured, Israel’s emergency service said.

Members of Israeli security and emergency services at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Suicide blast at Pakistan’s ‘University of Jihad’ kills 4

The school is known as the ‘University of Jihad’ for its fiery ideology and the number of Taliban fighters it has produced.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades

Palestinian authority criticises ‘dangerous escalation’ as Israel ramps up West Bank offensive.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Why Pakistan’s strategic alliance with China will strengthen

Given the India-US bromance, Pakistan and China have little choice. Expect Afghanistan to remain a focus amid efforts to counter US-led narratives.

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Pakistani navy soldiers carry the national flags of participating countries at the opening ceremony of the Aman multinational exercise, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 7. The naval exercise, which ran to February 11, was joined by 60 countries including China. Photo: EPA-EFE
Pakistan

Pakistan NGO chief who alleged vote rigging has home sealed

Sarwar Bari’s report alleged widespread rigging in national elections last year, when a coalition of parties friendly to the military took power.

Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, take part in a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of general elections, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
Donald Trump

US labels 8 drug cartels as terrorist groups as part of Trump border crackdown

The label is normally reserved for groups like al-Qaeda or Isis that use violence for political ends, not for money-focused crime rings.

Crime

Austria foils railway station terror attack, arrests teen, 14

Investigators found material that suggested the teen, an Austrian with Turkish roots, supported the Islamic State group.

Austria

Austria calls stabbing that killed teen an ‘Islamist attack’

One killed, five injured in attack by a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker in the Austrian city of Villach.

People mourn at a makeshift memorial of candles and flowers in Villach, Austria. Photo: APA via AFP
Crime

Sweden jails man for joining Islamic state, in first under new law

The case is the first conviction for the crime of ‘participation in a terrorist organisation’, under a law that was adopted in 2023.

The Swedish parliament in 2023 adopted new legislation banning participation in a terrorist group. Photo: AFP
France

French police hunt man who threw grenade into bar, injuring 15

Two of the wounded were still in critical condition on Thursday.

Singapore

Singapore detains teen ‘East Asian supremacist’ for planning attacks on Muslims

Ethnic Chinese Singaporean Nick Lee Xing Qui was radicalised online and aspired to carry out a Christchurch-style attack, investigators said.

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Belt and Road Initiative

China-Pakistan ties: presidents to focus on terrorism and economy

Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in China on Tuesday and is expected to discuss with Xi Jinping safeguarding China’s presence in the region.

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Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in China on Tuesday for a five-day visit. Photo: AFP
Syria

Car bomb kills 20 in northern Syria, deadliest attack since Assad toppled

No immediate claims of responsibility for ‘terror’ attack in Manbij, near the Turkish border. Victims were mostly women, officials said.

Australia

Australia follows US, Britain in sanctioning extremist network ‘Terrorgram’

‘Terrorgram’, which primarily operates on the Telegram social media site, has been accused of promoting violent white supremacy.

Pakistan

18 killed in Balochistan attack on Pakistan paramilitary

A vehicle carrying unarmed Frontier Corps paramilitaries ‘came under gunfire from 70 to 80 armed assailants who had blocked the road’.

Pakistani security officials stand guard at a checkpoint in Quetta, provincial capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, on January 6 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
Belt and Road Initiative

China urged to play ‘leading role’ in fighting terrorism in Pakistan

Report calls for better intelligence cooperation after repeated attacks on Chinese citizens, mainly in the province of Balochistan.

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The scene of a BLA attack in Karachi last October in which two Chinese citzens died. Photo: EPA-EFE
Australia

Australian police probe if explosives stashed for antisemitic ‘terrorism’

Caravan discovered in outer suburban Sydney contained industrial explosives and notes listing ‘Jewish entities’.

Indonesia

Will Bali bombing suspect Hambali be set free after 18 years in prison?

Minister says Hambali remains ‘an Indonesian citizen’ and the country ‘must care for him’, but analysts warn any potential release is fraught with issues.

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Britain

UK teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed event gets 52 years in jail

Axel Rudakubana admitted to carrying out murders that shocked Britain and was followed by nationwide rioting.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, shouts from the dock at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday. Courtroom sketch:Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP
Chinese overseas

China condemns killing of national in Afghanistan attack claimed by Isis

Islamic State said it targeted a vehicle carrying the Chinese citizen, which led to his death.

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The flags of the China and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. File photo: Reuters
Britain

Starmer says killing of 3 girls in Southport must lead to ‘fundamental change’

The incident sparked debate about the evolving nature of terrorism and the need to address new threats posed by individuals motivated by extreme violence.

Britain

UK teenager pleads guilty to killing 3, wounding 10 in Southport stabbing

July 29 stabbings led to week of rioting across parts of England and Northern Ireland after suspect was falsely identified as asylum seeker.

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