Hadi Matar, already sentenced to 25 years for the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, faces a second federal trial in Buffalo, New York, on terrorism charges. Prosecutors allege Matar acted on a 1989 fatwa and in service of Hezbollah, seeking a possible life sentence.
Nine Texas activists convicted of terrorism charges related to a 2020 Fourth of July protest at an immigrant detention facility received sentences ranging from 50 to 100 years. The unusually harsh sentences, which critics argue are excessive and politically motivated, were praised by the Trump administration as justice for violent extremism.
President Trump announced a coordinated military action in Venezuela against the Tren de Aragua gang, stating close cooperation with Venezuelan authorities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike on a gang compound, a group Trump frequently criticized during his campaign.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an IRGC-linked operative, pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in a Manhattan court. He is accused of plotting to assassinate Ivanka Trump and orchestrating attacks globally, including bombings in Europe and the US.
A 21-year-old man, born in Italy to Moroccan parents, has been arrested in Milan on charges of international terrorism. He allegedly posted on social media glorifying ISIS attacks and inciting martyrdom, referencing a recent event in Modena. Authorities believe he was planning an imminent attack and had traveled to Morocco on June 9.
Australian authorities apprehended three women returning from Syria with their children, facing potential slavery and terrorism charges. These repatriated individuals, previously held in Syrian detention camps after the Islamic State's collapse, now confront serious legal proceedings. The arrests highlight ongoing concerns about national security and the welfare of children involved.
Russia's FSB security agency has detained a German citizen born in 1969 in the Caucasus city of Pyatigorsk, accusing her of planning a terrorist attack against a law enforcement facility in the Stavropol region. The woman was found with an improvised explosive device in her bag. The FSB claims she was recruited by a citizen from a Central Asian country working on orders from Ukraine. This case is notable as most high-profile arrests of Western citizens in Russia are on espionage charges, with detentions for actual attack plots being much rarer.
