Australia has announced the appointment of the country’s next Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism. “Today I announce the appointment of Mr. Richard Feakes as Australia’s next Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement on May. 25. “Australia’s Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism is responsible for leading our international engagement on counter-terrorism, including at international…

In another delay in New York’s probe into former President Donald Trump, the grand jury is on standby for a possible decision Thursday, with a clear divide in reactions between Republicans in the House and Senate. Legacy PAC founder Jared Craig joins us to assess the latest developments in the unprecedented case, and what this…

A man has been arrested under terrorism laws after traces of uranium were found in a cargo package at Heathrow Airport, police said. Uranium was detected in a package at the airport on Dec. 29, London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed on Jan. 11. The man, who is in his 60s, was arrested after counter-terror officers searched…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has declared a state of emergency over concerns that the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 may spread abroad. In other news, many countries are instituting new forms of social controls to prepare for the virus spread, including in Israel, where the government will begin using counter-terrorism phone-tracking technology to…

LONDON—Counter-terrorism police in Britain were investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Sunday morning. Police said the explosion had not been declared a terrorist incident, but counter-terrorism…

LONDON—British police arrested three men under terrorism laws Sunday after a car exploded outside a hospital in Liverpool, killing one man and injuring another. Counter-terrorism police said the three men, whose ages ranged from 21 to 29, were detained in the Kensington area of the northwest England city under the Terrorism Act. Police also cordoned…

The co-author of a review into the UK’s counter-terrorism strategies says he has heard nothing back on its recommendations from ministers eight months after its report was delivered. Former head of Britain’s anti-terror policing Sir Mark Rowley conducted the review along with the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE). In February, the review found new laws…

PARIS—A French soldier died in Mali on Tuesday in a maintenance accident, Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly said on Wednesday. The military said in a statement the serviceman died after the truck cabin fell while he was working on the vehicle’s engine. It also said it was investigating the precise causes of the…

New Zealand has tightened its counter-terrorism laws after after an ISIS-inspired knife-wielding terrorist wounded seven people at a mall in Auckland last month. On Sept. 30, the country’s Parliament passed the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill with the support of Labour and National. It was opposed by Act, the Green Party, and the Māori Party. The bill, an amendment to the 2002 Terrorism…

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has called for additional powers to keep convicted terrorists who posed an “unacceptable risk” to society, in prolonged detention. But, experts are sceptical of the government handing more powers to Australia’s domestic security apparatus. Andrews said there were currently 51 offenders serving jail terms on terrorism-related charges in Australia,…