counterterrorism

What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin…

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Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Intelligence services must not dwell too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock along the lines of the 9/11 attacks could already be in preparation where…

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US mandates what it calls ‘enhanced’ security checks for immigration applicants

US mandates what it calls ‘enhanced’ security checks for immigration applicants

President Donald Trump's administration has mandated what it calls "enhanced" security checks for immigration applicants, according to internal guidance sent to the employees of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,…

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Malta joins Europol’s largest-ever action targeting terrorist audio propaganda

Malta joins Europol’s largest-ever action targeting terrorist audio propaganda

Europol has coordinated the largest Referral Action Day (RAD) to date targeting terrorist propaganda shared through audio content, resulting in the referral of 17 298 URLs across 40 online platforms.…

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Vance seizes MAGA spotlight as Republicans begin looking beyond Trump

Vice President JD Vance took center stage at the Republican convention in Dallas on Thursday in a sp...

What’s happened to al Qaeda in the 25 years since 9/11?

In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World...

International operation targets Camorra-linked counterfeit euro network

Europol has supported an international operation targeting a criminal network linked to the Italian ...

Next 9/11 shock might be being planned where we’re not looking, UK’s MI5 chief says

Intelligence services must not dwell too much on past threats but accept that a new strategic shock ...

Italian civil-rights icon Emma Bonino dies at 78

Emma Bonino, a veteran Italian civil-rights campaigner, former foreign minister and former European ...

Malta News Briefing – Friday 11 September 2026

Morning Briefing Abela, Costa discuss EU budget, migration and Ukraine in Malta Prime Ministe...

Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme

Europol has supported a major operation against a criminal network suspected of trafficking horses a...

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the ...

Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale

Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mo...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 10 September 2026

Morning Briefing Abela outlines first 100 days of government, unveils startup, AI and social mea...