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Taylor Swift terror plot: Suspect who pledged allegiance to ISIS had chemical substances, devices at home

One of the suspects arrested in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Austria this week had chemical substances and technical devices at his home,officials have revealed. That individual, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, was “clearly radicalized in the direction of the Islamic State and thinks it is right to...

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Pakistani man accused of plotting political assassination admitted into US via immigration parole: sources

The Pakistani national with links to Iran who was arrested for allegedly plotting a political assassination on American soil was admitted into the United States via immigration parole for the “significant public benefit,” multiple federal law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation told Fox News. In April, Asif Merchant,46, flew into Houston where he encountered...

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Israel vows to kill new Hamas political leader who plotted Oct. 7 massacre

Israel is vowing to kill the new political leader of Hamas, with an IDF official saying the only place he belongs is beside the group’s slain military commander and the rest of the “October 7th terrorists.” Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top official in Gaza and one of the masterminds of the massacre that launched the Israel-Hamas...

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Taylor Swift Austria concerts canceled after terror plot arrests

Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria were canceled after two men were arrested for allegedly plotting terror attacks on her shows in Vienna. The “Cruel Summer” singer was scheduled to perform Thursday, Friday and Saturday as part of her “Eras Tour” at Ernst Happel Stadium. Event organizer Barracuda Music shared on Instagram that “we have no...

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Blinken pressured to freeze Afghanistan aid after revelation nearly $300M could have gone to Taliban

FIRST ON FOX: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is being called on to freeze aid to Afghanistan following revelations that the assistance could be going to the Taliban. A recent report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), a government entity conducting oversight of U.S. aid to the country, determined that two of...

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Hezbollah chief claims Israel in decline as IDF warns border areas on high alert

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in a eulogy-turned-stump speech claimed Israel relies too much on allies to remain relevant even as the Israeli military prepares to swat aside the terrorist group’s potential retaliation. “Israel, fearing the Iranian response or that of Hezbollah, appeals to the United States and Western countries, which proves that its deterrence has...

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‘Deeply disappointing’: Durbin calls on Austin to reinstate controversial plea deals for 9/11 terrorists

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., pleaded with Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to reinstate plea deals that were struck with three accused masterminds behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks after they were revoked last week. “I urge Secretary Austin to reverse this deeply disappointing decision, which denies finality and justice to...