The Austrian law enforcement and domestic security services had launched a series of raids ahead of last weekend’s scheduled rally in Vienna, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. The starting point for a probe was a Telegram chat frequented by the radical opponents of the Covid-19 lockdowns. The chat members …
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The Israeli military reported a flurry of strikes on the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday night, targeting what it said were Hamas sites in Khan Younis, Gaza City, Zeitoun and Shuja’iyya, including rocket launch installations, “research and development complexes” and the homes of several commanders. It shared footage of one air …
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A Palestinian terrorist outfit blacklisted by the EU has siphoned off millions of euros in EU international-development funds over several years, despite Brussels having rules in place since 2019 banning the funding of terrorist groups. Israel’s internal-security service, Shin Bet, revealed that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine …
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“We don’t investigate people because of their religious views – it’s violence that is relevant to our powers – but that’s not always clear when we use the term ‘Islamic extremism’,” Mike Burgess, the director-general of ASIO said. “Understandably, some Muslim groups – and others – see this term as …
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As Democrats prepare to introduce an ambitious immigration reform bill on behalf of President Joe Biden, which would offer a pathway to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants living in the US, a crisis is unfolding at the country’s border with Mexico. Illegal crossings this year are set to surpass …
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One of the world’s great ironies is that the Nobel Peace Prize has honoured so many men of violence. Bomb-happy killers, terrorists, dictators, authoritarian monsters, the lot… they’ve all won the hallowed Peace Prize. But still its guardians continue their unending hunt for validation, offering up an annual slate of …
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In a series of hot-blooded screeds, the daughter of deceased Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) argued that participants in last week’s violence in Washington, DC should be labeled “domestic terrorists” and treated like foreign enemies. McCain, who is a co-host of the popular talk show ‘The View’, argued during Monday’s program …
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Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the House committee, said national law enforcement must stop anyone present at the Capitol riot from flying “unfettered,” after supporters of President Donald Trump forced their way into the building during a rally on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation of officials and staff. …
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Biden slammed outgoing President Donald Trump for playing a role in the “chaos,” which saw ‘Stop the Steal’ crowds force their way into the seat of American government on Wednesday, resulting in the temporary suspension of the congressional certification of Biden’s election win. Four people died during the incident, one …
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“We have brought several special forces units together that are now searching for the presumed terrorists,” Nehammer told Austrian broadcaster ORF. He added that the manhunt is no longer limited to the area around the Stadttempel, Vienna’s Jewish synagogue dating back to the 1820s, near which multiple attacks unfolded on Monday evening. “I …
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