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Lebanon

Lebanon presses pause in offensive against ISIL

Offensive against ISIL in Lebanon paused in hope of prisoner release.

Spain

Blame game gathers pace after Barcelona attack

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has accused Madrid of underfunding his region's police force

Netherlands

Dutch police make second arrest following tip-off about terror threat

France

Third of France’s radicalised ‘have mental health problems’

French minister raises fears over the mentally-ill copying terrorist attacks.

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Portugal

Lisbon ramps up security after vehicle attacks in Europe

The Portuguese capital is still considered to be one of the safest tourist destinations in the world but is not taking any risks.

Spain

Twelve behind Barcelona attacks, say Spanish police

One man, suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, is still on the run.

Spain

Spain attacks: hunt for missing driver continues

Spain maintains alert level as "no attack imminent"

Spain

Barcelona attack: what we know

A white van, reportedly rented, drove into crowds in the busy tourist area of Las Ramblas in central Barcelona.

World News

Two men charged in Australia over ISIL airplane bomb plot

Police said suspects conspired with the Islamic State militant group and were also trying to build a device designed to release poisonous gas in a public area.

World News

Australia 'foils plot to bring down' plane in terrorist attack

Philippines

Duterte vows to continue his drug war in the Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vows during his second State of the Nation Address, to continue his government's fight against drug smugglers and ISIS-linked militants in the country's south.

Economy

Telegram messaging app to remove terrorist-related content

The Indonesian authorities blocked access to the platform saying many forums were "full of radical and terrorist propaganda".

Turkey

Five ISIL suspects killed in police raid in central Turkey

The deaths in the city of Konya came as Turkish authorities launched a series of raids on suspects from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.

United Kingdom

British police issue holiday terror attack advice in new video

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Thousands try to flee Mosul as ISIL makes last stand

Russia

Russia threatens to block Telegram app over terror links

The FSB, Russia's security service, claims the perpetrators of April's deadly attack at St Petersburg metro used the messenger service

Saudi Arabia

Mecca suicide attack 'foiled' after police corner would-be bomber

The would-be attacker blew himself up after exchanging fire with police.

Belgium

Four detained over failed Brussels Central Station attack

Moroccan alleged bomber may have had Islamic State sympathies

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Tackling terror on EU agenda

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Finland

Helsinki police 'foil terror plot'

A 'planned attack' on a popular tourist attraction in the Finnish capital was averted after the security service intervened.