9/11 anniversary

The United States is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with the country described as being in mourning. The milestone anniversary of the attacks, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, is prompting renewed reflection and memorial events nationwide.

Federal authorities have issued a bulletin ahead of the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, warning that foreign terrorist organisations continue to encourage followers to carry out attacks in the United States. The advisory highlights continued vigilance requirements around the annual commemoration, a period traditionally treated by law enforcement as an elevated-risk window for potential threats.

A US panel has called for new security reforms to mark 25 years since the September 11 attacks. The recommendations come as the United States reassesses its counterterrorism posture a quarter-century after 9/11 reshaped American security policy. Details of the panel's specific proposals have not yet been widely reported, but the anniversary timing is drawing attention to ongoing gaps in homeland security.

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, security analysts are reassessing al-Qaeda. The network that orchestrated 9/11 has since dispersed, lost leaders including Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, and evolved into affiliates and allied franchises across Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Analysts argue this decentralised structure presents a different but still serious counterterrorism challenge for Western and regional security services.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, saying that after Americans, Indians made up the highest number of victims. His remarks underscore the scale of the tragedy for the Indian community in the United States and come amid global remembrance of the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people and reshaped international counterterrorism policy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address, recalled the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying that after Americans, Indians were the highest number of victims. His remarks highlighted the scale of Indian casualties in the terror attacks and come amid continued discussion of the tragedy's legacy and the global fight against terrorism.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Brooklyn held a memorial mass for the NYPD Brooklyn South command to mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The service honored officers lost in the attacks and in the years since from related illnesses, bringing together police personnel, families and parishioners for prayers and remembrance.