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“The virus itself and the world’s response to it has elicited “excitement” in the extreme right, British anti-hate charity Hope Not Hate said. Different groups, they say, are seeking to capitalise on the moment to drive recruitment, spread racist propaganda and plan attacks...

“The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday a Georgia man has pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist attack on the White House. 23-year-old Hasher Jallal Taheb, of Cumming, pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to destroy, by fire or an explosive, a building owned by or leased to...

“Al-Shabaab executed six men it said were spying for Somali intelligence agencies, the U.S. and Kenya, according to a broadcast on Radio Andalus, which supports the Islamist group that’s linked to al-Qaeda. The executions took place Tuesday in the town of Buale, an al-Shabaab stronghold...

“Taliban insurgents have killed 27 members of the Afghan security forces, police and government officials said on Monday, as a peace effort brokered by the United States struggles to get off the ground. The Taliban and the United States struck a deal last month allowing the United States and...

“The US Department of Defense has ordered commanders to prepare for a campaign to destroy the Iraqi militia that Washington holds responsible for deadly rocket attacks against US personnel. The Pentagon blamed Kataib Hezbollah for a March 11 rocket attack that killed one British and two US...

“The Trump administration unsealed sweeping indictments against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and members of his inner circle on narcoterrorism charges Thursday, a dramatic escalation in the U.S. campaign to force the authoritarian socialist from power. The administration also...

“The Australian man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks has entered shock guilty pleas. Amid extraordinary coronavirus lockdown restrictions, Brenton Tarrant, 29, appeared via video-link in the High Court in Christchurch on Thursday morning and admitted 51 charges of murder, 40 charges...

“Experts who monitor extremist groups say it’s difficult to know how seriously to take the threat. “On one hand, it could possibly be looked at possibly as an attempt on humor,” said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project, which monitors...

“Australia's eSafety commissioner will be able to order internet providers to block websites hosting terrorist content under comprehensive rules developed in the wake of the livestreamed Christchurch attack last year. The new protocol will be invoked during crises where graphic terrorist...

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York office recently sent out an alert to local authorities warning of extremist groups it said are encouraging their members to spread the novel coronavirus to police and Jewish people, ABC News reported. According to the news agency, the...