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Terror Nullius: How Australia Forged a Nation Through Terror
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 On 14 December 2025, two gunmen - a father of Pakistani origin who had become an Australian citizen, and his Australian-born son - opened fire along Sydney's Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more before one was shot by police and the other arrested. In the hours that followed, Australia was again told this was the "worst" or "darkest" day in the nation's history, headlines that may sell copy but quietly erase a far longer, bloodier record written into the country's foundations. ... read more |
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Belgian court finds jihadist guilty over Yazidi genocideBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 A Brussels court on Thursday found a Belgian jihadist - presumed killed in a 2016 airstrike - guilty of genocide against the Yazidi minority in Iraq and Syria. ... more 
Italy probes if 'war tourists' paid to shoot civilians in Sarajevo siegeRome (AFP) Nov 13, 2025 Prosecutors in Italy are investigating possible Italian snipers who may have paid the Bosnian Serb army during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo to be allowed to shoot civilians for sport, local media reported. ... more 
India probes deadly Delhi blast, vows those responsible will face justiceNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 India's defence minister vowed on Tuesday that those responsible for a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people will face justice. ... more
Belgium opens first trial linked to Yazidi genocideBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Nov 6, 2025 A Belgian jihadist accused of acts of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria - and presumed killed in conflict - went on trial in absentia Thursday in Brussels. ... more |
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Peru's president signs military crimes amnesty bill into lawLima (AFP) Aug 13, 2025 /> Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday signed into law a controversial bill granting amnesty to military personnel, police and members of civilian self-defense units over a bloody 1980-20 ... more 
Netanyahu: Israel's goal is to 'free' Gaza from HamasWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2025 Israel's goal in Gaza is not to occupy the devastated Palestinian enclave but to "free it from Hamas terrorists," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Sunday as he defended the plan to escalate its offensive, which has come under staunch international opposition, including from allies. ... more
State Department increases reward for info on al-Qaeda leader to $10MWashington DC (UPI) Jul 29, 2025 The State Department has increased to $10 million its reward for information leading to the identification or location of the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. ... more
U.S. Central Command says it killed senior ISIS leader, two adult sonsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2025 The U.S. Central Command announced Friday that it had conducted an operation in Aleppo, Syria, killing a senior Islamic State leader and his two adult sons. ... more
UN experts slam Peruvian amnesty for historic rights violationsGeneva (AFP) July 17, 2025 UN experts expressed alarm Thursday over a Peruvian law that would grant amnesty to military, police and state perpetrators of rights violations during a bloody campaign against leftist guerrillas from 1980 to 2000. ... more |
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Iraqis face difficult return from Syria camp for IS families
Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 14, 2025 After years in a Syrian detention camp, Ibrahim Darwish was relieved to be allowed to return home to Iraq, but his joy was quickly punctured by the harsh reality that he had to disown his sons accused of being jihadists. "All I wanted was to return to Iraq," the 64-year-old said of his time in the Kurdish-controlled al-Hol camp, where family members of suspected Islamic State group fighters are held in prison-like conditions alongside refugees and displaced people. But back home in Iraq, "I had ... read more
Accusations of chemical weapons in Sudan: what we knowPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) June 28, 2025 The US State Department imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government Friday, accusing it of using chemical weapons last year in its war against rival paramilitaries. ... more |
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US says airstrike killed Islamic State official in SyriaWashington (AFP) June 12, 2025 The US military announced Thursday that a recent airstrike had killed an Islamic State group official in northwest Syria. ... more 
US military announces detention of Islamic State leaderWashington (AFP) June 5, 2025 US military officials announced Wednesday the detention of an Islamic State group (IS) leader during international coalition operations in Iraq and Syria which also killed two other operatives. ... more
ISIS claims responsibility for 2 bomb explosions in SyriaWashington DC (UPI) May 31, 2025 The Islamic State claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks in a remote region in southern Syria on Wednesday and Thursday. ... more
We're waiting to hug Edan, says grandmother of hostage to be freed from GazaTel Aviv (AFP) May 12, 2025 Among those waiting anxiously Monday for the release of Edan Alexander, the US-Israeli hostage held by Hamas since October 2023, was his grandmother who said she couldn't wait to hug him. ... more 
Iraq arrests IS suspect for inciting the New Orleans attackBaghdad (AFP) April 27, 2025 Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State group for inciting a January truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in the US city of New Orleans, Iraq's judiciary said Sunday. ... more |
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