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Counter-terrorism

Four caskets are covered with the Canadian flag of red and white as mourners look on.

For the first time, Canada applies terrorism charges to acts of Islamophobia

Extremism

Nathaniel Veltman has been charged with murder in the case of the Azfaal family. Some legal experts say that adding the terrorism charge signals a shift in how Canada prosecutes those accused of terrorist activity.

President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Six of Biden's 17 first-day executive orders dealt with immigration, such as halting work on a border wall in Mexico and lifting a t

Civil rights groups oppose expanding laws to target domestic terrorists

Extremism
A police officer stands in front of a red London bus

After attacks, UK rethinks early release law for convicted terrorists

Conflict & Justice

How 9/11 prompted more young people to enter the military

Global Politics
President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress

Obama, in his final State of the Union, confronts those stoking fear of terrorism

Global Politics
A police trooper stands at a checkpoint in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, where government forces and Shi'ite Muslim Houthi rebels signed an agreement this week to end a crisis that has seen weeks of sometimes bloody protests.

The US war on ISIS will look a lot like the American role in Yemen and Somalia

Conflict

When the US responded to terrorism after 9/11, it used troops and massive force in the Middle East. The new war declared last night by President Obama against the terrorist organization know as the Islamic State, or ISIS or ISIL, will look very different.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron walks to Parliament after leaving Number 10 Downing Street in London on September 1, 2014. Cameron announced new laws on Monday to try to stop radicalized Britons returning from Syria and Iraq launching attacks on Br

Britain could strip citizenship from those who join Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria

Justice

The debate between security and civil liberties continues to heat up in the UK. More than 500 British citizens have reportedly gone to fight in Syria and Iraq, and the government wants to increase measures to make sure they don’t bring violence with them when they return home.

Riot police stand guard as demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri August 13, 2014.

Why are police using military gear in Ferguson and how did they get it?

Conflict

As demonstrations continue in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting of teenager Michael Brown, the city’s police have brought out military equipment to tamp down the protests, shocking many Americans. The gear most likely came through programs created after 9/11.As demonstrations continue in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting of teenager Michael Brown, the city’s police have brought out military equipment to tamp down the protests, shocking many Americans. The gear most likely came through programs created after 9/11.

An FBI evidence response team works at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2013.

A lawsuit claims the US tried to recruit Muslims to spy on their fellow Muslims

Global Politics

A new lawsuit alleges the FBI used the no-fly list as a weapon — putting Muslims on it if they declined to spy on other Muslims for the FBI. So far, the government hasn’t responded to the suit.

An FBI evidence response team works at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2013.

A lawsuit claims the US tried to recruit Muslims to spy on their fellow Muslims

Global Politics

A new lawsuit alleges the FBI used the no-fly list as a weapon — putting Muslims on it if they declined to spy on other Muslims for the FBI. So far, the government hasn’t responded to the suit.