WASHINGTON—The United States tightened its visa waiver program Monday in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, adding new screening for travelers headed to the U.S. from 38 countries around the world who now are allowed to enter the country without a visa. The White House said the country’s homeland security agency is immediately altering […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah vowed a “relentless” war against Islamic State militants on their own territory on Wednesday. Abdullah’s remarks came a few hours after Jordan executed two militants at dawn Wednesday, responding to the Islamic State group’s gruesome killing of a Jordanian pilot captured after his plane went down during a mission targeting the fighters […]
Belgian police have arrested 13 people in a dozen raids across the country, saying the suspects are believed to have been members of an Islamic group planning attacks on police officers. Two gunmen were killed during a raid Thursday in the eastern Belgian city of Verviers, but their identities have not yet been confirmed, authorities […]
A Belgian counter-terrorism squad thwarted a planned terrorist attack in that country today after they carried out a raid on a building in the eastern city of Verviers Belgian authorities announced. Two of the suspected terrorists, who it is reported have extensive ties to ISIS, were killed in the raid, another gunman was injured in […]