Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie in 2022 convicted of federal terrorism charges Jury finds Hadi Matar, who is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence, guilty of all charges against him The Guardian - US · Jul 29
Russia Promotes State Linked 'Max' App as It Accuses Telegram of Enabling Sabotage and Mass Murder Russia's FSB accuses Telegram of aiding terrorism, targeting founder Pavel Durov. Meanwhile, the Kremlin promotes Max, a state-linked messaging app, raising digital rights concerns. International Business Times UK · Jul 29
Author Salman Rushdie’s attacker convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing Rushdie was about to deliver a speech on writers’ safety when he was gravely wounded in the assault, suffering 15 stab wounds in front of a stunned audience The Independent UK · Jul 29
Border Agents Can Lie To Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison The government is charging Samuel Tunick for telling them a code that would erase all the data on his phone—after they tried to take it on false pretenses. Reason · Jul 29
Russia Accuses Telegram Founder of Aiding Terrorism for Refusing To Remove Ukrainian Recruitment Bots Russia has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with supporting terrorism, alleging he refused to remove recruitment bots used by Ukrainian intelligence, which he denied. International Business Times UK · Jul 29
Norwegian teen footballer hitman guilty of UK murder plot linked to Iran gang Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, claimed he was going to shoot himself in the foot rather than carry out killing The Independent UK · Jul 29
Norwegian hitman guilty of murder plot for gang linked to Iran The talented footballer agreed to shoot an unknown target for more than £20,000 last year, the court was told. Evening Standard · Jul 29
Telegram founder Pavel Durov charged by Russia over terrorism offences IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 29
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Russia's wanted list: Everything to know about his $6.6 billion net worth, 100+ children, and life in Dubai Pavel Durov net worth: Russia's Federal Security Service has charged Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov and has accused him of facilitating terrorist activities. On Russia's wanted list, Pavel Durov's net worth is estimated at $6.6 billion, reflecting Telegram's global reach. He previously stated intentions to share his fortune with his more… The Economic Times · Jul 29
Russia's Telegram crackdown: Pavel Durov charged with aiding terrorism, puts him on international wanted list Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Wednesday charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activities and placed him on an international wanted list, accusing the messaging platform of failing to remove content allegedly used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies and terrorist and extremist organisations. The Times of India · Jul 29
Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Durov Durov, who holds French and UAE passports and has lived outside Russia for years, called the case politically motivated. The Kremlin frequently targets its political enemies on charges of supporting "terrorism" or "extremism". Euronews · Jul 29
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list The Independent UK · Jul 29
Telegram founder Pavel Durov charged by Russia's FSB for facilitating terrorism Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, accusing the messaging platform of failing to remove content allegedly used for terrorism, sabotage and cyber-fraud inside Russia. The FSB has also issued an international arrest warrant. Telegram has not commented, while Durov continues to… The Economic Times · Jul 29
Berlin Pride attack sparks fresh questions over EU intelligence sharing The Berlin Pride attack has reignited debate over whether intelligence sharing between EU member states is sufficient. The attacker was known to German authorities and had travelled to Turkey looking to enter Syria. Euronews · Jul 28
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Defendant in Salman Rushdie stabbing declines to testify in terrorism trial The man on trial in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie has chosen not to testify or call any witnesses in the federal terrorism case
Reason · Jul 28 Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
Euronews · Jul 28 No EU-wide watchlist: Berlin Pride attack highlights gaps in monitoring Islamist extremism Despite growing concerns about cross-border security threats, no EU-wide register or official figure indicates how many people with established links to terrorism are currently under surveillance.
The Conversation · Jul 28 Trump is sowing fear over Cuba, terrorism and the ‘radical left’. This is what could come next US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is again taking aim at Cuba. This time, however, the Trump administration is framing Havana as a decades-long sponsor of terrorism and espionage that has helped cultivate the “radical left” in the United States.
The Conversation · Jul 27 Berlin Pride: ISIS still inspires terrorism in Europe – but who carries out these attacks? On Sunday, July 26, German police shot dead the suspected perpetrator of a car-ramming attack on Berlin’s Pride march, which had left one dead and 20 injured the day before. The suspect already had a police record due to his previous attempt to join the Islamic State in Syria and…
The National (Scotland) · Jul 27 Trans rights group 'should be proscribed as terrorists', peer says A PRO-TRANS campaign group should be proscribed as a terrorist organisation, the former UK Government adviser who called for a ban on Palestine…
International Business Times UK · Jul 27 Palestine Action Activists Could Be Sentenced as 'Terrorists' Over £212,000 Barclays Bank Damage Five Palestinian activists face potential terrorism charges for a protest at Barclays, despite no such charge during their trial.
The Conversation · Jul 27 Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier. That is the central argument of a July 2026 report from the U.S.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The Conversation · Jul 27 Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree ‘terrorism’ – the case could reshape American criminal law For decades, terrorism researchers have generally distinguished terrorism from other forms of violence by one defining feature: the intention to intimidate a wider audience beyond immediate victims.
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Palestine Action activists who vandalised Barclays bank could be jailed as terrorists Five activists were convicted of criminal damage after causing £200,000 worth of damage to a Barclays branch
The National (Scotland) · Jul 27 Five Palestine Action activists could face sentencing as terrorists A GROUP of Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists after a protest that caused more than £200,000 worth of damages, it has…