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Terror plot suspect charged over 'imminent' attack in France

Reda Kriket, 34, detained near Paris amid a spate of police raids after last week’s bloodshed in Brussels, has been charged with terrorism offences

Iraq

Exclusive: Battling ISIL and their chemical weapons on the frontline in Iraq

Kurdish Peshmerga Forces have described how they face attacks from chemical weapons as they seek to push back ISIL forces on the road to retake

Belgium

Brussels airport won't be fully operational for 'months'

Brussels airport says it will take months to get the busy transport hub fully operational, after last week’s deadly bombings. It was hoped that some

Belgium

Belgium: The people known and suspected of being linked to the attacks

The investigation into the terrorist attacks of March 22 in Brussels, claimed by the so-called Islamic State have brought to light the ramifications

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Syria

Demining Palmyra - scores of bombs feared hidden in the historic city

Russian military engineers are preparing for an unusual mission

Belgium

The week that changed Brussels forever

Follow the horror as it unfolded - told in the words of those involved

Belgium

Brussels bombings: Survivors, rescuers and religious leaders unite at cathedral service

Survivors of the Brussels bombings, rescuers and religious leaders of all faiths have come together at a cathedral service in the Belgian capital

Iraq

Iraqi families flee Mosul amid army offensive to retake city

reporting from Iraq by Mohammed Shaikhibrahim The Iraqi army has released footage of its forces retaking a village near the strategic base of

Belgium

Belgian police release new footage of 'man in the hat'

Belgian police on Monday released CCTV footage of the third suspect in the Brussels airport blasts, walking alongside the two presumed suicide

Syria

Palmyra is the latest gain for Assad regime in fight against ISIL

The noose is tightening round the so called Islamic State fighters. That’s how some analysts interpret the fact the Syrian army has retaken the city

Syria

Russia pursues Syria pullout but 'will continue fighting terrorist groups'

Three Russian heavy attack helicopters headed home from Syria on Monday, in line with President Vladimir Putin’s declared withdrawal this month of

World News

Brussels: the latest

Death toll rises, more terrrorism charges, airport remains closed for the moment

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Drone shows ancient Palmyra after Syrian government recapture

Drone footage shows aerial views of the city of Palmyra after Syrian government forces — with international support — recaptured the site from the

Syria

'Nightmare over,' Palmyra to be mostly restored by end of 2016

“The nightmare is over for Palmyra,” says Syria’s Head of Antiquities. Mamoun Abdulkarim said the city of ancient temples will be mostly restored by

Belgium

Brussels bombings: Belgian police question nine after raids

Belgian police carried out 13 more raids on Sunday in the wake of the deadly Brussels attacks. Nine people were questioned, with five of them later

Syria

ISIL militants driven out of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

Syrian government forces – backed by heavy Russian air support – are said to have driven ISIL militants out of Palmyra. The army is describing it as

Belgium

Remembering Brussels: archiving messages at Place de la Bourse

Soon after the attacks in the Belgian capital, a makeshift memorial sprung up at Place de la Bourse, now archivists hope to preserve the messages.

Syria

Palmyra recaptured from ISIL, military source

"After heavy fighting during the night, the army is in full control of Palmyra -- both the ancient site and the residential neighbourhoods," a military source said.

World News

Is charged Brussels suspect Fayçal C mystery airport 'man in the hat'?

Is the man charged in Belgium on Saturday with “terrorist murder” the “man in the hat” filmed at Brussels airport with the two suicide bombers

Syria

JUST IN: Palmyra 'recaptured' from ISIL, military source

JUST IN: Syrian government forces have retaken Palmyra from ISIL militants, according to a military source. More details to follow. Syrian