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Merkur: “Dangerous demonstration of power”: Islamic group separates genders at university lecture at Berlin Charité
Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director at the NGO Counter Extremism Project, calls such actions transgressions : "They want to test how far they can go. This is a dangerous demonstration of power," Schindler said in an interview with the Münchner Merkur by IPPEN.MEDIA . There is no justification for this, especially not at the Berlin University.
Frankfurter Rundschau: Attacks on Jews closer than expected: Iran probably targeted targets in Germany
The threat posed by Iranian saboteurs is nothing new. "As early as 2012, Iran carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria through Hezbollah operatives," Middle East expert and terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project told the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper a few days ago . Added to this is a relatively new phenomenon: Radical institutions and regimes are increasingly collaborating with gangsters who carry out attacks and murders on their behalf. "In recent years, Iranian agents have repeatedly established contacts with organized crime networks in Europe."
Tablet: Doha’s Quantum Threat
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a private research institution critical of Qatar’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood, claims that one of the RAF Foundation’s cofounders was the above-mentioned al-Nuaimi. Other members, according to CEP, include Mohammed Jassim al-Sulaiti, whom the four Arab governments included in their terrorism list in 2017, identifying him as “an aide to Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaiy,” whom the U.S. Treasury Department designated in 2008 “for providing financial and material support to al Qaida.”
Analysis
Times of Israel: Israel was facing destruction at the hands of Iran. This is how close it came, and how it saved itself
The Iranian regime was increasingly convinced in recent months that it would soon be able to destroy Israel. The “Destruction of Israel” clock in Tehran’s Palestine Square was not an exercise in bravado. It was a public countdown to what the ayatollahs believed was Israel’s imminent demise, at their hands. Along with dismay that Yahya Sinwar had failed to consult and coordinate with them before invading southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the regime drew encouragement from the success of that massacre, its apparent confirmation of Israel’s vulnerability, and the ongoing instability it had caused.
United States
Reuters: Trump signs order lifting sanctions on Syria, White House says
President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war. The move will allow the U.S. to maintain sanctions on Syria's ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, his associates, human rights abusers, drug traffickers, people linked to chemical weapons activities, the Islamic State and ISIS affiliates and proxies for Iran, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters in a briefing.
The Guardian: Sleeper cells and threat warnings: how the US-Iran conflict is spinning up fear
As the war between Iran and Israel intensified, teasing the eventual involvement of the US military, American security agencies began to warn of a looming threat of Tehran-backed “sleeper cells” known to be active stateside that could be called in for retaliatory attacks. But as the B-2 bombers struck nuclear sites across Iran and the Iranian military responded with a missile barrage on US bases in the region, a ceasefire took shape. In the end, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Iran’s elite military and intelligence branch, wielding a global web of terrorist groups and agents acting on its behalf – didn’t appear to sponsor or carry out any covert operations inside the US, nor has it since.
Fox News: Americans at July 4th celebrations warned of lone wolf terrorist threat
Local and federal authorities across the country are likely preparing for potential threats during Fourth of July celebrations next weekend amid tensions between the United States and the Middle East, according to a former U.S. Secret Service agent. Tensions escalated on June 22, when the U.S. Military bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran, according to Trump administration officials.
USA Today: Suspected Idaho shooter showed 'Nazi tendencies' in school, ex-classmates say: Updates
The man accused of fatally shooting two firefighters in an ambush in rural Idaho on Sunday had "Nazi tendencies" in school, sketched pictures of guns and swastikas in a notebook and was "obsessed with guns," three former classmates told USA TODAY. At a news conference Monday afternoon, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris identified the suspected gunman as Wess Roley, 20. The discovery of Roley's body on Canfield Mountain, a popular hiking destination outside the city of Coeur d’Alene, culminated six hours of chaos that saw about 300 local, state, and federal officers flock to the area. It appears Roley took his own life, Norris added.
Idaho Statesman: After firefighter ambush, Idaho commissioner rejects focus on white nationalism
A Sunday “ambush-style” attack that killed two firefighters has again placed national eyes on North Idaho. The motive for the attack, which occurred at the Canfield Mountain recreation area near Coeur d’Alene, remains unknown. But some national media outlets speculated that it could be connected with white nationalist, anti-government sentiment in a part of the state that’s been a “hotbed” of such ideology, Jim Cavanaugh, a retired special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, told MSNBC.
