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TERRORISM

Fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia group, looking out at ISIS-held areas of Baghuz, Syria, on Feb. 10, 2019.
WORLD
Dec 15, 2025
Syria and coalition forces chasing IS ‘sleeper cells’ after attack, official says
Authorities have said the perpetrator was part of the security forces and due to be fired for his “extremist Islamist ideas.”
People bring flowers for a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2025
Australia hails ’hero’ who stopped gunman in his tracks
Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one of the attackers during the country’s worst mass shooting in years.
Australian police inspect at the scene of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Monday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Hanukkah security ramped up around the world after Bondi shootings
Officials in Berlin, London, New York and other major global cities are announcing extra security measures at upcoming events.
A policeman ushers people across a street after a mass shooting at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2025
Multiple people confirmed killed in Bondi Beach mass shooting
Gunmen opened fire just after 6.30 p.m. Sunday evening as hundreds of people attended the Chanukah by the Sea event to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival.
The government plans to include information vital to economic security in a draft revision to the operational standards for the law on the protection of specially designated secrets.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Japan to add economic security to scope of designated secrets
The government hopes to enhance information security by operating the specially designated secrets system in conjunction with the security clearance program.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter launches from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while operating in the Caribbean Sea on Nov. 18.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2025
A matter of state-sponsored ‘murder’ on the high seas
A fundamental concept of war is “hors de combat,” which translates as “out of combat,” and attacks on those who are disabled and removed from fighting are forbidden.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at a news conference following an arrest as part of the investigation into a would-be U.S. Capitol pipe bomber, at the Justice Department in Washington, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2025
Man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of U.S. Capitol riot
The arrest followed a lengthy investigation in which the FBI had long struggled to identify a suspect.
A picture of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national suspected of shooting two national guard members, is displayed at a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 28, 2025
What we know about the suspect in national guard shooting near White House
The Afghan national, who had entered the U.S. through a Biden-era immigration program in 2021, had no known criminal history, according to a federal law enforcement dossier.
Pictures of two national guard members and a picture of a suspect at a news conference in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2025
Trump vows to freeze ‘third world’ migration after national guard member killed
The president has blamed Biden-era immigration vetting failures for the incident, and ordered a sweeping review of asylum cases.
Nigerians and U.S. President Donald Trump have criticized President Bola Tinubu over his handling of Nigeria's security, which has deteriorated under his tenure.
WORLD
Nov 27, 2025
Nigeria declares security emergency after mass abductions
Nearly 400 people were abducted in the last two weeks in a series of attacks that forced the president to cancel a planned trip to the G20 summit in South Africa.
A U.S. Secret Service member stands guard after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2025
U.S. National Guard soldiers shot in ‘targeted’ attack near White House
The suspect was identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national.
It was reported on Saturday that the U.S. is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
U.S. labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist, ramping up pressure
The U.S. on Monday formally designated Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, layering additional terrorism-related sanctions.
Open lockers and scattered personal belongings are seen inside a dormitory at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Nigeria, on Friday, after 315 students and teachers were seized in Nigeria's second mass school abduction in a week.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2025
Gunmen seize 315 in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping
The two abductions and a church attack have happened since Donald Trump threatened to intervene in what he called the killing of Christians by radical Islamists in Nigeria.
Indonesian military personnel stand guard as residents gather near the area after an explosion occurred at a school complex in Jakarta on Nov. 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2025
Indonesian teen’s diary and online trail show path to Jakarta mosque blasts
According to police, the teenager had joined an international Telegram channel where members shared violent material and discussed past attacks.
Indian soldiers stand guard near the site of a deadly car blast in the Red Fort area in the old quarters of New Delhi on Nov. 11.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2025
India arrests suspected accomplice in Delhi suicide bombing
The National Investigation Agency says that Amir Rashid Ali, a Kashmiri resident, conspired with the suicide bomber to plan the attack.
Indian officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2025
Modi’s new red line on terrorism raises stakes after New Delhi blast
Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, India’s prime minister vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an “act of war.”
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in the colors of the French national flag to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris terror attacks, in Paris, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 13, 2025
Ten years after Paris attacks, jihadi threat has evolved
The groups themselves are now most active in Africa as well as parts of Asia rather than Europe.
Firefighters douse a car at the suicide blast site in Islamabad on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
Pakistan ‘in a state of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital
The attack has raised alarm that insurgent violence, confined in recent years to Pakistan’s western regions, has reached its urban centers.
Security officials at the site of an explosion in New Delhi on Monday
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2025
Blasts rock capitals of India and Pakistan, raising tensions
Suspicions have been running deep between the neighbors following a four-day military clash earlier this year in which both countries conducted strikes on each other.
Police personnel inspect charred vehicles as they cordon off the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of New Delhi on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2025
Delhi police says car blast being probed under anti-terrorism law
The explosion in the Indian capital on Monday evening killed at least eight people and injured 20.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.

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