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Bin Laden wanted to attack UK years before 9/11, top secret dossier reveals

America’s spy agency releases a trove of previously confidential files on the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks.

Evening Standard

Declassified 9/11 files detail warnings issued to US leaders before the attacks

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The Independent UK

CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept. 11

Several dozen presidential briefing documents have been declassified on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks

The Independent UK

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Newly released Top Secret docs show warnings about Osama bin Laden threats to US in years before 9/11

CIA declassifies presidential briefings that trace al-Qaeda threats to hijack plans and target US cities before 9/11

The Independent UK

25 years after 9/11, al Qaeda remains a threat – even as Washington looks away

A quarter of a century after the deadliest terrorist attacks in US history, al Qaeda’s various branches have moved away from the global jihad advocated by Osama bin Laden, focusing instead on regional insurgencies. Their actions continue to destabilise swathes of the world, from the Sahel to Afghanistan, neglected by…

France 24

How the War on Terror Turned 9/11 Into a Permanently Open Wound

The government ensured that there would be no end to the public's fears—and no real justice for bin Laden's victims.

Reason

Before 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pakistan tensions were the bigger worry

9/11 has been one of the most horrifying incidents of terrorism to happen on American soil. It claimed 2,977 victims not even accounting for the collective trauma it resulted in.

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Mistakes, mistrust and misdirection: 25 years after 9/11, its dark legacy continues to unfold

The world’s most powerful country responded to the worst terrorist attack in its history by inflicting terror of its own – around the world, and at home

The Guardian - US

Osama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed

The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turned, says Jason Burke, the Guardian’s international security correspondent

The Guardian - UK

‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts

Budget cuts, loss of knowledgeable officials and diverted resources raise risk of another attack, experts warn

The Guardian - UK

Osama bin Laden had Taliban rival assassinated 2 days before 9/11 attack

Ahmad Shah Massoud, the prominent Afghan resistance leader and one of the Taliban's strongest rivals, was assassinated on September 9, 2001, just two days before the 9/11 attacks, in a killing believed to have been ordered by al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a favour to his Taliban hosts, according…

The Times of India

9/11 unleashed two decades of war. Now Putin is exploiting the damage

IN DEPTH: The horror of the attacks 25 years ago and their aftermath has seen the Cold War replaced by endless conflict between competing cultures and religions, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden’s body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not

Ex-House intel committee chair, now running against Abdul El-Sayed, instead saw photo of Osama bin Laden’s body

The Guardian - US

Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with it

For decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of sheltering terrorists and recent reports of allowing Iranian aircraft access, the US maintained ties due to Pakistan's strategic location, nuclear arsenal, and intelligence cooperation, fearing a destabilized…

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‘I wrote about Osama bin Laden’: Trump’s latest claims about taking out al-Qaeda leader spark yet more dementia accusations

That's not how I remember it...

International Business Times UK

Trump Claims He 'Took Out' Osama Bin Laden Again Despite Established Account Of US Special Forces Operation

Donald Trump once again claims credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, despite evidence to the contrary. Explore the facts behind his statements.

International Business Times UK

Is Donald Trump a Psychic? POTUS Claims He Predicted 9/11 Attack, Iran's Response to US-Israel War

Explore Donald Trump's controversial claims about predicting major events and his stance on international conflicts.

The Independent UK

How Trump’s terror claim about Iran may have just helped an Osama bin Laden henchman seeking freedom

NEWS ANALYSIS: One of the president’s justifications for going to war with Iran could throw a wrench into a long-awaited trial for a top lieutenant of the 9/11 terror mastermind, Andrew Feinberg reports

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Tired of scrolling Netflix? I found the 5 highest-rated movies that were just added in February 2026

Netflix just added a load of movies to its library, and I've found the five high-rated arrivals so you can stop scrolling and start watching.

International Business Times UK

Osama Bin Laden Conspiracy Theories Emerge Over Missing Evidence 15 Years After Raid

Fifteen years after the Abbottabad raid, new conspiracy theories suggest Osama bin Laden may still be alive. Explore the 'missing evidence' and the burial at sea mystery.

International Business Times UK

Trump Torched Over 'Insane' Claim He Predicted 9/11, 'Wouldn't Have Happened' If Aides Listened

Trump's claim that he predicted the 9/11 attacks and warned about Osama Bin Laden in his book has been thoroughly debunked by fact-checkers and video evidence; critics now question his cognitive fitness as he continues to make contradictory statements.

The Independent UK

Trump says he could have prevented 9/11 and wrote about it in his book

‘You know, if they would’ve listened to me, they would’ve taken out Bin Laden. Then you wouldn’t have had the World Trade Center tragedy,’ Trump said

The Independent UK

‘I’ve killed more people than Jeffrey Dahmer,’ boasts Osama bin Laden Navy SEAL after Piers Morgan guest blasts Hegseth

Robert O’Neill, the former U.S. Navy SEAL who was part of the elite military unit responsible for assassinating Osama bin Laden, clashed with guests on Morgan’s show

The Mary Sue

‘Things happen’: Donald Trump licks Saudi Crown Prince’s boots, waving off journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

It takes a special moral flexibility to host a man at the White House who is confirmed by the U.S. intelligence to be a murderer. And imagine lecturing a reporter for bringing it up? Donald Trump did exactly that in defense of the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, when…

The Guardian - US

Trump’s military pressure on Maduro evokes Latin America’s coup-ridden past

US forces and CIA actions target Venezuela’s leader, recalling coups and assassinations across the region

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