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British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Photo: AFP
Britain

UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson says he was detained under terrorism laws

Police said a man in his 40s had been arrested under the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act as he flew back to Britain from Russia.

China-Latin America relations

China says US ‘invented’ terrorism charges to justify Cuba blockade

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Islamic State

Man jailed for 15 years over foiled Taylor Swift concert attack plot in Austria

Pakistan

Video | Dozens killed in Pakistan train bombing

A local official said the train, carrying army personnel and their relatives, was going from Quetta to Peshawar.

Railway staff work at the site, after a blast near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan May 24, 2026. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Pakistan

Pakistan attack kills at least 24 as explosive-laden car hits train

A local official said the train, carrying army personnel and their relatives, was going from Quetta to Peshawar. Over 50 people were injured.

United States

20 dead as US, Nigeria carry out more strikes on Islamic State

The air strikes came the day after a joint mission killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, described as the group’s global second in command.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court confiscates HK$674,860 from 3 defendants in terrorism trial

High Court declares money raised by ‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ constituted terrorist property under ordinance.

The bomb plot was formed during the months-long protests in 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
United States

Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal ‘eliminated from battlefield’

American and Nigerian forces had assassinated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a ‘flawlessly executed mission’, the US president said on social media.

Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban splinter group claims suicide attack, 14 police dead

A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police station in Bannu, a district bordering Afghanistan.

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Crime

Colorado rally firebomber gets life in prison after asking for death

Mohamed Soliman, who killed an 82-year-old woman in the 2025 attack, tells court he wished to be executed.

Mohamed Soliman during his attack in Boulder, Colorado last year. Photo: Lisa Turnquist via AP
Australia

Australia warns of arrests as 13 people linked to Isis set to return from Syria

The four women and nine children, who had been living in Roj camp in Syria, are expected to land in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.

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Members of Australian families at Roj camp prepare to leave for Damascus as part of a second repatriation effort by Syrian authorities on April 24. Photo: AP
Africa

Vigilantes in Nigeria kill herders amid jihadist tensions, kidnapping gangs

Central and northwestern Nigeria have for years been terrorised by cattle rustling and kidnapping-for-ransom gangs working with local jihadists.

Britain

Man jailed over attempted murder charge in stabbings of Jewish men in London

Essa Suleiman, a Somalia-born British citizen who lives in London, did not enter any plea.

Britain

UK raises terror threat level to ‘severe’ after Jewish-targeted stabbings

UK declares an ‘antisemitism emergency’ and police probe potential Iranian proxy links to Golders Green attack.

CCTV captures the moment a Jewish man is stabbed in Golders Green, London. Photo: Reuters
Britain

London stabbing of 2 Jewish men is terrorist incident: police

The victims, aged 34 and 76, were hospitalised with knife wounds. A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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Forensic police officers inspect the scene where two Jewish men were stabbed in London on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
United States

Austrian citizen admits plot to kill at Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

The 21-year-old and two other men also planned attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Explosive device kills 20 and injures 36 on bus in Colombia

At least 26 such incidents have taken place in the last two days, amid a wave of violence linked to drug-trafficking.

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China-Africa relations

China and resource-rich Mozambique sign minerals and security agreement

The two countries are set to survey rare earth elements while strengthening security ties in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden north.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo hold talks in Beijing on April 21. Photo: AP
Britain

UK police arrest 2 in connection with arson attack on synagogue in London

With 15 arrests so far, police are investigating possible cooperation between local ‘thugs for hire’ and a shadowy proxy group.

Ukraine

Patrol chief quits over ‘shameful’ police response to deadly Kyiv shooting

General steps down after video showed officers abandoning a child to flee the scene when gunfire erupted.

Britain

UK’s counterterror police probe another London arson attack

The fire in Hendon on Friday follows another arson attack on a synagogue in nearby Finchley on Wednesday.

Police on Saturday cordon off the area outside of the business following an arson attack in Hendon, north London. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Opinion | Pakistan has the world’s attention. Now it must focus inwards

For Islamabad, sustaining its diplomatic success will also depend on how effectively it addresses internal challenges.

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Workers remove a billboard after the peace talks between the US and Iran ended without a deal, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12. Photo: EPA
Middle East

1 dead after gunmen open fire outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul

The two other assailants were captured with injuries.

US, Israel war on Iran

Rights groups raise alarm after Iran executes 2 more opposition group members

The hangings are the latest targeting members of the banned People’s Mojahedin of Iran after four others were executed earlier in the week.

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Middle East

Surging ‘Jewish terrorism’ in West Bank condemned but goes unpunished

Tel Aviv-based INSS reports an increase in settler attacks since the start of the Iran war, along with a rise in ‘the severity of the acts’.

A Palestinian boy looks at a burnt vehicle following a reported attack by Israeli settlers in Jalud village, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Photo: AFP
France

France suspects link to pro-Iranian group HAYI in foiled Paris bomb plot

The group had posted a video on March 23 targeting Jewish interests and communities in Europe, naming Bank of America’s Paris headquarters.

People stand outside the Bank of America headquarters in Paris on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Gun violence in the US

FBI says man who crashed truck into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

Ayman Ghazali’s March 12 attack was a ‘Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community’, the FBI said.

Israel-Gaza war

Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

The law makes the death penalty – by hanging – the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted for nationalistic killings.

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