A series of attacks, attempted operations and counterterrorism raids across Iraq, Syria and Jordan has raised renewed concerns about the activities of Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells, with security authorities confronting an
The Flydubai co-pilot accused of trying to hijack a flight to Tel Aviv had spent years expressing misogynistic views online, engaging with the so-called “manosphere” and, according to people familiar with the
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Sri Lankan Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian Sivagnanam Sritharan has called on the government to lift the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and allow Tamil communities to commemorate those
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After recording no insurgency-linked fatalities in 2024 and 2025, Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district has witnessed a sharp resurgence of militant violence in 2026. Multiple NSCN-K factions and ULFA-I remain active, targeting security
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing its most serious terrorism crisis in more than a decade, with 1,702 terrorism-related fatalities recorded in the first nine months of 2026—the highest for the period since 2009.
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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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At least 117 journalists and media workers have fled Yemen’s western coastal city of Mocha and surrounding areas after Houthi forces advanced into the region, with many leaving their homes, workplaces and
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The arrests near RAF Fairford raise questions extending far beyond the five men detained. While claims of Iranian involvement remain unconfirmed and have been rejected by Tehran, the episode exposes a striking
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On 22 September 2026, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) – a banned Baloch ethno-nationalist separatist group in Pakistan, waging an insurgency in Balochistan, allegedly from bases in Afghanistan – claimed that its
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Five men have been arrested near RAF Fairford in the UK over suspected explosives and terrorism offences, after three suspicious vans were spotted travelling towards the US-used airbase. Counterterrorism police are examining
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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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