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Afghanistan

Taliban claim Kabul truck bomb blast

Three assailants and one policeman were killed in the attack on a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital.

Turkey

More soldiers detained by Turkish special forces after Erdogan hotel attack

There have been more repercussions after Turkey’s failed coup.

Turkey

Turkey arrests 11 soldiers in connection with Erdogan hotel attack

Eleven Turkish soldiers have been arrested in connection with an attack on the hotel where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was staying on the night of a failed coup.

Afghanistan

Taliban attacks hotel used by foreigners in Kabul

A hotel used by foreign workers in the Afghan capital Kabul has been attacked by the Taliban.

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Afghanistan

Huge explosion in Afghan capital Kabul heard across city

There has been a huge explosion outside a military compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Germany

German leaders honour victims of Munich massacre

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck joined mourners for a multi-faith service at Munich’s Frauenkirche cathedral on Sunday, just over a week after a teenage gunman shot nine pe

United Kingdom

London police chief warns of UK terror attack risk

The head of London’s Metropolitan Police has warned that it is a question of “if, not when” the UK will be hit by a terror attack.

Somalia

Somalia: at least seven dead in al Shabaab-claimed bomb and gun attack

The al Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu.

Syria

Fatal air strike targets Syrian maternity hospital

A maternity hospital in Syria’s Idlib province supported by Save the Children has been hit by an air strike.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: a string of attacks in Europe

This is the State of the Union, euronews’ weekly round-up of the top stories from across Europe.

France

Normandy mosque in mourning: Muslims pay tribute to slain priest

Hundreds gathered at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray’s Yahia Mosque, including three Catholic priests, for a minute’s silence to honour slain priest Jacques Hamel.

France

France admits justice system failed over church attacker

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has admitted the French justice system failed over church attacker Adel Kermiche but says won't set up "French-style Guantanamo centres".

France

Slain French priest remembered in his Normandy town

Several thousand people gathered on Thursday in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in Normandy, to pay tribute to Jacques Hamel, the priest murdered by Islamist militants this…

France

Reporting on terror: drawing the line between wanting and needing to know

Photos and videos of the recent attacks in France and those suspected of perpetrating them have been continuously featured across Europe’s news channels and other…

Germany

Angela Merkel stands by refugee policy after attacks in Germany

The German Chancellor interrupted her summer holidays to defend her open-door refugee policy following recent attacks in Germany.

Germany

Angela Merkel stands by refugee policy after attacks in Germany

The German Chancellor interrupted her summer holidays to defend her open-door refugee policy following recent attacks in Germany.

World News

"France is still France, Mr Trump"

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls reacted with anger at US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s assertion that “France is no longer France”.

France

French police formally identify second church attack suspect

French police have formally identified the second suspect who attacked a Normandy church.

France

Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel

The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy…

France

France must 'do everything to defend the Republic' in wake of attacks

The wave of attacks in France is not only ramping up pressure on Francois Hollande’s government over security – it’s also putting inter-faith unity in the…

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