Terror Alert Sri Lanka pardons suspected Tamil Tigers convicted of...

President pardons 16 men as island nation faces UN pressure over detentions without charge under an anti-terrorism law.

Terror Alert Aberdeen terrorism case 'has more than 1m pages of...

Lawyers for a man accused of plotting terror acts in Aberdeen must examine a "mountain" of evidence, a court hears.

Terror Alert 13 people sentenced to death for terrorism by Baghdad court

Thirteen people have been sentenced to death after confessing to their association with the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a statement from the Supreme Judicial Council. The statement published by ...

Terror Alert Biden tries to turn domestic security into partisan witch...

The day after 9/11, everything changed. Realizing the nation needed a more integrated, holistic approach to domestic security, Congress created the Department of Homeland Security. Combating terrorism ...

Terror Alert Homeland Security sees increase in scammers posing as ICE...

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials are warning people to be on the lookout for scammers posing as agents with their agency.

Terror Alert Russia Vows to Keep Supporting Syria in Fight against...

Moscow will continue to provide support to Syria in combating terrorism and reaching a political solution to crisis in the Arab country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

ISIS Ontario man who left Canada to join ISIS free after time...

© Ikar Mao/Couchsurfing.com Given the time he spent in pre-trial detention since his arrest, Ikar Mao is free — but must undergo 12 months probation and provide a DNA sample. Mao pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge on Monday. An Ontario man who pleaded guilty to leaving Canada to cross into Syria and join ISIS has been sentenced to 49 months in prison and 12 months probation,...

ISIS US warplanes F-35B fighter jets fly in first combat...

UNITED States warplanes have flown in their first combat mission from an overseas aircraft since World War II in a bid to beat ISIS. The F-35B fighter jets from the Marines' Fighter Attack Squadron 211 took off from the UK's new $5billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. 9 F-35 aircraft takes off from the HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday Credit: AP...

ISIS UK’s newest carrier ― with Marine Corps F-35s onboard ―...

Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth — with 10 Marine Corps F-35s onboard — is helping to take on the “lion’s share” of operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq, U.K. naval commanders said. It has also piqued the interest of Russian warplanes, who try to keep tabs on those cutting-edge F-35 jet in a “cat-and-mouse” game with British and U.S. pilots. Speaking...

ISIS Elite Brit troops in historic Middle East airdrop as show...

Elite troops parachuted into the Middle East today during the biggest British airdrop in the region since the Suez Crisis. As many as 202 Paras dropped into Jordan in a land, sea and air show of force against Islamic State and Russian troops. British forces included crack “Pathfinders” who covertly cleared the way by landing days earlier. The operation was 56 miles from Syria’s civil war...

ISIS Increased coordination between Peshmerga and Iraqi forces...

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday received the US Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS John Godfrey to discuss and help coordinate the ongoing fight against the extremist group in Iraq and Syria. Godfrey “expressed his concern about the development of ISIS terrorist threats in separate parts of Iraq and Syria, and...

ISIS Ontario man who tried to join ISIS to be released on time...

© Provided by Global News ISIS flag. An Ontario man was handed a four-year sentence on Wednesday after admitting he travelled to Turkey in 2019 with the intention of crossing into Syria to join ISIS. But Ikar Mao was to be released based on the 18 months he has already served in custody, after the court gave him credit for the time he was detained in Turkey and the "harsh"...

U.S. Donald Trump Wanted to Send Covid-19 Patients to...

Former US President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus explosion in the United States was subjected to enormous criticism from the opposition, media and health experts. Although his aides tried their best to prevent the former Republican Party leader from acting on his whims, he would often get into a feud with Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and...

U.S. SCO meet: NSA Ajit Doval, Pakistan counterpart pledge...

© Megha Mishra SCO meet: NSA Ajit Doval, Pakistan counterpart pledge cooperation in fight against terrorism India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistan counterpart Moeed Yusuf pledged cooperation in the joint fight against "international terrorism, extremism, and separatism", the pledge came during a meeting of the top security officials from the member...

U.S. Pentagon linguist who passed secrets to Hezbollah...

A female linguist who worked for the Pentagon in Iraq was sentenced to 23 years behind bars for giving classified information to a Hezbollah-tied foreign national. Mariam Taha Thompson was charged in May 2020 in federal court with “transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national," who she believed would provide the information to...

U.S. Pentagon linguist who passed secrets to Hezbollah...

A female linguist who worked for the Pentagon in Iraq was sentenced to 23 years behind bars for giving classified information to a Hezbollah-tied foreign national. Mariam Taha Thompson was charged in May 2020 in federal court with “transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national," who she believed would provide the information to...

