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Axel Rudakubana covers his face as he appears in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court, England, in August. Courtroom sketch: Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP

UK teen accused of killing 3 girls also had ricin, al-Qaeda manual, police say

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is allegedly behind murders at a Taylor Swift dance event in Southport that shocked Britain and provoked days of riots.

Boko Haram attack on Chadian troops near Nigerian border leaves 40 dead

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8 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

Israelis remain in Sri Lanka surfing town despite terrorism warning

Israel’s national security council called on Israelis to get out of tourist areas in Sri Lanka’s south, claiming a terrorist threat.

Tourists visit the ancient rock fortress in Sigiriya, in Sri Lanka, on October 16. Photo: AFP

Deadly attack at Bosnia police station is act of terrorism, prosecutors say

A teenager, 14, broke into a police station and stabbed officer, killing one and wounding another.

Turkey hits Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria after deadly attack on defence firm

The strike came hours after a male and female suspect set off explosives and opened fire at a Turkish state-run aerospace company.

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Opinion | Can the US overcome its political polarisation, whoever wins the election?

Harris will have the support of the establishment but not Trump. The possibility of the the US going into terminal decline looms large.

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Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump watches a video featuring Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, during a campaign rally on October 18 in Detroit, Michigan. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Pair plead guilty in Canada to murder of man acquitted in 1985 Air India bombings

Ripudaman Singh Mali, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombings, was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia in 2022.

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Singapore foils teen terror plot weeks before planned attack

The youth, 17, was less than a month away from executing his plan at the time of his arrest in August.

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Islamist militants dressed as women kill 4, including 3 policemen, in Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban claimed attack in which militants wearing suicide vests stormed remote police base. Police shot dead all 5 attackers.

An ambulance drives past a checkpoint leading to the site where Pakistani Taliban militants attacked police officers in Bannu, Pakistan on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | As attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan grow, how will Beijing respond?

In the wake of deadly attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan, Beijing looks likely to get more directly involved in counterterrorism.

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Security officials inspect the scene of a blast outside Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Pakistan’s militant violence and political unrest threatens security of SCO summit

The Indian Foreign Minister, the Russian Prime Minister, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be among senior regional government officials.

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Balochistan militants deny responsibility in attack on mine workers

The insurgent Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, condemned the violence that killed 21 mine workers.

Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summit

Pakistan authorities have introduced laws to restrict protests in the capital while strengthening security ahead of the event.

Authorities in Pakistan are taking no chances ahead of the SCO summit in Islamabad. File photo: AFP

China sends security task force to Pakistan after Karachi terrorist attack

The team demands that the local authorities ‘properly handle the aftermath’ of an attack that killed two people.

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Two Chinese citizens were killed in the attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Photo: Xinhua

Gunmen in Pakistan kill 21 miners

40 armed men shot some miners as they slept, also firing rockets and hurling grenades in the attack on a cluster of coal mines.

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Swedish police arrest young suspect over shooting at Israeli company

No one was injured in the shooting at Israeli military technology firm Elbit Systems in Gothenburg.

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Opinion | Exploding pagers expose worrying risks in Southeast Asia’s supply chains

For the small businesses dominating Southeast Asia’s consumer electronics industry, ensuring against external tampering would be a costly burden.

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A communication device lies on the ground as Lebanese forces prepare to destroy it in a controlled explosion, between the southern villages of Burj al Muluk and Klayaa, on September 19. Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon in unprecedented attacks that spanned two days, killing 32 people and wounding more than 3,000 others. Photo: AFP

China pledges to combat terrorism after Pakistan attack kills Chinese nationals

Ministry of State Security says Chinese bodies will ‘guard against the infiltration of extremist violent ideologies’.

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Osama bin Laden’s son Omar banned from returning to France

Omar bin Laden lived in the country for several years before being ordered to leave over online comments that allegedly advocated terrorism.

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Russia seeking to cause ‘mayhem’ in UK, Europe, MI5 spy chief says

Director General Ken McCallum warned of a growing threat from Russia and Iran, as well as from al-Qaeda and Islamic State.

Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5. Photo: AP

Editorial | Pakistan killings send China a grim reminder

Real life-and-death threats face those who work in high-risk areas and authorities must attempt to contain violence.

Pakistani security officials on Monday inspect the scene of the blast outside the Jinnah international airport in Karachi. Photo: EPA-EFE

India puts pressure on Pakistan over water treaty – can it lead to better ties?

New Delhi wants the Indus Waters Treaty to be amended to help its grain-producing regions cope better with climate change, analysts say.

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China calls on Pakistan to ‘severely punish’ attackers after 2 Chinese killed

Baloch Liberation Army finds targeting Chinese interests ‘a useful tool’ in its separatist campaign, says academic.

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Attack on Chinese nationals near Karachi airport leaves 2 dead, 8 injured

Pakistani separatist group BLA claimed responsibility, saying it had ‘targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors’.

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A vehicle is seen on fire at the site of an explosion that caused injures and destroyed vehicles outside Karachi airport in Pakistan on Sunday. Photo: AP

Denmark charges Swedish teenagers over blasts near Israel’s Copenhagen embassy

This year at least 10 Swedes have been charged in Denmark with attempted murder or weapons possession.

Police officers investigate the blasts near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. No one was injured in the two explosions early on Wednesday, but the building near the embassy sustained some damage. Photo: Reuters

Attack on foreign diplomats in Pakistan kills police officer

The bombing occurred in the Swat Valley, where in 2012 Islamist militants shot and wounded Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.

UN says Lebanon blasts violate international law, are possible war crime

The UN rights commissioner slammed the booby-trapping of apparently harmless portable objects and using violence to spread civilian terror.

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9 September, 2024
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