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Mali says it killed extremist commander who took part in one of worst attacks on US forces in Africa

Apr. 30, 2024 12:09 PM EDT

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa was killed in an operation by Mali's security forces, the country's army said. Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the...

Belarus labels German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle ‘extremist,’ bans activities in the country

Apr. 29, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Monday declared that the Belarusian service of the German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle is an “extremist" organization and banned all its activities in the country. The declaration means anyone working with Deutsche Welle...

Bishop stabbed during Sydney church service backs X's legal case to share video of the attack

Apr. 25, 2024 06:23 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a teenager has backed X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s legal bid to overturn an Australian ban on sharing graphic video of the attack on social media. A live stream of the...

Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church

Apr. 24, 2024 07:08 AM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation. ...

Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats

Apr. 23, 2024 11:19 AM EDT

ZOETERMEER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch national intelligence agency said Tuesday that threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Although the number of terror attacks across Europe has been down in...

Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected militants, part of a banned extremist group with al-Qaida links

Apr. 20, 2024 06:21 AM EDT

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police arrested eight suspected militants in recent days believed to be part of a new cell linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group, authorities said Saturday. Police conducted raids in Central Sulawesi...

US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

Apr. 19, 2024 12:22 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israel settlers already sanctioned, as well as the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The Treasury Department...

Nigeria's army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children

Apr. 18, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok, the army said Thursday. Her three children were also rescued. Lydia Simon, who is five months pregnant, was rescued by Nigerian...

Switzerland's lower house moves to ban use of Nazi and extremist symbols that could stir violence

Apr. 17, 2024 12:51 PM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — The lower house of Swiss parliament on Wednesday followed in the footsteps of the Senate, or upper house, in approving a measure that would ban the use of, public wearing or display of Nazi and racist symbols that could foment extremist hate or violence. The proposal...

Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor

Apr. 12, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor. It was the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed this country of...