The fatal stabbing of a German tourist by a suspected radical puts sharp focus on the Paris Olympics

PARIS — A bloodstain by a bridge over the Seine river was the only remaining sign on Sunday of a fatal knife attack 12 hours earlier on a German tourist, allegedly carried out by a young man under watch for suspected Islamic radicalization. The random attack near the Eiffel Tower has drawn special concern for … Read more

Australia proposes new laws to detain potentially dangerous migrants who can’t be deported

CANBERRA, Australia — That Australian government on Wednesday proposed new laws that would place behind bars some of the 141 migrants who have been set free in the three weeks since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said Parliament would not meet for the year as scheduled … Read more

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ ‘movement’ extremist

TALLINN, Estonia — The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ “international public movement” as extremist, the latest crippling blow against the already beleaguered LGBTQ+ community in the increasingly conservative country. The ministry said in an online statement announcing the lawsuit that … Read more

Leader: Islamic extremists holding about 30 ethnic Dogon men hostage after bus raid

A community leader in central Mali says that suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men hostage after an attack on several buses earlier this week ByBABA AHMED Associated Press November 10, 2023, 12:50 PM BAMAKO, Mali — Suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men from the Dogon ethnic group hostage after ambushing several … Read more