U.S. US seizes 33 Iranian state-run media sites accused of...

Enlarge / Website seizure notice that appears on presstv.com. reader comments 32 with 23 posters participating Share this story On Tuesday, the US government said it seized 33 websites run by a branch of the Iranian government that spread disinformation in the US before the 2020 presidential election. The US also seized three websites that it said were operated by an Iraqi...

U.S. ‘I’ve never seen it this bad’: Blood banks plead for...

CLOSE Health officials are warning of potential blood shortages as the coronavirus outbreak and shelter-in-place orders prompt cancellations of blood donation drives usually held at schools and businesses. Blood banks say donors are urgently needed. (March 20) AP Domestic In her 15 years working working with blood banks, Dr. Claudia Cohn says she has never seen the national...

World US remains committed to supporting Mozambique in...

US soldiers training Mozambican marines. The United States is committed to supporting the Government of Mozambique to counter the rise in terrorism and violent extremism that has been afflicting Cabo Delgado province, according to Ambassador Andrew Young, Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, US Africa Command. Speaking during a telephonic press briefing on 22 June, Young...

World Southern African bloc to send troops to insurgency-hit...

© JOHN WESSELS Violence in northern Mozambique has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes Southern African countries agreed to deploy forces to help quell a jihadist insurgency, as military and security sources said late Wednesday there had been fresh clashes with Islamist militants in northern Mozambique. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) approved...

World Pak counter-terrorism dept conducts raids in Punjab

Punjab [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday conducted raids across different cities of the country's Punjab province in connection with the Lahore blast, local media reported. This comes after a first investigation report (FIR) was registered on Wednesday against those involved in the bomb blast that occurred in Johar Town, ARY News reported....

World Years after Pakistan’s terrorism crackdown, many with no...

© Betsy Joles for The Washington Post Muhammad Anwar, center, who was released from Pakistan’s death row in April after more than two decades, is staying with relatives as he tries to restart his life. ARIFWALA, Pakistan —Muhammad Anwar was 17 when he was involved in a group fight that caused a death in his village. His trial ended in a death sentence, and at one point, he...

World Extremists’ charity box scams fund terrorism across...

A militant arrested last year admitted that one foundation linked to the notorious terror group Jemaah Islamiah was running more than 20,000 boxes nationwide.

World Tajikstan: SCO Members Pledge To Fight Against...

Ajit Doval had stormed out of the SCO virtual meeting of national security advisors after Pakistan showed a 'fictitious' map violating the agenda of the gathering.

Coronavirus News Some COVID-19 shots may be linked to rare heart problems...

The FDA on Wednesday said it plans to add a warning to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines after a CDC advisory panel said  data suggests a "likely association" between the vaccines and rare cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults. Despite the warning, doctors and researchers say they still strongly recommend that all Americans 12 and older get vaccinated, noting that the heart...

Coronavirus News Africa CDC says continent not winning against 'brutal'...

HARARE (Reuters) - Africa is not winning its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a third virus wave sweeps the continent and countries struggle to access enough vaccines for their populations, Africa CDC director John Nkengasong said on Thursday. The COVAX programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of vaccines is now planning a shake-up as it has been...

Coronavirus News How to tackle the home maintenance to-do list you ignored...

Have you ever tried to use, say, a space heater and hair dryer at the same time, only to have the breaker pop and shut everything down? This means your appliances are sharing a circuit, a common situation in older homes. If this happens with some frequency, it should be addressed, because it’s a safety hazard and an annoyance. This is not a DIY project; a licensed electrician needs to do a...

Coronavirus News Accenture revenue beats as pandemic boosts demand for...

© Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Julie Sweet CEO of Accenture attends the Fortune Global Forum in Paris (Reuters) -IT consulting firm Accenture Plc posted higher third-quarter revenue on Thursday that beat analysts' estimates, as more businesses used its digital, cloud and security services to adapt to a hybrid work model in a post-pandemic world. Accenture, which acquired a number...

Coronavirus News Ex-soldier opens fire in Thai coronavirus field hospital,...

BANGKOK, June 24 (Reuters) - A former soldier fired gunshots in a coronavirus field hospital in Thailand on Thursday, killing a 54-year-old patient after earlier shooting dead a convenience store employee, police said. The suspect, 23, believed that the patients in the hospital in Pathum Thani near Bangkok were drug addicts and that he hated drug addicts, regional police chief Amphol...

Coronavirus News States race to vaccine Gen Z against Covid-19

© Sergio Flores/Getty Images A young woman gets her second dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at a senior center on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. With more than 84% of all eligible people in Vermont having had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, no one would blame health officials if they wanted to take it easy, but the easy path is not a part of...