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France foiled three attack plots targeting Paris Olympics and Paralympics

France's counterterrorism prosecutor said on Wednesday that authorities thwarted three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the events. The targets included "Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris", added the prosecutor.

France 24

Mark Latham loses defamation case against Alex Greenwich, ordered to pay $140k in costs

The former NSW One Nation leader has been ordered to pay costs over a tweet that Greenwich described as ‘defamatory and homophobic’.

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Under Pressure, UN Winds Down 'Unique' Iraq Probe Into IS Crimes

The head of a United Nations body investigating crimes by the Islamic State group in Iraq expressed regret over "misunderstandings" that led to the premature end of its crucial mission, at Baghdad's request.

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A landmark report on defence and veteran suicide is imminent. Here’s what it must do

This report has to be the one that finally changes defence in this country.

Crikey

Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat

Austrian authorities announced the arrest of two people on August 7 for planning attacks on large events around Vienna, including Taylor Swift concerts. The suspects, a 19-year-old who was known to security services and a 17-year-old, are Austrian citizens believed to have been radicalised by extremist Islamist propaganda from Islamic…

The Conversation

Humza Yousaf fires warning as far-right party win German state election

FORMER first minister Humza Yousaf has fired out a warning about “a rising tide of far-right populism” after the Alternative for Germany party…

The National (Scotland)

Russia Marks 20th Anniversary Of Beslan School Massacre

Russia on Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the Beslan school massacre, when over 330 people -- more than half of them children -- died in a hostage siege in the country's deadliest attack in modern history.

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First Thing: Kamala Harris’s much-hyped first major interview as nominee

Harris defended her shifts on certain policy issues over the years and reiterated her support for Joe Biden in her first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. Plus: the shrine to Harry Styles in rural England.

The Guardian - UK

‘When life gets hard, you must be harder’: running a takeaway kitchen in an Iraqi border town

Alhan al-Salmani has lived through conflict and personal trauma, but she’s never given up. Now she has opened a kitchen, giving other women work and making lunches a culinary pleasure in Qaim

The Guardian - UK

Scholz Says Deadly Knife Attack Was 'Against Us All'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called last week's deadly knife attack an act "terrorism against us all" and pledged swift action to tighten weapons controls.

International Business Times

Suspect in German knife attack turns himself in, say investigators

A 26-year-old Syrian man turned himself in to German police Sunday and declared himself responsible for a stabbing rampage during a festival in the western city of Solingen that killed three people, German authorities said.

France 24

Russian special forces free hostages taken by four men linked to Islamic State

Prisoners who carried out attack that left several guards dead at high-security jail ‘liquidated’, says national guard

The Guardian - UK

German prosecutors charge 2 men accused of planning an attack in Sweden over Quran burnings

Prosecutors say two men accused of planning an attack in Sweden for an affiliate of the Islamic State group in response to the burning of the Quran have been charged in Germany

The Independent UK

Iraq's Yazidis hope a new village will prompt survivors of a 2014 Islamic State massacre to return

Iraq's Yazidi community leaders have announced plans for an internationally funded project to build an entire new village to house displaced survivors of one of the bloodiest massacres committed by Islamic State militants against their religious minority

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A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban's takeover

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U

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Lawyer for suspect in alleged plot against Taylor Swift concerts says allegations are exaggerated

A lawyer for the main suspect in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna says authorities’ presentation of the case is exaggerated and his client wouldn’t have been able to carry out plans the attorney described as “fantasies.”

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Industry' season 3 online and from anywhere

Kit Harrington joins the high-end miniseries about sex, drugs and the business of making money. Here's how to watch 'Industry' season 3 online and from anywhere.

The Guardian - UK

Third teenager arrested over foiled Taylor Swift concert attack in Vienna

Iraqi man, 18, said to be an associate of main 19-year-old suspect in terror plot that has led to cancellation of shows

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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.

Evening Standard

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

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UN Warns Of Potential Islamic State Control In Africa

U.N. official warns of Islamic State group expansion in Africa and Austria plot influenced by ISIS ideologies. IS affiliates strengthening presence in Afri...

International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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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