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The United Nations announced a temporary pause in humanitarian work in Yemen after the Houthis kidnapped eight more staffers.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Thursday that his nation has withdrawn from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) because the organization protects abusers of human rights around the world, pushes antisemitic rhetoric, and constantly harasses Israel.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist organization, said during a meeting this week with Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he seeks cooperation with Turkey on “all political, economic and security levels” to rebuild his war-torn country.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that reinstates the “maximum pressure” policy on Iran that he implemented during his first term.

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered precision military air strikes on a senior Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) planner and other terrorists in Somalia.

The Israeli government ordered UNRWA, the relief agency for Palestinians, to cease operations in its territory by Thursday, January 30.

Colombian Army officials found weapons belonging to Venezuela’s National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) in a camp of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Marxist terrorist group, local outlets reported on Thursday.

The British government is reportedly planning on banning doorstep drop-off deliveries of knives bought online following the mass stabbing at a children’s dance party in Southport by second-generation migrant Axel Rudakubana.

Danish shipping giant Maersk posted an update on the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden situation on Friday that said the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Bab-el-Mandeb strait are still too dangerous for commercial vessels, despite promises by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen to discontinue their attacks.

Yuval Raphael, a singer who survived the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, won Israel’s annual selection competition to represent the country at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.

Ongoing violent clashes in Colombia between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Marxist terrorist groups in the Colombian region of Catatumbo have left over 40,000 displaced, local media reported Friday.

La organización terrorista conocida como el Cártel del Golfo hizo estallar un vehículo del gobierno mexicano con una mina terrestre en una zona al sur de la frontera con Texas. La explosión se produce en un momento en que la organización criminal ha estado utilizando explosivos, minas terrestres y drones como parte de una guerra territorial con rivales.

President Donald Trump’s decision to issue an executive order to redesignate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization is a bold move to protect Americans and global stability, according to Republican Congressman Abe Hamadeh of Arizona, who commended the returning president while slamming the Biden administration’s earlier decision to reverse the designation as a “disastrous mistake.”

The Yemeni terrorist organization Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, dismissed its return to the official American list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) by claiming they never wanted an alliance with Washington – dismissing the severe economic consequences resulting from the designation.

The military juntas ruling Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali announced on Tuesday they will deploy a joint task force of 5,000 troops to fight terrorism and organized crime in the Sahel region.

President Donald Trump, in the first hours of his administration, revoked former President Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST).

The UK Prime Minister is “hiding behind the contempt of court argument” which is “simply untrue”, Brexit boss Nigel Farage says.

The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen said on Sunday they will begin limiting their wanton attacks on civilian ships in the Red Sea to Israeli vessels, but added they could resume attacking ships from other countries if the Gaza ceasefire agreement does not hold.

Axel Rudakubana unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges including the murder of three young girls and terrorism related offences.

The agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who had previously claimed that the New Year’s attack in New Orleans was “not a terrorist event” was reportedly reassigned.

It’s commonly understood that following moments of great national tragedy or crisis, that patriotic anthems and symbols will be given primacy during sports broadcasts.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday that his government is meeting to prepare a response to the “hostile posture” adopted by Algeria.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national carrier of Pakistan, is taking heavy criticism for an advertisement that shows a jetliner flying at the Eiffel Tower – imagery that many viewers found uncomfortably reminiscent of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

Shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd told reporters on Thursday they are not yet prepared to return to the Red Sea shipping lanes after the peace deal announced between Israel and Hamas.

Human rights activists fiercely criticized outgoing U.S. President’s Joe Biden’s last-minute decision to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST) on Tuesday, granting a massive concession to the communist regime at the tail end of his presidency.

President Joe Biden announced he would remove Cuba from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Leaders of the Hamas terrorist organization have reportedly accepted a draft agreement that would bring a ceasefire in Gaza if Hamas agrees to release its Israeli hostages.

The Biden administration on Monday transferred 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Oman, reducing the total number of detainees remaining at Guantanamo to 15. The facility held around 800 detainees at peak population.

An FBI official told reporters on Sunday that the bureau will investigate New Orleans terrorism suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s past visits to Egypt and Canada in 2023 for clues to his radicalization and possible contacts with the Islamic State.

In the wake of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, social media platforms are facing challenges in moderating the influx of content from leftists praising and glorifying his alleged assassin, Luigi Mangione.

Three Israelis were killed in a terrorist shooting attack Monday near Kdumim in the north of the West Bank, Israel’s ambulance service reported.

Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that there had been a “significant increase” in the past 10 years of homegrown violent extremism.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, did not have to be rushed through the confirmation process despite the recent terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.

Allstate, the sponsor of Thursday’s Sugar Bowl contest between Notre Dame and Georgia, appears to have deleted CEO Tom Wilson’s post-terror attack message, which aired before the game and ignited a firestorm of controversy online.

On Friday’s “CBS Mornings,” House Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) argued that preventing an attack like the New Orleans terrorist attack is “going to require boots on the ground all over the country, in places where people

The Italian government on Thursday summoned the Iranian ambassador to demand the release of journalist Cecilia Sala, who was arrested without due process or clear charges in Tehran on December 19.