by Our Special Correspondent in Colombo Long before the explosions tore through churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 2019, an Indian police officer was following a trail of information
Syria has been removed from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism, marking another significant step in the Trump administration’s easing of sanctions against the country and potentially making it
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On August 16, 2026, Juel Bhuiyan, 26, a suspected associate of the Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) operative Nazmul Hasan Mamun, alias Bomaru Mamun, was arrested at Demra in Dhaka, in possession of two handmade
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On August 19, 2026, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist, Abdullah, was killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). On August 17, 2026, five Fitna-al-Khawarij (FaK, a state
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On the 20th of August, a woman named Manori Sallay wrote to the President of Sri Lanka for the second time to ask him not to let her husband die in his
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US prosecutors have charged a woman with allegedly plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol, kill lawmakers and then leave the country to join Islamic State, in a case that authorities
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For Yemen, the danger is not simply a return to fighting. The country has yet to recover from the devastating conflict of 2015-2022, which killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, contributed to
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Recent hostage releases across the Sahel have produced striking moments of diplomacy. Last week, the Tuareg-led Front de libération de l’Azawad (FLA) released 82 Malian Armed Forces soldiers it had held captive.
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The terrorist threat confronting Asia is becoming more complex even as some of the world’s most prominent extremist organisations face sustained pressure, according to a new United Nations assessment. The threat level
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Pakistan is experiencing one of its deadliest periods for terrorism in more than a decade, with violence in 2026 increasing in both frequency and lethality. July alone recorded more than 600 deaths,
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Prices for the busiest shipping routes through the Panama Canal have reached record levels as falling water levels linked to an intensifying El Niño and strong demand connected to the Iran war
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