Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines, warns against water treaty violation as ties plummet
Islamabad, Pakistan/Srinagar, India Reuters Pakistan closed its air space for Indian airlines and rejected New Delhi’s suspension of a critical water sharing treaty on Thursday in retaliation for India’s response to a deadly Islamist militant attack on tourists in Indian Kashmir. The tit-for-tat announcements took relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, who have fought three wars, […]
UK watchdog rejects calls to redefine terrorism, backs new offence
London, UK Reuters Britain should not redefine terrorism in the wake of last summer’s murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event but the government should consider a new law to tackle those bent on mass killings, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said. Axel Radukabana, 18, stabbed to death three young girls and wounded 10 others last […]
Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State
Villach, Austria Reuters The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach had sworn allegiance to Islamic State and was radicalised online, authorities said on Sunday. A 14-year-old boy was killed in Saturday afternoon’s attack in the centre of Villach and five other people were wounded, […]
UK’s Starmer vows to uncover failings, lead change after Southport murders
London, UK Reuters UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Tuesday to “leave no stone unturned” to uncover failings in preventing the killings of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event, saying an inquiry could lead to a change in terrorism laws. Starmer defended his government’s stance to not divulge many details earlier about the […]
Russia won’t cancel Navalny’s ‘terrorist’ status even though he’s dead, widow says
London, UK Reuters Russia’s financial watchdog has rejected a request to remove late opposition leader Alexei Navalny from its list of “terrorists and extremists” even though he is dead, his widow Yulia Navalnaya said on Friday. She published a 16th December letter from the watchdog, Rosfinmonitoring, that said Navalny was the subject of a criminal […]
Driver in deadly New Orleans truck ramming may have had help; ISIS flag found on truck
Updated: 1pm (AEDT) New Orleans, US Reuters A US Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans’ crowded French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing 15 people in an attack officials believe was carried out with the help of others. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din […]
Australia PM says suspected synagogue arson appears to be terrorist act
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that suspected arson at a Melbourne synagogue appeared to be an act of terror, a day after his Israeli counterpart said the Labor government had motivated the crime with anti-Israel policies. “The atrocities that occurred at the synagogue in Melbourne clearly were designed to […]
A few Israelis remain in Sri Lanka surfing town despite terrorism warning
Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka Reuters The last of the Israelis left in a scenic surfing hotspot in Sri Lanka said they felt safe and would stay put despite a warning from the Israeli Government to immediately leave due to the threat of a possible terrorist attack. Israel’s national security council called on Israelis on Wednesday […]
Turkey steps up strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria after Ankara attack
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Syria and Iraq overnight, killing 59 militants, in response to a gun attack that killed five people in Ankara, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Two assailants – a man and a woman – carried out Wednesday’s assault with […]
Attackers kill five, injure 22 at Turkish aviation site
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said both attackers were killed after the attack, adding two of the injured are in […]