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'Bladed weapon' attack on prison officer treated as terrorism

Two inmates used “improvised bladed weapons” in the assault at Whitemoor jail, a maximum-security facility 120 kilometres north of London.

USA

Hannukah stabbing suspect appears in court as vigil held for victims

Five people were stabbed and slashed in the Saturday attack north of New York City.

World News

10 stories that changed Europe in the last decade

Europe, you've changed. Here are the 10 events that have changed Europe in the last 10 years.

Somalia

Turkey offers treatment for 15 survivors of Somali blast

Turkey takes in 15 victims of Somali blast for medical treatment. It has been supporting the country since 2011.

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Burkina Faso

Terrorists kill 35 civilians in Burkina Faso attack

The attack was one of the most deadly in the West African nation's history.

United Kingdom

Watch again: Britain honours London Bridge attack victims

Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed on Friday when Usman Khan, a man convicted of terrorism offences, went on the rampage with kitchen knives near London Bridge.

United Kingdom

Eyewitness says man used narwhal tusk to confront terrorist suspect

An eyewitness said that a man took a narwhal tusk from Fishmongers' Hall and confronted the terrorist with it.

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Suspect shot dead by police after attack near London Bridge

Police are treating it as a terrorist attack

United Kingdom

London Bridge attack: Victims named by police

Jack Merritt, 25, of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire and Saskia Jones, 23, of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, died in the attack, police said, as well as the suspect.

France

Christmas market reopens in defiance of terror attack

Christmas markets around Europe are open for business — including in Strasbourg, which refuses to be cowed by last year’s Islamist gun rampage.

World News

Far-right terrorism on the rise, bucking global terror trends

Whilst still only a fraction of global terror deaths are attributed to the far-right, it is a growing menace in the west, rising 320% in the last five years.

United Kingdom

Briton who fought ISIS in Syria jailed for four years

Ayden James, 28, was convicted about his 2017 stay in an Iraqi base held by the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK.

France

French firm Lafarge cleared of Syria war crimes complicity charge

The industrial giant is still accused of financing terror groups including IS as it tried to keep its Syrian plant open amid the conflict.

United Kingdom

UK terror threat level downgraded to 'substantial'

"Despite the change in the threat level, terrorism remains one of the most direct and immediate risks to our National Security," Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a statement.

Mali

French soldier killed in Mali bomb attack claimed by ISIS

Corporal Ronan Pointeau, 24, died in the northeastern region of Menaka as his vehicle was "struck by an explosive device," the Ministry of Defence said.

Syria

ISIS confirms death of Baghdadi, threatens US with revenge

The so-called Islamic State confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and vowed revenge against United States.

World News

ISIS confirms al-Baghdadi's death and names new leader

The jihadist organisation confirmed that their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and chief spokesman had died after the US announced the deaths earlier this week.

Europe News

'There might be retaliation' - EU security fears after al-Baghdadi

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so called Islamic State group or Daesh, leaves a vacuum at the top of the terrorist organisation, and while the frequency of IS attacks on European soil has been decreasing recently. EU officials are warning the threat is far from over.

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USA

Euroviews. Trump is using ISIS leader's death to distract from his failures. Don't let him ǀ View

Despite Trump’s grandstanding, and despite even this latest, legitimately positive news regarding Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the past few weeks have not been a collective success. Rather, they have been a boon for America’s adversaries and a catastrophe for its friends.