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Explainer-What is Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian nuclear-linked site threatened by Trump?

FILE PHOTO: A satellite view shows tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 30, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A satellite view shows tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 30, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran executes two over charges of ISIS membership

Rights groups said that Iran executes more people annually than any other nation besides China.
Rights groups said that Iran executes more people annually than any other nation besides China.

Last ISIS-linked Australian woman to return home

Dozens of women and children have been returning to Australia from squalid Syrian detention camps, where they were held for years after the collapse of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate.
Dozens of women and children have been returning to Australia from squalid Syrian detention camps, where they were held for years after the collapse of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate.

Turkey arrests over 200 with alleged links to jihadists, outlawed far-left groups before NATO summit

Demonstrators shouting slogans during a protest against the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on June 13, 2026.
Demonstrators shouting slogans during a protest against the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on June 13, 2026.

British man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker admits terrorism offence

Police officers stand outside the Manchester synagogue, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur, in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Police officers stand outside the Manchester synagogue, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur, in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Austrian who planned Islamist attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15 years in prison

The Austrian defendant identified as Beran A is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom for his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, on May 28.
The Austrian defendant identified as Beran A is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom for his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, on May 28.

Australian woman linked to Islamic State charged with terror offences

Between 2012 and 2016, some Australian women travelled to Syria to join their husbands who were allegedly members of ISIS.
Between 2012 and 2016, some Australian women travelled to Syria to join their husbands who were allegedly members of ISIS.

Second group of Australian women linked to ISIS to return home

Four women and nine children returned to Australia earlier in May after more than seven years in a Syrian camp.
Four women and nine children returned to Australia earlier in May after more than seven years in a Syrian camp.

Last Australians have left Syria camp holding suspected extremist relatives, says official

Syrian Kurdish forces control the Roj camp, where relatives of suspected foreign jihadists including Westerners have been held for years.
Syrian Kurdish forces control the Roj camp, where relatives of suspected foreign jihadists including Westerners have been held for years.

Australian women linked to ISIS leave Syrian camp, ABC reports

FILE PHOTO: Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Members of Australian families believed to be linked to the Islamic State militants wait to leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo

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