Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia brought in Turkish and Pakistani military support to fight the Houthi rebels, who have governed much of northern Yemen as a de
Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia brought in Turkish and Pakistani military support to fight the Houthi rebels, who have governed much of northern Yemen as a de
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Investigators in the United Arab Emirates believe the co-pilot of a Flydubai passenger aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv intended to crash the jet into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, drawing inspiration
More The co-pilot allegedly used a cockpit crash axe and attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft before passengers and crew intervened, while investigators examine his reported extremist history and previous removal
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by Our Special Correspondent The 30 September incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has revived memories of decades of aircraft hijackings and placed renewed scrutiny on aviation security,
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Senior Additional Solicitor General Haripriya Jayasundera, PC, requested the Trial-at-Bar ahead of the declaration of its verdict that those found guilty should be dealt with in a manner that would serve as
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Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands
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The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s case from ideological indoctrination and recruitment to weapons,
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by Durga Velayudham Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday investigation has become an ugly political operation in which the word “mastermind” is endlessly recycled because an unanswered question has become more politically useful than
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The Catholic Church has welcomed the Easter Sunday attacks verdict, but Jude Krishantha says the convictions do not end the search for wider responsibility. He has called for further investigations, including into
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The column examines the documented intelligence warnings and investigative failures preceding the Easter Sunday attacks, and asks whether the subsequent appointment of former CID Director Shani Abeysekara to lead a politically sensitive
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by Our Defence Correspondent in Colombo A military intelligence document dated 11 April 2019 records information linking Zahran Hashim’s network to the Vavunathivu police killings and describes further intelligence about weapons, extremist
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Italy is preparing to ban face coverings in schools and introduce limits on the number of foreign students allowed in each class, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday, placing migration and
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Ranjan Senaratne Bandara, Officer-in-Charge of the ‘Q’ Division of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), has been arrested in connection with the continuing investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, as prosecutors raise
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Germany’s federal government has unveiled a ten-point plan aimed at strengthening the criminal justice response to Islamist terrorism following an attack at Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD). The proposals include tougher penalties
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Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks shifted American fears towards threats originating overseas, public concern has increasingly turned inward, with Americans now considerably more worried about attacks by domestic extremists than
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