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U.S. redirects FBI agents to counterterrorism following Iran strikes

Some FBI agents are being redirected back to counterterrorism after being switched to President Trump's immigration crackdown. Scott MacFarlane reports it is because of potential threats from Iran, and it comes after the administration h...

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FBI intensifies counterterrorism efforts after Iran strikes: sources

The FBI has intensified its counterterrorism efforts since the U.S. struck Iran's nuclear sites, sources say. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

CBS America

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A closer look at the Air India bombing memorial in Vancouver

Today marks 40 years since the Air India bombing. Known as the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history. All 329 people on board were killed. 280 were Canadians travelling to India.

CBC News

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Islamic State blamed for deadly suicide attack on Damascus church

At least 22 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, blaming a member of the Islamic State group for the unprecedented attack.

France 24

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Sahel region hardest-hit by terrorism: Global Terrorism Index 2025

The Sahel region in Africa accounted for 51 percent of global terrorism-related deaths in 2024, up from 48 percent in 2023, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

Africanews

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Syria: Over 20 killed in suicide bomb attack on church

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 and injured 63 in an Eastern Orthodox church near Damascus.

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Pulse massacre survivors tour building before demolition

Nine years ago, a gunman who swore allegiance to ISIS walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and shot its mainly LGBTQ patrons, killing 49 people and wounded more than 50 others. The once-popular club is set to be torn down and repla...

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Nationwide security alert for Jewish and Israeli communities

Federal law enforcement agencies have issued a new intelligence bulletin, warning that recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. "could motivate others to conduct violence against Israeli and J...

CBS America

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Suspect in Palm Springs attack targeted fertility clinic

The suspect killed in what authorities say was a targeted attack on a Palm Springs fertility clinic explosion has been identified as 25-year-old Guy Bartkus. Bartkus was the sole person killed in the blast.

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Kashmir braces for long tourism slump as tensions rise

Hotels and houseboats in Indian Kashmir are offering discounts of up to 70% after travelers fled following a deadly attack. On the Pakistani side, a tourist hotspot just on the border was sealed off as war cries between the foes grow lou...

Reuters

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UK police arrest Iranian men over alleged terror plot

British counterterrorism officers have taken eight Iranian men into custody over a suspected plan to launch an attack at an unnamed site in London, held on suspicion of preparing "a terrorist act".

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India, Pakistan on brink of war after deadly Kashmir attack

U.S. officials are urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions in the wake of a deadly attack against tourists in Kashmir. Pakistan warns of an imminent military strike by India, which blames it for ‘linkages’ to the attack.

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Terrorist attack escalates Pakistan, India tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is holding calls with foreign leaders as tensions escalate between Pakistan and India after a terrorist attack in Kashmir. CBS News' Arshad Zargar reports.

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India, Pakistan tensions escalating after Kashmir attack

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated sharply following a deadly attack in Kashmir, with New Delhi vowing harsh retaliation as India closes border crossings, suspends a key water treaty, and revokes Pakistani visas.

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India will pursue Kashmir attackers to 'ends of earth', Modi says

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to pursue, track and punish terrorists and their backers in a strong reaction to a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir, where police have identified two of the gunmen as Pakistani.

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Gunmen kill at least 26 in Indian-administered Kashmir

Armed men opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least 26 people, according to Indian police, in one of the deadliest attacks there in recent times.

Al Jazeera

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Russia's top court removes terrorist designation on Taliban

Russian officials have recently emphasized the need to engage with the Taliban to "help stabilize" Afghanistan.

Euronews

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Palestinian man tortured to death for criticizing Hamas

22-year-old Uday Rabie, a Palestinian man, was tortured and killed by Hamas militants after he criticized the group publicly and participated in rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza, his family said.

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Suspect in Kabul airport bombing appears in U.S. court

The alleged mastermind of the 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Kabul's airport in Afghanistan appeared in court Wednesday after being extradited to the U.S. CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.

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Man allegedly behind Abbey Gate Kabul airport bombing in U.S.

President Trump announced a man connected to the Abbey Gate suicide bombing that occurred in 2021 at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul will face charges in the U.S. Mohammad Sharifullah has been extradited, officials tell C...

CBS News

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Former Navy sailor pleads guilty in terrorist plot

Xuanyu Harry Pang, a former U.S. Navy sailor, pleaded guilty to charges related to a 2022 terrorist plot to attack the Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.

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Macron labels deadly knife attack as 'Islamist terror act'

An Algerian national killed an elderly Portuguese man and injured five police officers with a knife before being arrested in the French eastern city of Mulhouse. Forensic experts say the man was diagnosed with schizophrenia. French Presi...

France 24

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Knife attack in France, leaves one dead

The suspect was arrested by the police. According to the public prosecutor, the suspect, a 37-year-old man, was already known to the authorities and had been on a terrorism watchlist.

Euronews

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Series of explosions in Israel's Tel Aviv destroys three buses

A series of explosions in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has destroyed three buses. Israeli authorities are calling it a 'suspected terror attack' and prime minister Netanyahu has responded by ordering an intense military operation in the ...

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Mother and 2-year-old daughter die from Munich car-ramming attack

A 2-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car-ramming attack in Munich on Thursday, Feb. 13. In total, 39 people were injured in the car-ramming attack, which targeted a demonstration by a labour ...

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Afghan national admits driving into Munich crowd

An Afghan national has admitted to purposefully driving into a crowd in the German city of Munich and authorities have determined an Islamist motive for the crime, a prosecutor said on Friday (February 14).

Reuters

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Car rams into Munich crowd injuring at least 28

At least 28 people are injured after a car drove into a crowd of demonstrators in Munich, Germany, according to police. The incident came hours before world leaders were expected in the city for the high-level Munich Security Conference.

CNN

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War in Gaza drawing new recruits to Hamas

Israel's goal was to destroy Hamas, but as Elizabeth Palmer reports, 15 months of war in Gaza is having the opposite effect on recruitment efforts.

CBS News

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Gunmen kill at least three Israelis in West Bank bus attack

A group of gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank, killing at least three people and wounding seven others. The attack occurred in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, on one of the main roads crossing t...

Euronews

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New Orleans rebounds as FBI shifts focus to ISIS

New Orleans is bouncing back after a deadly New Year’s Day truck attack as the FBI shifts its investigation to Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s home state of Texas, where officials say he developed his pro-ISIS beliefs.

CBC News