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Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to public order

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Germany

Suspect in stabbing attack at German festival admits killings at trial

The Solingen incident was one of several deadly attacks in the months leading up to Germany's national election in February that involved immigrant suspects, pushing migration to the forefront of the political agenda in that vote.

Morocco

Morocco thwarts terror plot by cell linked to IS in the Sahel

Authorities in the north African nation said they had dismantled a 12-member cell that was planning attacks on behalf of the jihadist group's regional franchise.

France

Suspected IS militants on trial for kidnapping French journalists

The abductees testifying at the trial insisted they were sure in their identification of those who kidnapped them.

Europe News

Deadly stabbing in Villach an Islamist attack, Austrian police say

The 23-year-old man stabbed five passers-by in southern Austria on Saturday, killing one 14-year-old child and injuring five others.

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Nobel Prize winning authors demand release of writer Boualem Sansal

Multiple Nobel Prize-winning authors have signed a petition to demand the release of Algerian writer Boualem Sansal.

France

French teachers seek state protection after Paty and Bernard killings

Following the murders of Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard, nationwide concerns over teacher safety in France have surged in recent years.

Europe News

German chancellor says Islamist rally will be met with 'consequences'

More than 1,000 people participated in the demonstration in Hamburg on Saturday, with some calling for the establishment of a caliphate.

World News

Two men arrested following suspicions of plotting terrorist attack

The foiled plan allegedly had the backing of an Islamic State offshoot, and was intended as violent retaliation for Quran burnings in Stockholm.

Russia

Alleged IS militants killed in shootout in southern Russia

Six alleged members of the Islamic State group were killed in a shoot-out with police in the town of Karabulak in the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia on 2 March, authorites reported.

Philippines

Deadly bomb attack on Philippines Catholic mass kills 4, injures more

A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed at least four people, wounding dozens of others, Sunday in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Germany

German police swoop on Hezbollah-supporting 'extremists'

Authorities are cracking down on supporters of Islamist groups after a rise in public antisemitism.

France

France to screen foreigners with radical record for possible expulsion

The French administration is to carry out a review to determine which foreigners with a record of radicalism can be expelled from the country.

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Les Filles d'Olfa' ('Four Daughters')

A Cannes 2023 standout is released in cinemas, a bold and unique film that confronts motherhood and religious fundamentalism.

Culture news

'The Kerala Story': Islamic State film triggers bans in India

'The Kerala Story', released on 5 May, has been banned in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, with even calls for the film producer to be “hanged in public”.

Turkey

Ex-Islamic State fighters still pose a risk in Turkey, finds report

Numerous foreign nationals with links to ISIS have come to Turkey since the terror group was defeated in Syria and Spain.

Burkina Faso

Children among those kidnapped in Burkina Faso

Original reports stated that 50 women were abducted, but it has since come to light that children were among that number.

Denmark

Danish woman jailed for travelling to Syria to support IS

The suspect was repatriated from the Kurdish-controlled Roj camp in October 2021.

Switzerland

Swiss woman convicted of terrorism after Lugano stabbing in 2020

The 29-year-old had tried to slit the throats of two women in a department store.

France

Eight people to stand trial for role in 2016 Bastille Day attack

The suspects will go on trial in Paris on Monday over their role in helping the attacker drive a truck into a crowd assembled for a Bastille Day fireworks display in Nice in 2016.

United Kingdom

Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' cell charged with terrorism

The 38-year-old is believed to be one of the IS militants dubbed “The Beatles” due to their British accents.