NBC News: Harvard found in 'violent violation' of Civil Rights Act over antisemitism, Trump admin says
Harvard is "in violent violation" of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the federal government’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said Monday in a letter threatening to cut all the university's federal funding if changes aren't made. The task force, which was formed this year under an executive order by President Donald Trump, wrote that the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services had concluded a Title VI investigation into antisemitism at Harvard.
Radio Iowa: Governor issues executive order on antisemitism for Iowa universities
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order that directs the Iowa Board of Regents to ensure that the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa fulfill their obligations to protect Jewish students. It requires the Board to review university policies related to antisemitic actions and speech, as well as the response of each institution to any acts of antisemitism occurring since October 7th 2023. The Regents must make a report to the Governor by December 1st, 2025.
WJHL: Pride festival de-escalation teams shrug off brief neo-Nazi protest
Saturday’s Rainbow Pride celebration at the Johnson City Farmers Market Pavilion proceeded without a hitch even as a small group of neo-Nazi protestors shouted and waved a Confederate flag with a swastika in the middle of it. In fact, if anyone was wilting in the heat of the moment, it was one of the seven masked members of a group the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) identified as the “Blood Tribe” who apparently showed signs of heat exhaustion.
Jewish News Syndicate: ‘Beloved member of Boulder community’: Firebombing victim Karen Diamond dies
Multiple Jewish organizations offered condolences after Karen Diamond, 82, a victim of the antisemitic firebombing in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, died from her injuries. “This horrific act is part of a broader and deeply troubling rise in antisemitic violence across the United States,” the Jewish Federations of North America stated. “It is no longer possible to separate online hate, city hall rhetoric and campus incitement from real-world consequences. Our communities are being targeted—for being Jewish, for speaking out, for simply showing up.”
Jewish Insider: Responding to Mamdani, Senate Democrats say ‘globalize the intifada’ slogan must be condemned
Several Senate Democrats told Jewish Insider on Monday that calls to “globalize the intifada” are unacceptable and must be condemned, amid concerns from Jewish leaders and organizations over presumptive New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s defense of the slogan. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who has thus far not endorsed Mamdani, told JI he plans to meet with Mamdani in a few weeks, when asked about Mamdani’s refusal to condemn the slogan.
Jewish Insider: Brandeis Center files complaint alleging antisemitism at Virginia private school
The parents of an 11-year-old Jewish student at a private school in Northern Virginia say their daughter faced months of antisemitic harassment that went unaddressed by school officials, who also cancelled an annual event featuring a Holocaust survivor due to concerns that the event might exacerbate tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war. Days after the parents addressed the campus environment with school leadership, all three of their children were expelled, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday with the Office for Civil Rights in the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, Jewish Insider has learned.
Deadline: Charter Communications Says Damage To Its Cables In Van Nuys, CA Was “Domestic Terrorism”
Leading pay-TV and broadband provider Charter Communications says its internal probe into a June 15 attack on its network in Van Nuys, CA has determined it was “an act of domestic terrorism.” Citing “the nature of the fiber cuts, extent of damage and makeup of impacted customers,” the company called for stronger federal and state legislation to protect first responders, military bases and other institutions.
WKRG News 5: Group wants La Linea designated as Foreign Terrorist Organization
Relatives of Americans whose loved ones were murdered by drug cartels are uniting, with a message for residents and the U.S. government alike. They have formed an organization to speak up for survivors and families of victims and to push for the U.S. government to designate more of these ruthless criminal groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Mexico
New York Times: Cartel Fighters Make a Desperate Alliance That Could Transform Underworld
Feuding members of the world’s most-feared fentanyl cartel, reeling from internal war and a crackdown by Mexico and the United States, have forged a desperate alliance with a rival gang, threatening to transform the criminal underworld across dozens of countries. The cartel, the Sinaloa Cartel, has for years run a global empire built through alliances with criminal groups and affiliates from the Americas to New Zealand — reaping millions of dollars from smuggling drugs like fentanyl at a devastating toll, especially in the United States.
