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Third person arrested over plot to target Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna

A third suspect has been taken into custody in connection with plans to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna that were subsequently canceled over security concerns, Austria's interior minister said Friday. Officials said the 18-year-old suspect had pledged “allegiance” to the Islamic State group.

France 24

Third teenager in custody over foiled terror plot on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

The US popstar was forced to cancel three concerts in Vienna

Evening Standard

Iraqi National Detained In Vienna In Connection With Alleged Plot

Iraqi national detained in Vienna for alleged plot targeting Taylor Swift concert, leading to concert cancellations and heightened security measures.

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IS Suspect Planned Suicide Attack At Taylor Swift Vienna Concert: Officials

A 19-year-old Islamic State sympathiser planned a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, the country's intelligence agency said on Thursday.

International Business Times

Top UN official tells Security Council that Islamic State group, affiliates gaining power in Africa

A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of groups affiliated with the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist groups

The Independent UK

Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage

August 2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Islamic State group’s genocide, in which thousands of people from Iraq’s marginalized communities, including Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims, were killed in Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, and the surrounding areas.

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The cancellation of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows is the latest incident in a long history of concert terrorism

Taylor Swift’s Eras’ Tour concerts in Vienna, scheduled for August 8–10, have been cancelled due to a foiled terrorist plot. The events were expected to draw around 65,000 attendees each night.

The Conversation

Taylor Swift's Vienna Shows Cancelled After IS Sympathiser Arrest

The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Ezidi refugees mark decade of surviving ISIS massacres

Hundreds of Ezidi refugees have gathered in regional NSW towns to commemorate 10 years since surviving terrorist group ISIS killing men and enslaving women.

AAP

Former 'IS Bride' Loses UK Citizenship Removal Appeal Bid

A woman stripped of her British citizenship after leaving the country as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter lost a bid Wednesday to take her case to the UK's top court.

International Business Times

Iraq’s Yazidis gather to remember the dead and missing, 10 years on from Islamic State genocide

A decade after thousands were killed or displaced, many in the remaining community are still living in refugee camps

The Guardian - UK

Yazidi genocide a decade on: Iraq camp closures loom, but survivors still live in fear of Islamic State

Ten years ago, on August 3, fighters from Islamic State (IS) left their bases in Syria and Iraq to attack the Sinjar region of north-western Iraq. Sinjar was home to the Yazidi people, a religious group native to the region. IS saw religious groups like the Yazidi as blasphemous and…

The Conversation

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Plus Focus, Gryphon, Tim Bowness, Leprous, Yes, Saucerful Of Secrets, Jadis, ELO, Caligula's Horse, Azure and loads more...

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The Independent UK

She became a mother after Islamic State captivity. A decade on, Yazidi community shuns her children

As the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group's atrocities against Iraq's Yazidis approaches, a traumatized community is still in many ways convulsed by the legacy of the militants' onslaught

Evening Standard

Who will win this week's Stirling Prize 2024: Hackney social housing in the running for top architecture award

Four of the six shortlisted architecture prizes are in London, including the Elizabeth Line

The Independent UK

Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes

Ten years ago, Islamic State militants launched an onslaught on villages and towns of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

The Independent UK

Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes

Ten years ago, Islamic State militants launched an onslaught on villages and towns of the Yazidi religious community in northern Iraq

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Cycling Weekly

'We see war everywhere, people are losing their dreams': Olympic cyclist who fled Afghanistan aims to inspire hope

Aged just 16, Amir Ansari fled his home and embarked on a 3,000-mile journey in search of safety. Eight years on, he’s about to become an Olympian. Dan Challis hears his story

Radio France Internationale

No-fly zones and AI security measures deployed for Olympic opening ceremony

Paris is gearing up for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games this Friday, with a gala celebration that is set to dazzle on the Seine, marking the first time the Summer Olympics have kicked off outside a stadium. However, such a grand display requires an equally grand security operation…

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 explained: all you need to know about the Olympics but were afraid to ask

Our beginners guide to the talking points, the hopes, the fears and the biggest names as the Games returns to the City of Light

The Conversation

The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper

On the morning of Aug. 3, 2014, the Islamic State group launched a ruthless and swift campaign in Sinjar, in northwestern Iraq. The target was Yezidis: a monotheistic religious group whose members have long been persecuted.

Tom’s Guide

How to watch episode 6 of 'House of the Dragon' season 2 online and from anywhere

Three episodes to go this season and there are signs that team Black maybe down but not out. Here's how to watch 'House of the Dragon' season 2 episode 6 online from anywhere...

Evening Standard

German police foiled IS attack hours before England vs Spain Euro 2024 match

Cops swooped on Potsdam addresses in hours before fan park gathered in Berlin

The Guardian - UK

Gaza conflict could fuel IS and al-Qaida revival, security experts warn

Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle East

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