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Voices: Arresting hundreds for protesting against a ban on Palestine Action shames us all

COMMENT: This is supposed to be a free country – but doling out criminal records to hundreds of pensioners should serve as a rebuke to the government, whose heavy-handed approach to this ‘terror’ organisation needs a rethink, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed

Staff at the State Department’s Office of Countering Violent Extremism and Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, which led U.S. anti-violent extremism efforts, were laid off, the units shuttered, on July 11, 2025.

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2025

Suspected gunmen go on trial in Moscow over concert hall terror attack

Islamic State affiliate group have claimed responsibility, though Russian investigators have sought to blame Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025

Syria clashes continue as Sharaa regime struggles to enforce ceasefire

Government claims Sweida cleared of Bedouin fighters

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

Man who went to Syria guilty of joining al Qaida-linked group

Isa Giga, 32, resigned from his job as a technical support consultant job and flew to Turkey before crossing into wartorn Syria in 2015.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria

The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs) operating in conflict-torn regions, especially the Middle East and North Africa, have significantly intensified. Israel’s…

The Conversation · Jul 9, 2025

Russia recognises the Taliban: Which other countries may follow?

From China to Iran, several countries have already been engaging with the Taliban. Experts say they could be next.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025

Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow?

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition of the militant group and ending its pariah status on the world stage. Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Palestine Action: What has the group done, as it faces a ban?

MPs in the UK have voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, but what has it actually done?

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025

Chicago man convicted in ISIS terror case after trying to recruit members on social media and encourage attacks

Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, faces up to 130 years for terror-related convictions

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025