Colombia
Reuters: Colombia boosting troop footprint in renewed offensive against armed groups, admiral says
Colombia is increasing its troop numbers as part of a renewed offensive against illegal armed groups, the head of the country's armed forces said, after the end of a series of ceasefires and stalled peace negotiations. Leftist President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022 promising to pursue an end to six decades of conflict through peace accords and surrender deals with guerrillas and heavily armed crime gangs, but talks have faltered despite repeated temporary ceasefires.
Germany
BILD: Right-wing extremist youth groups on the rise in Germany
"The fact that people involved in right-wing extremism are becoming increasingly younger is not a new phenomenon," reads the response from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, as reported by Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND). But this time something is different - and more dangerous: what is new is that the relevant "radicalization processes are now also making the leap into the real world across the board and leading to real groups and right-wing extremist actions". The Office for the Protection of the Constitution even openly speaks of a danger to life and limb: "Due to the now consolidated structures and the action orientation of the new youth groups that emerged in 2024, there is an abstract danger to life and limb, especially for members of the LGBTIQ movement, the left-wing scene and people with a migration background."
ARD: Extremism in schools: Teachers on the right
The ARD political magazine Report Mainz took a closer look at candidates who have stood in elections in the past five years for a party that is certain to be right-wing extremist or classified as a suspected case and who are also teachers: around 60 people. It is only an approximation, and yet there are other cases among them that raise questions, such as a history teacher. He held a leading position in the German fraternity, the controversial umbrella organization that experts classify as belonging to the political right-wing fringe and which repeatedly appeared in public. In his speeches, he criticized the so-called zeitgeist, seeing Germany in the hands of an alleged "American supremacy". "The only free nation in Europe that could help us on this path is the Russian one," he said in a speech in 2014, for example. "The Russian Federation is strong enough to support us in this quest for freedom."
Jewish News Syndicate: Dane held in Berlin for Iran-linked Jewish site surveillance
German federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday the arrest of a Danish citizen suspected of surveilling Jewish sites and individuals in Berlin on behalf of Iran. The suspect, identified only as Ali S., was detained last Thursday in Aarhus, Denmark, by agents of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) at the request of German authorities.
Iran International: Germany summons Iranian ambassador over alleged espionage plot
Germany said on Tuesday it has summoned Iran’s ambassador after it arrested a Danish citizen suspected of spying for Iran and tasked with identifying Jewish targets in Berlin for possible attacks. “We will not tolerate any threats to Jewish life in Germany,” the German foreign ministry said in a post on X, calling for a thorough investigation.
United Kingdom
Fox News: Even before Glastonbury Festival hate chants, UK Jews warned of alarming rise in antisemitism
Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom expressed outrage this weekend over antisemitic chants led by artists at a flagship music festival that was broadcast live on British public television, but the community has long been warning of an alarming rise in hate crimes since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Even before Saturday’s performance by British rap-pop duo Bob Vylan -- in which the singer chanted "Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]" -- Jews in Britain have said they no longer feel welcome, citing government inaction in addressing antisemitism.
GBN: Palestine Action blockades UK defence firm and occupies rooftop just days ahead of being proscribed as terror group
Palestine Action has engaged in another protest, targeting facilities in Suffolk and Bristol. The group occupied the Guardtech Group’s facility in Haverhill as well as the Elbit Systems subsidiary Aztec West. Activists blockaded the Bristol site's only entrance, dousing in in red paint to symbolise "Palestinian bloodshed."
Derry Now: Proposed proscription of ‘Palestine Action’ condemned by Derry and Strabane councillors
The proposed proscription of the ‘Palestine Action’ group by British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has been condemned by a majority of Derry City and Strabane District councillors. Palestine Action’ is a pro-Palestinian protest network that uses direct action to “disrupt” the arms industry in Britian. A key target has been the British factories of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.
