U.S. citizens in Moscow have been warned to avoid large gatherings Friday and Saturday because of heightened fears of a terrorist attack. The U.S. Embassy in the Russian capital said it was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad, the United Nations office in Nigeria said late Wednesday. The victims had left several displacement camps to look for firewood in […]
There are more and more older women showing up at demonstrations taking place throughout Germany against the rise of the far right. Germany has been rocked by the rise of far-right extremism for months, but when an investigative report by outlet Correctiv revealed that members from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and other parties […]
Two people have attacked Turkey’s best-known courthouse before being shot dead, and authorities alleged the assailants were part of an extremist organisation that had been largely inactive in recent years. Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said the man and woman tried to attack a security checkpoint at the Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday, and six […]
Liz Truss has hit out at Rishi Sunak’s government for failing to take on “left-wing extremists” she said had gained control of UK institutions, as she argued the new Popular Conservatism movement must galvanise Britain’s many “secret” Conservatives. The former British prime minister warned there was a “damaging divide” between politicians and ordinary people who […]
The country’s oldest Latino civil rights group on Monday accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of inciting extremists to commit acts of violence amid escalating tensions between Texas and the federal government over border management. League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National President Domingo García warned that Abbott’s rhetoric could incite violent bigots like […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Officials in Somalia say al-Shabab extremists on Wednesday killed one person and captured five others on a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the fighters. The minister of internal security of Galmudug state in central Somalia, Mohamed Abdi Aden Gaboobe, told The Associated Press […]
President Joe Biden on Friday issued a statement celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility and applauding the bravery of trans people in the face of threats from “MAGA extremists” who push “hateful and extreme state laws.” Biden also used the opportunity to highlight how those persistent attacks exacerbate the nation’s mental health crisis, which is particularly […]