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USA

Orlando killer's wife could face charges

Investigators think Noor Salman may have had some prior knowledge of Sunday's deadly attack in a Florida gay nightclub

France

French police make several arrests in connection with a terror knife attack

*French parliament pays tribute to victims of knife terror attack Police make three arrests List of other possible targets found French police have arrested three men in connection with the murder

USA

Hillary Clinton's 'birthday gift' to Donald Trump...

He turned 70 on Tuesday but the only thing Donald Trump got from Hillary Clinton was a harsh rebuke for his response to the Orlando shooting tragedy – notably the property mogul’s comments on US TV th

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France

First pictures released of murdered French police couple

The 42-year-old commander and his partner were stabbed to death at their home west of Paris by an attacker who pledge allegiance to ISIL.

France

"ISIL fighter" is gunned down by commandos after murdering a senior police officer near Paris

French police have launched an anti-terror investigation after shooting dead a man thought to be responsible for the murder of a senior police officer and his…

World News

Clinton, Trump clash over Orlando mass shooting

Presumptive US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have clashed over the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub over the weekend, which left at least 49 people dead and dozens…

World News

Orlando: 'The first test of the 2016 presidential campaign'

This weekend’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, denounced by President Obama as an act of terror and hate, has reignited the debate in the US over how best to confront violent Islamist…

World News

Syria: Islamic State militants claim deadly attacks near Damascus shrine

In Syria, the Islamic State militant group says it was behind suicide and car bomb blasts that killed up to 20 people near the country’s holiest Shi’ite Muslim shrines in a Damascus…

Turkey

Kurdish TAK militants claim deadly Istanbul bombing

A Kurdish militant group believed to be linked to the outlawed PKK says it carried out Tuesday’s deadly bomb attack in Istanbul.

Turkey

First funerals held for victims of Istanbul car bomb attack

Mourners gather for the first funerals after a car bomb attack in Istanbul killed 11 people and injured 36 others.

Turkey

Three killed in car bomb attack on police station in southeast Turkey

At least three people have been killed and 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on a police station in southeastern Turkey.

Turkey

A year so far of serial attacks on Turkey attributed to the outlawed PKK and so-called Islamic State

Turkey has for several months been on high alert with the long running Kurdish conflict erupting again after hopes it was close to…

Turkey

Erdogan condemns 'attack against humanity' after Istanbul bomb attack on police bus

A car bomb in the centre of Turkey's largest city has left at least 11 dead and three dozen wounded. The dead reportedly included seven police officers and four civilians.

Turkey

Turkey: '11 dead' in Istanbul car bomb - city governor

11 dead, 36 wounded.

Jordan

Suspect arrested after deadly attack on Jordan refugee camp

At least five people have been killed in an assault on a security office in the Baqaa refugee camp outside the Jordanian capital.

Syria

Syria: monitoring group claims 40 killed in intensified fight for Aleppo

The fight for Aleppo rages on with reports of sometimes-deadly offensives against civilians, Syrian army positions and ISIL.

Somalia

Mogadishu hotel attack: 15 dead, al-Shabaab claim assault

Smoke rises from a hotel in Mogadishu after a car bomber rammed the gates and gunmen stormed the building in the Somali capital.

World News

US warns of Europe terror threat

The United States has issued a Europe-wide travel alert to its citizens warning them of possible terror attacks this summer.

Iraq

ISIL fight back in Falluja amid concern for civilians

ISIL launches a counter-assault against Iraqi Army soldiers at dawn as they advanced through the southern part of the city.

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