Counter Terrorism Policing: Man from Harlow jailed for posting support on social media for terrorist groups
A man who posted supportive messages on social media about proscribed terrorist groups as well as anti-Semitic posts has been jailed. Zakir Hussain, 30 (09.01.95) of Harlow, was arrested in March last year after officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command linked him to an X account posting statements in support of Hamas and Hizballah. Writing on account ‘@lewiswarren911”, Hussain posted a series of messages on X between November 2023 and January 2024 that celebrated the October 7 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. He also wrote numerous anti-Semitic comments, including praise for the actions of Adolf Hitler.
The Guardian: Why is Palestine Action being banned and what happens next?
The formal process for banning the direct action protest group Palestine Action under UK anti-terrorism laws has officially begun, with Yvette Cooper laying a statutory instrument before parliament on Monday. Here the Guardian explains what this means and what happens next.
Afghanistan
Long War Journal: Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists
In response to a US Congressional hearing that discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia, the Taliban denied that foreign terror organizations are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban has made this claim for two decades, despite the fact that Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have used the country as a base of operations and continue to do so. On June 26, 2025, US Congressman Bill Huizenga, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, stated that “Afghanistan has once again become a hotbed for terrorists looking for safe harbor as they grow their ranks and abilities to project attacks across the region and, frankly, the world.” Huizenga made the statement at a hearing titled “Assessing the Terror Threat Landscape in South and Central Asia and Examining Opportunities for Cooperation.”
Afghanistan International: Taliban Send Reinforcements To Khash, Shut Down Communications After Unrest
Taliban forces have deployed reinforcements and cut telecommunications in Khash District, Badakhshan province, following deadly clashes with local residents protesting the destruction of poppy fields. Local sources told Afghanistan International on Tuesday that Taliban fighters opened fire on protesters during a second day of unrest, killing at least one person and injuring ten others. Health officials in Badakhshan confirmed the casualties, with three of the wounded reported to be in critical condition.
Afghanistan International: One Killed, Ten Injured In Taliban Clash With Protesters In Badakhshan
One person was killed and at least ten others were injured on Tuesday during a clash between Taliban forces and local residents in Khash district, Badakhshan province, according to local sources. The violence reportedly erupted during the burial ceremony of four individuals killed a day earlier in similar clashes. Health officials in Badakhshan confirmed Tuesday’s casualties, adding that three of the injured are in critical condition.
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem Post: 'They shoot people deliberately': Gazans testify that Hamas intentionally targets aid sites
Gazans present at humanitarian aid distribution sites testified that Hamas carries out acts of terror, propaganda, and psychological manipulation against civilians at aid sites, COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) said on Tuesday. The audio recordings released by COGAT reveal that Hamas seeks to disrupt the distribution of food packages at the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution sites. Gazans say that Hamas fires at residents near aid distribution sites and spreads false claims about IDF fire, as well as publishes "fabricated data about large numbers of casualties," through fake footage, COGAT said.
Jewish News Syndicate: IDF dismantles Hamas terror tunnel under school
Israel Defense Forces soldiers operating in southern Gaza uncovered a Hamas hideout beneath a school building in the Khan Yunis area, the military said on Monday. The concealed space reportedly served as sleeping quarters for Palestinian terrorists. The underground structure, which stretched for some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) and was around 20 meters deep, was also used by Hamas “for military purposes,” the IDF said.
Jewish News Syndicate: IDF uncovers explosives lab, nabs terror cell near Ramallah
Israel Defense Forces troops operating near Ramallah uncovered an explosives laboratory and apprehended a terror cell suspected of planning attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers in the area, the military announced on Monday. In a separate operation, Israeli security forces conducted enforcement actions in the Silwad area, targeting a compound and several illegally constructed structures. According to the IDF, terrorists had used the buildings as cover to hurl rocks at Israeli vehicles traveling along Route 60.
Iran
Wall Street Journal: Satellite Images Capture Activity at Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site After U.S. Strikes
Satellite images show Iran has built a new access road at its Fordow uranium enrichment site and moved in construction equipment that could be used to assess the damage done to the key underground nuclear facility by last month’s U.S. airstrike. The imagery captured over the weekend by Maxar Technologies, a commercial satellite company, shows a new road up the mountain where the Fordow nuclear facility is located along with a number of vehicles, including what analysts have identified as an excavator and a mobile crane.
