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Father of Manchester Bomb Suspect ‘was In Militant Group’

The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was once part of a Libyan militant group with alleged...

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Five Kenyan Police Killed In New Bombing

Five police officers were killed Thursday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northeastern Kenya, a day after two...

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How A Botched Raid Led To Martial Law In the Philippines

It was meant to be a "surgical operation" to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists, who was hiding and...

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Iraq War Made Britain Prime Jihadist Target

Britain has been a prime target for jihadist groups for nearly 15 years, beginning with Al-Qaeda and now the Islamic...

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Eight Police Killed In Two Kenya Roadside Bombings

Eight police officers were killed Wednesday when their vehicles hit roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Kenya's...

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Oman Flies Freed Australian Out of Yemen

An Australian kidnapped in Yemen was evacuated from the war-torn country by the Omani government on Wednesday after...

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IS Kills Five In First Suicide Attack In Somalia

The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people...

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Former Pentagon Chief Gates Warns of More IS Attacks

Former US defense secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that the West can expect further attacks like the suicide...

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Two UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali

Two UN peacekeepers were killed and a third wounded on Tuesday in an ambush in restive northern Mali, the nation's UN...

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US Forces Kill Seven Al-Qaeda Militants In Yemen Raid

US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said...

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US-Saudi Arms Mega Deal Looks To Counter Iran

Washington has announced a bumper arms deal with Saudi Arabia, heralding the package as a major boost to long-standing...

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Hamas Says Trump Smeared Palestinian ‘resistance’

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas accused US President Donald Trump on Monday of smearing the name of Palestinian...

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Blasts At Syrian Rebel Base Kill 14 Fighters

Ahrar al-Sham blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for the attack Ahrar al-Sham blamed the Islamic...

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Bangladesh ‘militants’ Surrender After Facebook Plea

Five young Bangladeshis accused of being Islamist militants surrendered to authorities Sunday, an official said, after...

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Trump Seeks To Win Over Muslim Leaders With Islam Speech

US President Donald Trump tells 50 Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia Sunday of his "hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam"...

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Hassan Rouhani Says Voters Rejected Extremism

Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows...

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Trump Starts Foreign Tour In Saudi As Scandals Mount At Home

US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday for the start of an eight-day foreign tour, taking his first...

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Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip

US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting...

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As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’

As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first...