Trump says ‘we took the freedom of speech away’ as officials compare Antifa to Hamas in White House roundtable Right-wing media figures demand forceful action against militant antifascist groups The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
The Constitution Does Not Allow the President To Unilaterally Blow Suspected Drug Smugglers to Smithereens If the Trump administration wants to use military power, it should seek authorization from Congress, says Sen. Rand Paul. Reason · Oct 8, 2025
No evidence of police misconduct in Manchester synagogue attack response – IOPC Adrian Daulby, 53, is believed to have been inadvertently shot by police and suffered a ‘single but fatal gunshot wound’. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Hamas wants to trade Gaza hostages for these high-profile prisoners. Israel views them as terrorists As talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gather pace, Hamas is expected to seek the release of some of the highest-profile prisoners held by Israel The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Manchester synagogue terrorist pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 999 call Police say Jihad al-Shamie made call to emergency services during attack that resulted in the deaths of two worshippers The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
Pair plotted ‘mass fatalities’ with gun attack on Jewish people, court hears Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Manchester synagogue terrorist called 999 to declare allegiance to IS during attack Jihad Al-Shamie is understood to have told a 999 caller ‘I have killed Jews in the name of the Islamic State,’ reports say Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Manchester synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to Islamic State group, police say Counter terrorism police in Britain say that the assailant in last week's attack on a synagogue in the city of Manchester that left two people dead had claimed allegiance to Islamic State The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Pair accused of plotting to kill Jewish people planned ‘untold harm’, jury hears Two men are accused at Preston Crown Court of preparing acts of terrorism in Manchester. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
‘We will win again’: Kneecap respond to threat of terror charge appeal from UK prosecutors A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson said they were appealing the decision to dismiss the terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. The case was thrown out last month and now, Kneecap have released a statement addressed to the "Police (British) State". Euronews · Oct 8, 2025
CPS to appeal against dismissal of terrorism charge against Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh The rapper was accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah but case was thrown out by magistrate The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025
DHS Secretary Claims Cartels Are Targeting Federal Immigration Agents With $10K Bounties: 'They Want to Take Them Down' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that cartels, gangs, and terrorist organizations have placed bounties on U.S. federal immigration agents, offering up to $10,000 to kill them and $2,000 to kidnap them. Latin Times · Oct 7, 2025
Prosecutors to appeal Kneecap charge decision after terror charge thrown out of court PROSECUTORS will appeal against a court’s decision to throw out the terrorism case against a member of the rap group Kneecap whose terrorism… The National (Scotland) · Oct 7, 2025
Pro-Gaza groups ignore calls to halt protests on anniversary of October 7 Pro-Palestine protests are continuing across the UK on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, despite condemnation from political leaders and university officials. Around 100 people protested at Sheffield University, with organisers dismissing Sir Keir Starmer's claim that the timing of the demonstrations was “un-British”. Further protests are planned at… The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025 Pro-Palestine protesters defy calls to halt October 7 demonstrations Dozens of people gathered at Sheffield University to shout pro-Palestinian chants in the first of a series of events planned across the UK.
AAP · Oct 7, 2025 Backing for terror call on right-wing extremists online A powerful parliamentary committee backs the terrorist designation given to a right-wing extremist group that provides instructions on how to conduct an attack.
Euronews · Oct 7, 2025 The Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023: The bloodiest day in Israeli history Two years ago, Hamas launched its largest terrorist attack ever on Israeli soil, targeting military bases, kibbutzim and a music festival. Almost 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage.
AAP · Oct 6, 2025 Investigation into 'terrorist propaganda' graffiti The slogan "Glory to Hamas" appeared emblazoned on a city billboard on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks on Israel, sparking condemnation.
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025 US Treasury sanctions Mexican companies accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl production The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of companies and their affiliates on allegations that they supplied precursor chemicals for fentanyl production to a faction of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025 Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class.
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2025 Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken it Abubakar Shekau, the erstwhile leader of the terrorist group Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS), died in 2021. The west African group, also known as Boko Haram, then fell into obscurity while its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), steadily rose.
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025 Gun murder was planned assassination reminiscent of terrorist ambush, court told Two men have been told how long they must serve in prison before they can be considered for release for the murder of Malcolm McKeown in 2019.
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025 Synagogue terrorist was ‘university dropout with interest in Islamic State’ Jihad Al-Shamie was born in Syria before moving to the UK as a young child.
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2025 Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew On the surface, I am ideally suited to write about the terrorist atrocity on the Heaton Park synagogue. The attack, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, left two Mancunian Jews dead, several seriously injured and a local (and national) Jewish community traumatised.
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025 Police urged to seek clarity on whether hate crime fire at mosque was terrorism The Green Party has called on police to seek clarity over the motives of the hate crime fire at Peacehaven’s mosque.