Times of Israel: Iran says needs time before talks with US, claims it can start enriching again quickly
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said it will take time and assurances from the US before Tehran is ready to re-engage in talks on its nuclear program, insisting that the country will soon be ready to start enriching uranium again and “make up for lost time.” “I don’t think negotiations will restart as quickly as that,” Araghchi was quoted as telling CBS News, though he added that diplomacy was not off the table. He appeared to indicate that the military conflict had only hardened Iran’s resolve to continue enriching uranium.
Kurdistan24: Iran Rules Out Immediate Talks with US, Confirms Damage to Nuclear Facilities
Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani announced on Tuesday that no decision has been made regarding the resumption of negotiations with the United States, signaling that a new round of diplomatic talks is unlikely shortly. Speaking at a press conference, Mohajerani addressed recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who claimed that Iranian nuclear sites had been "obliterated" in recent airstrikes. She confirmed that the facilities were "seriously damaged," but stopped short of using Trump's terminology.
Afghanistan International: Iran Violating Afghan Refugees’ Dignity With Forced Deportations, Says Rights Group
Iran is forcibly deporting Afghan refugees in breach of humanitarian principles and international law, the International Federation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile said Tuesday. In a statement issued 1 July, the federation accused Iranian authorities of “force, humiliation and violent behaviour” toward Afghan asylum seekers, saying such actions “seriously violate human dignity.”
Iraq
Jerusalem Post: Rocket, drone strikes of unknown origin target military airbase in Iraq – report
Three rockets from an unidentified source fell on the northern city of Kirkuk in Iraq on Monday evening, Iraqi state-affiliated media reported, citing a statement from the Kirkuk International Airport Administration. Two of the missiles hit an Iraqi military airbase, while the third fell in a civilian area, Iraqi media reported.
Kurdistan24: PKK Fighters to Destroy Weapons as Symbolic Step Toward Disarmament
Commanders from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced that a group of fighters will soon destroy their weapons in a public ceremony as a "goodwill gesture" to demonstrate their commitment to ending decades of armed struggle against Turkey, according to AFP.
Israel
Times of Israel: Israel says Hezbollah must disarm before any Lebanon peace talks can advance
An Israeli official on Monday said that while talks about potential peace deals with both Lebanon and Syria are taking place, Beirut must “finish the issue” of disarming the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group before any normalization can move forward. Earlier Monday, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said that Lebanon and Syria are both prospective candidates to join the Abraham Accords alongside Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020. A deal with Sudan was also announced at the time, but is yet to fully materialize.
Times of Israel: Israel in ‘advanced talks’ for deal to end hostilities with Syria, says senior official
Israel and Syria are holding “advanced talks” on a bilateral agreement halting hostilities between the countries, a senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Monday. The contacts are focused on coordination around security matters, said the official, who would not speculate on when a full peace deal between the two enemy states could turn into reality. “Could it develop into something beyond [security arrangements]?” the official asked. “We will wait and see. For now, there isn’t anything concrete.” “There is absolutely an aspiration to expand the Abraham Accords, and it’s no secret that we want to see Syria in this,” the official continued.
Jewish News Syndicate: New Israeli gov’t body to combat Jewish extremist violence
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday announced the establishment of a multi-agency body dedicated to prosecuting and stopping incidents of Jewish extremist violence against the country’s security forces. “Those who commit acts of violence against security forces must be dealt with to the fullest extent,” warned Katz in a statement. “We will not tolerate or allow such serious phenomena,” he added.
Lebanon
The National: Lebanon fears extremist attacks after ISIS-linked arrest and Syria bombing, security officials say
Lebanon fears potential attacks by extremist groups following a deadly church bombing in Syria, a security official in Beirut told The National. Underlining the potential concerns, Lebanon's General Security Directorate said on Monday it had arrested a "terrorist" cell in Beirut that sought to carry out attacks against sensitive areas in the Lebanese capital. It said the cell was linked to extremist organisations and planned to launch synchronised attacks. They had been monitored for several weeks. Last week, the Lebanese army announced the arrest of the suspected leader of ISIS in Lebanon, accusing him of planning several “security operations”.
