Man who broadcast synagogue attack live on gaming site guilty of murder

December 21, 2020 Article

A German court has convicted a right-wing extremist of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. He killed two people after he failed to gain entry to the building. The October 9 2019 attack is considered one […]

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CPS will continue to seek prosecution in Harry Dunn case despite immunity ruling

December 20, 2020 Article

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has told Harry Dunn’s parents it will continue to pursue the prosecution of their son’s alleged killer, despite the High Court ruling she had diplomatic immunity. Anne Sacoolas was charged with causing the teenager’s death by dangerous driving 12 months ago after a fatal road crash outside a US military […]

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Police Scotland to double presence along England border

December 20, 2020 Article

Police Scotland will double its presence along the border with England after the First Minister announced tighter coronavirus restrictions. Chief Constable lain Livingstone said “highly visible patrols” on roads will be used to “deter anyone who night be considering breaching the coronavirus travel restrictions”. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced severe lockdown measures for Scotland on […]

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Boko Haram claims responsibility for abduction of Nigerian pupils

December 15, 2020 Article

Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist rebels have claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of pupils in an attack on a boys’ school in northern Katsina state, according to a Nigerian online newspaper. More than 330 children are missing from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school on […]

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US holds Iran accountable for presumed death of ex-FBI agent

December 14, 2020 Article

The Trump administration for the first time formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence officers believed responsible for his abduction. Mr Levinson disappeared in Iran under mysterious circumstances more than a decade ago, and though US diplomats and investigators have long said they thought […]

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Austrian officials seize weapons destined for Germany’s far-right

December 13, 2020 Article

Austrian authorities have seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition that were intended to be sold to far-right extremists in Germany. Police raids in recent days led to the seizure of 70 automatic and semi-automatic firearms, more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition and explosives, officials said. The main suspect is a 53-year-old Austrian, interior […]

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One dead as IS targets Kabul with mortar shells

December 12, 2020 Article

The so-called Islamic State terror group has attacked the Afghan capital with a barrage of mortar shells, killing at least one civilian and wounding a second. The extremist group said it was behind the violence on its affiliated Amaq News website, saying it fired 10 Katyusha rockets towards Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. Three shells […]

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Man denies assaulting children during circumcision procedures

December 10, 2020 Article

A man has denied assaulting children while carrying out circumcisions in the community. Mohammad Siddiqui, 54, of Birmingham, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and denied 40 charges relating to 24 procedures between April 2015 and January 2019. They include child neglect and ill-treatment, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and administering prescription-only anaesthetic when […]

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How anti-Muslim conspiracies about the killing of Emily Jones flourished online

December 9, 2020 Article

The woman who killed 7-year-old Emily Jones in a Bolton park on Mother’s Day has...

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Bomber’s brother appeared to be ‘sympathetic to ideals of Isis’, inquiry told

December 8, 2020 Article

Images recovered from the home of the older brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi indicated he was “sympathetic to the ideals of Isis”, a police chief has told a public inquiry. Ismail Abedi, 27, was arrested the morning after the explosion which killed 22 people and injured hundreds at the end of an Ariana […]

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