Tom Porter

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Tom reports on domestic and foreign affairs for IBTimes UK. His interests include Russia, crime and security. Previously Tom worked at the BBC and the East London Guardian.

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Son of drugs baron Pablo Escobar criticises Netflix's Narcos for glorifying father's life

'Series about narcos have turned my father into a hero,' he said.

Mar 06, 2017

Isis terrorist Anis Amri may have been high on cocaine during Berlin truck attack

Amri was an habitual drugs user, according to a Italian autopsy report.

Mar 06, 2017

French Gendarmes take part in search operations looking for the Troadec family, missing since February 16,

Brother-in-law 'admits murdering missing French family of four' in gold inheritance dispute

The Troadecs – husband, wife and two children – have been missing since mid-February.

Mar 06, 2017

Arkansas to execute 'unprecedented' number of prisoners over 10 days

Eight men are to be executed by lethal injection in the space of 10 days.

Mar 03, 2017

Russian children targeted by sinister online prankster

Children were sent message saying if they left gas stoves on overnight they would be turned into fairies.

Mar 03, 2017

A 'colour-blind' white boy asked for same haircut as his black friend so their teacher can't tell them apart

Lydia Rosebush's Facebook post about son Jax and his friend Reddy Weldon has since gone viral.

Mar 03, 2017

Inside the alt-right: Stockholm conference brings together US and European white nationalists

Key ideologues gathered to hail Trump and plan for the future.

Mar 03, 2017

Savitri Devi: The strange story of how a Hindu Hitler worshipper became an alt-right icon

Devi's arcane ideas have gained new adherents in the alt-right white supremacist movement.

Mar 03, 2017

Lana Lokteff addresses the Stockholm conference

Meet Daniel Friberg, the Swedish mining tycoon bankrolling the alt-right's global media empire

Daniel Friberg has sponsored websites, think tanks and publishing houses to spread white nationalist ideology.

Mar 03, 2017

Vienna: Eight Iraqis jailed for New Year's Eve gang rape of German woman

The men were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison.

Mar 03, 2017

Florida man uses martial arts to stop burglar

Brian Burch used his Brazilian jiu jitsu skills to hold the burglar down until police arrived.

Mar 01, 2017

Why Pakistan refuses to celebrate victory of Mahershala Ali, first Muslim actor to win an Oscar

Ali is a member of the Ahmadiyya community, who in Pakistan are forbidden from calling themselves Muslims.

Mar 01, 2017

Four French teenage girls arrested for allegedly plotting Isis terror attacks

The girls were reportedly in contact with a French Isis commander on the Telegram app.

Mar 01, 2017

Kellyanne Conway accused of disrespect after kneeling on Oval Office sofa

Trump advisor pictured kneeling with feet tucked under her on sofa checking phone.

Feb 28, 2017

Iraqi security forces members pose with a seized Islamic State flag after driving out its miitants from Mosul's airport south west Mosul

Iraqi forces retake Mosul airport from Isis

The strategically vital site controls access to parts of Isis-controlled western Mosul.

Feb 23, 2017

Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe releases secret CNN tapes – well almost

A technical glitch caused the hosting website to crash at the start of the release of 119 hours of footage.

Feb 23, 2017

US 'nuclear sniffer' plane deployed to Europe amid radiation spike

A spike in radiation levels was recorded across Europe in January.

Feb 23, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and security chief to visit Mexico for talks on border security

Visit comes amid fractious relations between President Trump and Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto.

Feb 21, 2017

German AfD leader meets key Putin allies in Moscow ahead of Bundestag elections

Kremlin has formed ties with populist right-wing parties throughout Europe.

Feb 21, 2017

Swedish man 'on drugs' shot at driving truck loaded with gas cylinders at speed towards Barcelona

The man was reportedly attempting to break onto a road encircling the city.

Feb 21, 2017

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen refuses to wear headscarf for meeting with Lebanese Grand Mufti

'You can pass on my respects to the Grand Mufti, but I will not cover myself up,' Le Pen told reporters.

