All articles tagged with #terrorism
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany faces real threats after another explosive drone was found near Leipzig airport, with investigators probing the incident and the government weighing expanded intelligence powers to counter hybrid attackers.
The US has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after 47 years, claiming progress in distancing from international terrorism and opening a path to private investment and reintegration into the global economy; HTS was also removed from the terrorist list as Washington seeks closer alignment with the Damascus government, though security concerns and regional tensions remain.
Thirty-seven years after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, a U.S. federal trial will prosecute one of the alleged bombers, offering accountability for victims and survivors while highlighting changes in aviation security—though conviction is not guaranteed.
The U.S. State Department updated Mozambique advisories to Level 2 for overall caution and Level 4 Do Not Travel for parts of Cabo Delgado, citing active terrorist groups that could strike tourist areas and public spaces with little warning near safari lodges like those around Quirimbas National Park. Travelers are urged to exercise heightened caution, stay low profile, enroll in STEP, consider private security, and ensure travel documents are up to date; most of Mozambique remains accessible, but the far north carries significant risk.
US News exclusive reports that Jessica Bowie, a 35-year-old ISIS-inspired suspect, allegedly planned to bomb the New York State Capitol in Albany and threatened to blow up her apartment building; roommates recount months of alarming behavior and police visits that yielded little action before Bowie was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
German authorities say a cache of weapons found in Berlin was intended for attacks; authorities are investigating the case and tracing suspects.
Five Palestine Action activists who vandalised a Burnley Barclays branch were found guilty of criminal damage exceeding £200,000, but the court ruled the act did not meet the threshold for a terrorist sentence. They will be sentenced next month for criminal damage with shorter terms. The decision follows debate over the use of counter-terror powers after Palestine Action was proscribed and linked to the incident by prosecutors during the trial. Amnesty International welcomed the ruling, calling for the proscription to be lifted and an end to sweeping terrorism powers against protesters.
An Albany woman, Jessica Bowie, 35, pledged allegiance to ISIS and discussed with FBI informants plans to bomb the New York State Capitol. She was arrested after meeting undercover agents with a gun and a dummy explosive, and charged with providing material support to a designated terrorist organization. Bowie had visited the Capitol multiple times and expressed intent to destroy the building and harm lawmakers; she was arraigned and detained pending trial.
Federal prosecutors say Jessica Bowie, 35, pledged loyalty to ISIS and plotted to blow up the New York State Capitol and kill lawmakers, with undercover informants helping supply materials and reconnoiter the building before her arrest.
The FBI says Jessica Bowie, 35, sought to assist ISIS and asked an undercover agent for help learning to make explosives, allegedly planning to attack the New York State Capitol in Albany; Bowie is charged with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization after communicating with an FBI source and discussing escape and future plots.
American missionary Kevin Rideout, kidnapped in Niamey, Niger, in Oct 2025, has been released after more than nine months in captivity and will fly home to the United States; President Trump announced the reunion with Rideout’s wife Krista and SIM International confirmed the release, noting Rideout is in good health. The case unfolds amid Niger’s post‑coup instability and Islamist militant activity, and his release marks the 110th American captive freed since Trump began his second term.
A blast in Sevastopol, Crimea killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev. Russian authorities arrested 32-year-old Margarita Reut, an escort, accusing her of planting the explosive inside a trash bin near Shageev; she faces terrorism-charges and reportedly confessed. Some reports allege Kyiv’s involvement, while Shageev’s defection history is noted; if convicted, Reut could face up to 30 years in prison.
Journalist Warrick’s account traces Ilich Ramírez Sánchez—aka Carlos the Jackal—from Venezuelan playboy to the era’s first global ‘super-terrorist,’ who orchestrated the 1975 Vienna OPEC hostage-and-killings spree, lived lavishly under protection and with multiple girlfriends, and evaded capture for years before a Sudanese-extradited arrest in France in 1994. He personally killed 83 and claimed thousands more by orders. After three trials he received three life sentences, with Warrick painting him as a narcissistic criminal rather than a glamorous anti-hero.
The Nigerian army and police rescued 33 people abducted by gunmen in Zamfara state after troops intercepted the abductors; all hostages were recovered unharmed as the attackers fled, underscoring the ongoing risk of abductions by armed groups in north-west Nigeria.
A bomb exploded outside Moscow's Balzi Rossi restaurant, killing five and injuring 21 after a woman with a homemade device was stopped by a security guard; the attack is being treated as terrorism, with no official target named. Some reports linked the event to a birthday celebration for Colonel General Alexander Chaiko, Russia’s Aerospace Forces commander, but this is unconfirmed. Russia blamed Ukraine, while Kyiv and Moscow have not issued formal statements.