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Deadly car bomb in Turkish city of Izmir

At least four people, including two suspected attackers, are said to have been killed. Others have been wounded.

Turkey

The Reina nightclub attack: everything you need to know

ISIL says the attack was an "act of revenge" for Turkish involvement in Syria. Ankara arrests eight, says it is close to finding the alleged attacker.

USA

UN's new chief Antonio Guterres in appeal to 'put peace first'

The UN's new secretary general has officially taken office with a New Year appeal for global unity.

France

Hollande praises French courage, but warns the 'plight of terrorism' remains

Crowds in Paris and across France have said goodbye to 2016.

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Germany

Merkel says Germany is 'stronger than terrorism'

With Germany still reeling from the deadly Berlin truck attack, Angela Merkel has used her annual New Year’s message to insist the country and its democratic values are ‘stronger than…

World News

Europe's police officers gear up for New Year's Eve

On New Year's Eve, security is stepped up Europe-wide after a year of terror attacks across the continent.

Germany

Man wrongly arrested for Berlin attack says he's fearful for his life

Germany

Berlin truck attack: Suspect Amri passed through Lyon

More details are emerging about the journey taken by fugitive Tunisian Anis Amri, 24, the prime suspect in the Berlin truck attack which left 12 people dead.

Tunisia

Three arrests made in connection with Berlin attack

Three men have been arrested in Tunisia, in connection with Monday’s lorry attack in Berlin.

World News

Europe on edge: Tight security amid Christmas terror fears

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

Nigeria

Nigeria: Boko Haram driven from Sambisa forest by army

Nigeria’s army has driven Boko Haram militants from their last camp in the northeastern Sambisa forest the group’s, the president Muhammadu Buhari has said in a…

Germany

Two brothers arrested in Germany over terror plot

Two brothers have been arrested in the German city of Duisburg, suspected of planning a terror attack on a shopping centre in nearby Oberhausen.

Germany

Berlin Attack: Timeline

A detailed rundown of events surrounding the Berlin truck attack

Turkey

Many dead and wounded in Turkish bus blast

The Dogan news agency says the bus, which was reportedly transporting military personnel, was hit by the blast in the central city of Kayseri.

Germany

Boy, 12, 'tried to bomb' German Christmas market, City Hall

A 12-year-old boy tried to detonate a bomb at a Christmas market in the western town of Ludwigshafen, German prosecutors have said.

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…

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…

France

France foils new terror plot, seven arrested

Authorities in France have arrested seven men and say they have foiled a terror plot which was ‘‘envisaged for some time.

Spain

Two ISIL suspects arrested in Spain

The pair had been ready to attack in Spain and were very active online, in particular using social networks to radicalise and recruit Islamist militants, according to an Interior Ministry statement.

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.