Terrorism

The latest escalation in violence between India and Pakistan has left the diaspora communities in Australia fearing for their families trapped in the conflict zone.

As the world waits with bated breath to see what will happen next between India and Pakistan, there are signs the conflict between the two nuclear-armed states may have reached a plateau.

India's strikes on Pakistan-controlled territory mark the worst fighting in six years between the two nuclear-armed neighbours and follow mounting tensions since a deadly militant assault in Kashmir, with the next steps likely to determine how serious things become from here.

Air strikes by India against Pakistan are a major escalation in India-Pakistan tensions that experts say could, if taken to the extreme, result in nuclear conflict.

Pakistan said it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action soon, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalate.

The Israel Defense Forces have received a fiery response from families of victims, who argue an inquiry into the October 7 attacks provides them with little clarity on how their loved ones were killed.

The court's ruling on a request by Russia's Prosecutor General's Office followed last year's adoption of a law stipulating that the official designation as a terrorist organisation could be suspended by a court.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele says he won't return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration, back to the United States. 

The prime minister alleged he had also been the subject of a serious incident, while the AFP has warned that the overall number of reported threats to politicians has increased.

Tahawwur Hussain Rana has long denied any involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks which killed more than 160 people in 2008.

The Brisbane Childrens Court heard the teenager allegedly researched bomb making instructions and purchased explosives ingredients.

Facebook users in Papua New Guinea remain offline after the government carried out what it described as "testing" to regulate hate speech and offensive content.

Muslim community leaders in Sydney fear their right to practice their faith in peace is being tested as more threats against mosques are investigated.

NSW Police are investigating a threat made to a mosque in Padstow that references the Christchurch massacre a day after Lakemba Mosque received a similar threat.

A 19-year-old West Australian man who shared Islamic State beheading videos online becomes the first person convicted under new Commonwealth counter-terrorism laws covering social media use.

An "urgent investigation" by NSW Police is underway after a Sydney mosque received a threatening comment online.  

A Tesla service centre in Las Vegas has become the latest target in a series of attacks against the car maker, with the FBI blasting them as "unacceptable".

Benjamin Netanyahu says the fighting will continue until his country achieves its goals of destroying Hamas and freeing all hostages held by the militant group.

Iraq's Prime Minister and US President Donald Trump have applauded the death of Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufayi, who was said to have been responsible for Islamic State's "foreign operations".

Police say a businessman who fled overseas is a high-level suspect in a spate of antisemitic attacks across Sydney, but sources say the hunt for those pulling the strings continues.