Wien
- 3d ago
Austria puts former Syrian intelligence general on trial for torture in landmark universal jurisdiction case
Khaled al-Halabi, a former Syrian brigade general who ran a notorious intelligence prison in Raqqa, appeared in a Vienna court on Monday charged with torture and sexual coercion of 21 civilians between 2011 and 2013.
- 5d ago
Drone strikes turbine hall at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant; IAEA chief warns of 'playing with fire'
A drone struck the turbine building of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied Ukraine, prompting the IAEA to demand immediate access and warn that attacking nuclear facilities is 'playing with fire.'
- 6d ago
Austrian court sentences Taylor Swift concert attack plotter to 15 years, accomplice to 12
An Austrian court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to 15 years in prison for planning a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024, with his accomplice receiving a 12-year term.
- May 28
Austrian court sentences Taylor Swift concert attack plotter to 15 years in prison
A 21-year-old Austrian man who admitted planning an Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday, closing a case that forced the cancellation of three sold-out shows.