Feb 21, 2017

New German law would allow authorities to examine asylum seekers' phones in fake-ID crackdown

Interior Ministry said new powers would be used in cases where there is doubt about a refugee's identity.

Feb 20, 2017

Parisian university accused of censorship after barring Putin critic over Russian reprisal fears

"We all know what they are capable of in terms of reprisals," said director of Sciences Po institute.

Feb 20, 2017

Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza leaves Russia after second alleged poisoning

Kara-Murza fell ill in February with symptoms almost identical to those of a 2015 alleged poisoning.

Feb 20, 2017

Dozens killed as third bomb blast in days rocks Baghdad

At least 48 have been killed in a car bomb blast near car dealerships.

Feb 16, 2017

Dutch intelligence warns of terror threat from children returning from Islamic State territory

"Children in the IS area have lost their innocence due to all the violence", says intelligence chief.

Feb 16, 2017

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office of the White House,

Could Donald Trump be impeached over alleged Russia connections?

Trump administration has come under renewed fire for alleged contact between officials and Russian intelligence.

Feb 15, 2017

Polish community racism UK Brexit backlash

Warning of new anti-immigrant attacks after Article 50 is triggered

Police figures showed record hate crime levels after the June EU Referendum.

Feb 15, 2017

Woman arrested over Kim Jong-un's alleged poison assassination of half-brother

Intelligence officials believe Kim Jong-nam was assassinated by North Korean agents.

Feb 15, 2017

First pictures of female 'assassin' of Kim Jong-un's brother

Kim Jong-nam fell ill after reportedly being poisoned while waiting for a plane at a Malaysian airport.

Feb 15, 2017

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Tom Porter

Son of drugs baron Pablo Escobar criticises Netflix's Narcos for glorifying father's life

Isis terrorist Anis Amri may have been high on cocaine during Berlin truck attack

Brother-in-law 'admits murdering missing French family of four' in gold inheritance dispute

Arkansas to execute 'unprecedented' number of prisoners over 10 days

Russian children targeted by sinister online prankster

A 'colour-blind' white boy asked for same haircut as his black friend so their teacher can't tell them apart

Inside the alt-right: Stockholm conference brings together US and European white nationalists

Savitri Devi: The strange story of how a Hindu Hitler worshipper became an alt-right icon

Meet Daniel Friberg, the Swedish mining tycoon bankrolling the alt-right's global media empire

Vienna: Eight Iraqis jailed for New Year's Eve gang rape of German woman

Florida man uses martial arts to stop burglar

Why Pakistan refuses to celebrate victory of Mahershala Ali, first Muslim actor to win an Oscar

Four French teenage girls arrested for allegedly plotting Isis terror attacks

Kellyanne Conway accused of disrespect after kneeling on Oval Office sofa

Iraqi forces retake Mosul airport from Isis

Conservative provocateur James O'Keefe releases secret CNN tapes – well almost

US 'nuclear sniffer' plane deployed to Europe amid radiation spike

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and security chief to visit Mexico for talks on border security

German AfD leader meets key Putin allies in Moscow ahead of Bundestag elections

Swedish man 'on drugs' shot at driving truck loaded with gas cylinders at speed towards Barcelona

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen refuses to wear headscarf for meeting with Lebanese Grand Mufti

New German law would allow authorities to examine asylum seekers' phones in fake-ID crackdown

Parisian university accused of censorship after barring Putin critic over Russian reprisal fears

Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza leaves Russia after second alleged poisoning

Dozens killed as third bomb blast in days rocks Baghdad

Dutch intelligence warns of terror threat from children returning from Islamic State territory

Could Donald Trump be impeached over alleged Russia connections?

Warning of new anti-immigrant attacks after Article 50 is triggered

Woman arrested over Kim Jong-un's alleged poison assassination of half-brother

First pictures of female 'assassin' of Kim Jong-un's brother

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