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Australia: Perth police shoot dead boy, 16, after he stabs man in attack with ‘hallmarks’ of terrorism

May 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police have shot dead a 16-year-old boy after he stabbed a man in the back in Australia in a possible terrorist attack. The boy called police on Saturday night to say he was going to […]

Aqib Imran: Learning difficulties student guilty of terror plan

December 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A student who told an undercover MI5 officer he wanted to travel to fight in Libya has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. Aqib Imran, 22, from Birmingham, was convicted after an […]

Melbourne ‘terror plot’: Three held over ‘chilling’ gun plan

November 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Australian police say they have arrested three men who were plotting to commit a terror attack in Melbourne. The group had been attempting to source a semi-automatic rifle to kill as many people as possible […]

UK Terror Threat Level Raised To Critical

May 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK terror threat level has been raised to its highest level of “critical”, meaning further attacks may be imminent, Theresa May has said. Military personnel will now be deployed to protect key sites under […]

Three women arrested by anti-terror police

May 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Three women have been arrested in connection with last week’s anti-terror operation in London in which a woman was shot by police. The women, two aged 18 and one 19, were arrested on Monday on […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]