Naharnet: Report: Hezbollah wants real defense strategy before handing over arms
Hezbollah has a “different approach” regarding the paper that has been submitted by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack to Lebanon, al-Liwaa newspaper reported on Tuesday. “Hezbollah is linking the fate of its arms to reaching a real defense strategy and it believes that there is no need to rush to giving up the card of strength that is in Lebanon’s hand before compelling Israel to implement its part of the ceasefire agreement,” the daily said.
Syria
Wall Street Journal: Trump Lifts Sanctions on Syria as It Holds Talks on Diplomatic Ties With Israel
President Trump removed punishing economic sanctions on Syria, seeking to bolster the fledgling government in Damascus as it considers an end to hostilities with Israel. Trump signed an executive order on Monday to formally dismantle much of the decades-old U.S. sanctions program on Syria, unwinding sweeping economic and financial restrictions on the country.
Turkey
Jewish News Syndicate: Cartoonists held in Turkey for depicting Mohammed and ‘Musa’
Police in Turkey detained four cartoonists on Monday in connection with the publication of a caricature they interpreted as depicting Moses and Mohammed fraternizing in heaven as Jews and Muslims fight below them. The detention of the cartoonists, who are affiliated with the LeMan satirical magazine, followed the gathering of angry protesters outside the publication’s headquarters, CNN reported.
Reuters: Erdogan says cartoon depicting prophets is 'vile provocation'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned as a "vile provocation" a cartoon in a satirical magazine that appeared to depict Prophets Mohammad and Moses, amplifying an outcry by religious conservatives after the arrest of four cartoonists. The cartoon, published a few days after the end of a 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, appears to show Mohammad, Islam's chief prophet, and Moses, one of Judaism's most important prophets, shaking hands in the sky while missiles fly below in a wartime scene.
Kurdistan24: Erdogan to Meet DEM Party Delegation Amid Advancing PKK Disarmament Process
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to receive a delegation from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party next week, in a move widely seen as pivotal to the accelerating process of PKK disarmament and political dialogue aimed at ending decades of conflict. The announcement came on Tuesday from Justice and Development Party (AKP) Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, following a parliamentary consultation meeting chaired by President Erdogan at the AKP headquarters in Ankara.
India
Hindustan Times: 'World must display zero tolerance towards terrorism': Jaishankar in US
External affairs minister S Jaishankar, ahead of the Quad foreign ministerial meeting in Washington DC, said that the world must display zero tolerance toward terrorism. Jaishankar's remarks in the US come against the backdrop of India's recently concluded global outreach programme on Operation Sindoor, a military action launched against the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir.
Thailand
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australia issues Thailand terrorism travel warning after explosives allegedly seized
The Australian government has warned travellers of an "ongoing risk of terrorism" across Thailand after police reported finding improvised explosives in tourist areas around Phuket and Krabi. "Popular tourist areas may be the target of terrorist attacks anywhere across Thailand, including Bangkok and Phuket," said a statement posted to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller website.
Australia
The Guardian: Federal court orders Sydney Muslim cleric to remove ‘racist and antisemitic’ lectures from social media
A Sydney Muslim cleric has been ordered by the federal court to take down a series of “fundamentally racist and antisemitic” speeches posted online, and instructed by a judge not to make similar addresses again. But Justice Angus Stewart ruled other criticisms of the state of Israel and its military did not breach the Racial Discrimination Act, finding it is not inherently antisemitic to criticise Israel.
Mali
Reuters: Mali military reports coordinated attacks on its positions
Al Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks against military posts across Mali on Tuesday. The group said in a statement on social media that it had taken "complete control over three barracks and dozens of military positions in coordinated and high-quality attacks".
Technology
Reuters: Iran-linked hackers may target U.S. firms and critical infrastructure, U.S. government warns
Iranian-affilited hackers may target U.S. companies and critical infrastructure operators, particularly defense organizations with holdings or relationships with Israeli research and defense firms, according to an advisory from U.S. government officials Monday. The FBI, National Security Agency, the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) and the Department of Homeland Security's civilian cybersecurity defense wing said in a statement, opens new tab issued alongside the advisory that while there are no indications of a coordinated Iranian-linked malicious cyber campaign so far, organizations should ensure their defenses are up to date.
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