Two veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in Washington were removed from their positions and reassigned over their handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
Dutch riot police broke up a far-right demonstration of several hundred protesters in The Hague on September 19 after violence erupted, with demonstrators pelting police with fireworks and chanting antisemitic slogans. Local authorities banned the planned march against immigration and asylum.
The Alternative for Germany party achieved its biggest electoral victory since the Nazi era, winning nearly 44% in Saxony-Anhalt and more than doubling its previous vote share. The result has intensified debate over whether other parties should break Germany's 'firewall' against cooperating with the far-right.
The US ambassador to Israel visited Palestinian town Turmus Ayya and called for severe consequences against Israeli settlers committing violence, labeling some as 'terrorists' amid a sharp rise in West Bank attacks.
Germany's Alternative for Germany party leads polls ahead of Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt, with potential to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II. The outcome could mark a historic shift in German politics.
The United States has designated UK-based activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization and imposed sanctions, marking a shift in counterterrorism efforts to target left-wing groups under the Trump administration. The UN human rights office condemned the designation as a disproportionate restriction on free speech and civic rights.
FBI arrested Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany for allegedly plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol building. Bowie also discussed future attacks on the White House and Times Square New Year's Eve celebration.
Federal authorities arrested Heidi Beirich, a former Southern Poverty Law Center official and leading expert on far-right extremism, on charges related to alleged fraudulent payments to informants inside white supremacist groups. The arrest is part of the Justice Department's broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights organization.
South Korean authorities arrested two former Chinese military servicemembers on espionage charges, including allegations of intercepting communications between fighter jets and ground control. The arrests highlight ongoing security concerns on the Korean peninsula.
Iran executed two Iranian citizens on Monday after convicting them of espionage for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, accusing them of providing sensitive military and security location coordinates that allegedly aided Israeli targeting during recent conflicts, including a 12-day war in June. The executions come amid ongoing tensions in the region, with separate developments including Israeli strikes in Gaza and concerns over a U.S.-backed Gaza disarmament plan.
A suicide bomber attacked an anti-militancy peace rally outside a police station in Kabal, Swat Valley, northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14 people, including police officers and civilians and wounding more than two dozen others. The attack occurred as demonstrators gathered to demand peace in the region.
German authorities say the suspect in a deadly attack near Berlin's Pride festival had recorded a video pledging allegiance to ISIS before driving a van into crowds and going on a knife rampage. The 21-year-old suspect, Abdul Ballout, was shot dead by police during arrest and had been released from detention in May despite previous ISIS-related convictions, prompting calls for tighter terrorism laws.
The suspect in a deadly attack on Berlin's Pride celebration that killed one person and injured 29 was shot and killed by police during a confrontation. Authorities say the 21-year-old German citizen had ties to Islamic circles in Berlin.
Austria officially inaugurated Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Braunau am Inn as a police station, completing a years-long effort to prevent the building from becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. The conversion aims to 'neutralize' the building's toxic historical legacy.
The U.S. State Department released a 100-page report alleging that Cuba has operated a sophisticated intelligence network that penetrated the Pentagon, National Security Council, and State Department, while also promoting far-left extremism and cultivating American activists. The report, titled 'Cuba Report: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,' comes as the Trump administration expands sanctions against the communist government.
Britain has designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization and banned support for the group, citing its connection to a series of antisemitic attacks on Jewish sites in the UK. The government also banned the Islamic Movement of the Guardians, described as an Iran-backed proxy group responsible for arson and vandalism targeting the British Jewish community.
British counter-terrorism police have assumed control of the investigation into the suspected murder of former government minister and Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe following new information and evidence. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed the suspect was not known to the Prevent anti-extremism programme.
Australia's intelligence chief disclosed that Iran's Revolutionary Guard used two agents who previously lived in Australia to orchestrate firebombing attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, including a Bondi incident. The revelations come amid warnings of a degrading security environment from multiple threats.
Gunmen attacked Diori Hamani International Airport and an adjacent military airbase in Niger's capital Niamey on Thursday, killing 11 security forces members and 2 civilians. The al-Qaeda-affiliated group JNIM claimed responsibility for the assault, while authorities reported killing 22 attackers.
A UK court sentenced four Palestine Action activists to over 20 years combined imprisonment for a 2024 raid on an Israeli defense firm's Bristol factory that caused £1.2 million in damage, with the judge ruling the incident constituted an act of terrorism. The sentencing sparked protests outside the London court, resulting in over 100 arrests.
British police face national backlash after 18-year-old student Henry Nowak was handcuffed while dying from stab wounds, after his killer falsely claimed a racist attack. Prime Minister Starmer condemned the incident as politicians warn against far-right groups exploiting the murder to inflame racial tensions.
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's government fell after socialists and far-right parties, including MAGA-linked George Simion's party, voted no confidence. Simion is widely considered the mastermind behind the government's collapse.
The US Department of Justice announced an 11-count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center over alleged fraudulent payments to informants in extremist groups including the Ku Klux Klan. The civil rights organization has long been targeted by conservative activists.
A French court found cement giant Lafarge guilty of paying protection money to ISIS and other jihadist groups to keep a plant operating in northern Syria during the civil war. The company was fined over $1.3 million and its former CEO sentenced to six years in prison.
