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Europe on edge: Tight security amid Christmas terror fears

In the season of peace and goodwill, Europe is taking no chances.

Turkey

Turkey mourns again after 14 soldiers die in car bomb blast

USA

Opinion: Preventing NATO-Russian Escalation

United Kingdom

Britain's MI6 chief warns of 'unprecedented' terror threat to UK

ISIL militants are using the chaos created by the Russian backed military campaign of Bashar al-Assad in Syria to plot attacks against the UK and its allies, the head of MI6 has…

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USA

Trump picks 'climate change denier' for key environment post

President-elect Donald Trump has announced another flurry of people for key positions as he continues to build a Cabinet ahead of his inauguration on January 20.

Italy

Calabria mayor among 14 held in Italy anti-mafia sting

Police in southern Italy have arrested 14 people in an operation against the organised crime network the “Ndrangheta.

USA

Terror threat sparks tightened security on Los Angeles metro system

Security has been stepped up in Los Angeles amid reports of an imminent threat to the city’s metro system – notably a station near the Universal Studios theme…

World News

Europol warns of ISIL's evolving terror threat in Europe

Europe's police agency says further attacks are likely in the near future and increased cooperation and vigilance are key to combating the threat.

Europe News

Tunisia's president seeks support in Brussels

Tunisia’s president has come to Brussels to meet EU officials, as he seeks to boost security and shore up the country’s fragile economy – six years after the Arab Spring…

France

Paris prosecutor claims terror attack on capital prevented

The Paris Prosecutor claimed on Friday that a terror attack planned for next Thursday has been prevented.

Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine in tit-for-tat detentions over Crimea

The past few days have seen a series of arrests by both sides over the disputed peninsula which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Cameroon

Anglophone protester killed in Cameroon

One person has been killed and around 100 people arrested after demonstrators clashed with security forces in an English speaking city in Cameroon.

World News

US issues warning over possible terror attacks in Europe over Christmas period

The US state department has warned its citizens of the increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe over the holiday period.

USA

Trump lays out his plans for first 100 days

Donald Trump has released a video message outlining his policy plans for his first 100 days in office.

Israel

Living with occupation, a look at everyday life for East Jerusalem's Palestinians

Five years after the Palestinian Territories applied to be considered the UN's 194th member state, conditions in East Jerusalem are getting worse.

USA

US Intelligence Chief James Clapper resigns

America’s top spy, the US’ Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, has resigned.

Europe News

British travellers could have to pay five euros to enter EU

Britons could have to pay a five-euro fee to enter EU countries in the future, under a new Brussels plan to fight terrorism.

Hungary

Arrests in far-right crackdown in Hungary

The national police say the raids, which were ordered by the counter-terrorism force TEK, also netted automatic weapons, handguns and explosives.

World News

EU revamps security and adopts 'independent' spirit

EU ministers meeting in Brussles agree to boost the bloc's security and defence strategy and to show 'independence' from US

Turkey

Shots fired at Istanbul's main airport in security alert

There has been a security alert at Istanbul’s main Ataturk airport, with police firing shots after a motorcycle ignored an order to stop.