US soldier sentenced to 14 years for trying to help Islamic State kill troops Cole Bridges pleaded guilty to terrorism charges last year after communicating online with an undercover FBI employee The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2024
Polestar Knows It Has To Be In Comeback Mode Polestar is struggle to keep pace with the fast-growing EV industry. But with new models, a new boss, and new business tactics, it has a rescue plan. InsideEVs · Oct 11, 2024
'Soul Of Old Baghdad': City Centre Sees Timid Revival An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic centre invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall erected to shield the city from Mongol invaders. International Business Times · Oct 11, 2024
Afghan Man Arrested For Plotting US Election Day Attack An Afghan man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to carry out an attack on US election day on behalf of the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said Tuesday. International Business Times · Oct 8, 2024
MI5 chief: UK facing growing threat from Islamic State, Russia and Iran Ken McCallum says agency facing ‘one hell of a job’ to counter efforts to stage assassinations and terror attacks The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
Three-fold increase in children being investigated for UK terror plots Ken McCallum, MI5’s director general, also warned Russian spies on ‘a sustained mission to generate mayhem’ on UK streets Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024
A woman goes on trial in Sweden for war crimes over allegedly abusing Yazidis in Syria A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024
Renault Made a Hydrogen Wagon With a Rechargeable Battery The rear-wheel-drive Emblème is a hybrid but not the usual type. Motor1 · Oct 4, 2024
Far-right extremists flee from Telegram to SimpleX over privacy features App that doesn’t require users’ emails or phone numbers secured over $1m in funding with help from Jack Dorsey The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2024
Taliban's Battle With IS Opens Door To Foreign Cooperation Afghanistan's Islamic State group is staging a growing number of bloody international attacks, presenting a rare but complicated opportunity for foreign cooperation with the Taliban government to counter the jihadists. International Business Times · Oct 4, 2024
Twice Displaced: Syrian Refugees Flee Home From Lebanon A decade after finding refuge in Lebanon from civil war in his native Syria, Ahmad Mustafa fled in the other direction this week from a new conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. International Business Times · Oct 3, 2024
Muslims Don’t Matter by Sayeeda Warsi review – a stinging rebuke to former colleagues Islamophobia is rife, says the former cabinet minister, with Conservative hypocrisy and inaction partly to blame The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024
Expert weighs in on controversial indyref2 report from Kezia Dugdale and Stephen Noon NEW proposals to require the UK Government to hold indyref2 could call time on “constitutional ping-pong” between Unionists and the independence… The National (Scotland) · Sep 29, 2024
Former wife of IS commander to stand trial in France on Yazidi genocide charges A French judge has ordered Sonia Mejri, a former wife of an emir of the Islamic State (IS) armed group, to stand trial for genocide and crimes against humanity. Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2024
AAP · Sep 23, 2024 High Court dismisses appeal to return Aust IS families The High Court has dismissed a bid to compel the government to repatriate Australian women and children of Islamic State militants stuck in Syria.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024 Attacks by Islamic extremists are rampant in Africa's Sahel. Here's what we know about them Extremist attacks in the Sahel have been increasing
The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024 Five Great Reads: Sally Rooney, impossible beauty standards, and Labor’s environment policy flop Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2024 Going wild for regenerative wellness in Somerset This Somerset sanctuary in 173 acres of regenerative farmland, where barn owls, hares, buzzards and beavers live, is the latest recommendation in our series spotlighting greener breaks within easy reach of London
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024 Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country
Top News · Sep 19, 2024 Swedish Woman Charged With Genocide And War Crimes Swedish woman charged with genocide and war crimes against Yazidis in Syria, facing trial.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024 The cement company that paid millions to Isis: was Lafarge complicit in crimes against humanity? The long read: The French cement giant started operating in Syria just before the civil war erupted. When Islamic State took over the region, Lafarge paid them protection money so it could keep trading. The consequences are still playing out
International Business Times · Sep 16, 2024 US Military Says Withdrawal From Niger Is Complete The United States military announced Monday that it had completed its withdrawal from Niger, after coup leaders in the African country demanded that its troops depart.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2024 Hundreds of children repatriated from Syria to France are 'doing well' France's anti-terrorism prosecutor says that 364 repatriated children of French parents suspected of joining the Islamic State armed group in Syria and Iraq a decade ago are "doing well".
Newslaundry · Sep 11, 2024 Gunmen fire ‘10 rounds’ at home of Biren Singh critic in Imphal The house of Yambem Laba, a journalist with The Statesman and long-time critic of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, was shot at by unidentified assailants at Uripok Yambem Leikai in Imphal West in the early hours of Wednesday. Laba, who was unhurt, subsequently filed a police complaint with the Imphal…
France 24 · Sep 11, 2024 France foiled three attack plots targeting Paris Olympics and Paralympics France's counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday that authorities thwarted three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the events. The targets included "Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris", added the prosecutor.