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The fight against ISIL: Kerry says coalition campaign is getting results

The US Secretary of State says ISIL’s momentum in Iraq has been halted or reversed. John Kerry was speaking in London after a meeting of over 20

United Kingdom

Turning the tide against ISIL: US-led coalition holds key talks in London

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met British premier David Cameron on Thursday. The encounter came as foreign ministers from over 20 countries

France

'Social divisions were there in the past' admits French PM on announcement of new anti-terror tactics

Multi-million euro anti-extremism package announced by France but is it enough to deal with longer term social divisions?

Belgium

EU pushes for quick decision on new anti-terror law

The EU wants a quick decision on a new law that will force governments to share air passenger data. The draft bill, first proposed in 2011, is being

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France

Valls pledges extra police and spies in France anti-terror boost

France is to recruit thousands of extra police, spies and investigators to boost national security and intelligence, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced on Wednesday, two weeks after 17 people were

France

Paris gunman Amedy Coulibaly 'stopped by police' days before terror attacks

Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly was stopped randomly by police in Paris just days before the terror attacks there according to French satirical

France

'I'm no hero' says Bathily as France grants supermarket saviour citizenship

The French Fifth republic has a new citizen, Lassana Bathily, the Malian-born Muslim who saved the lives of several Jewish shoppers during this

Germany

Anti-terror crackdown intensifies in Europe

With Europe still on high alert over the terrorist threat after the Charlie Hebdo killings in France, police in Germany have raided 13 homes – mostly

France

Four to face Paris judge over deadly attacks in French capital

Four men are to appear before a judge in Paris suspected of helping one of the militant Islamist gunmen behind the deadly attacks in the capital. The

Iraq

Islamic State militants demand $200 million ransom for Japanese hostages

The militant Islamic State group is demanding $200 million from Japan to free two of its citizens. In a video posted online, a black-clad figure

Iraq

ISIL demands $200m for release of two Japanese captives

The Islamic State armed group which issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese hostages.

Greece

Greek court to decide on Belgium extradition request

A court it Greece is considering a request to extradite an Algerian man accused of being linked to a foiled islamist plot to attack police in the

Belgium

EU pledges better cooperation with Muslim countries in the fight against terror

“We are determined to do what is necessary to keep Europe safe from the terrorist threat,” said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday

World News

Protests against Charlie cartoons continue throughout Muslim world

Orchestrated by the government, which obliged all its employees to attend, Chechens have held a huge demonstration in their capital Grozny to protest

World News

EU foreign ministers hold Brussels talks over terrorism threat

European foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss security boosting measures. Sharing information and coordinating the work of

Cameroon

Many women and children among dozens of people kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Cameroon

Officials in Cameroon say up to 80 people, mostly women and children, have been kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram islamist militants from

Greece

Belgium seeks extradition of detainee held in Greece

A suspect arrested on Saturday by police in Athens is wanted in Belgium over a possible link with the alleged Islamist plot against Belgian police

World News

Belgium says suspects detained in Greece not linked to its terror probe

Authorities in Belgium say four people detained in Greece are not linked to their investigations into terror attacks. Police in Athens had earlier

World News

Europe on high alert following anti-terror raids

Europe is on high alert following anti-terror raids in several countries. Across Belgium, France and Germany, more than 20 people have been arrested

World News

Dozens arrested in anti-terror raids in Belgium, France and Germany

Police carry out more than a dozen anti-terror raids in France, Belgium and Germany