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Afghanistan

Death toll rises after deadly hotel siege

Fourteen foreigners confirmed dead in Kabul hotel attack, at least four Afghan citizens were also killed.

Afghanistan

Deadly Afghan hotel siege ends

Gunmen brought terror to the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul overnight, shooting at guests and staff and taking hostages

Pakistan

Why can’t the USA and Pakistan agree on the ‘war on terror’?

NBC’s Waj Khan gives his assessment of current relations between the US and Pakistan.

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects Trump's "lies and deceit" tweet

Pakistani protesters burn US flags in anger at President Trump's humiliating comments on social media

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USA

NYC deploys specialised police to prevent New Year terror attacks

Armed officers and explosive-detecting dogs will patrol streets around New York's Times Square, while snipers will monitor the crowds from nearby buildings

Syria

Calls for extradition of wanted French jihadist held by Syrian Kurds

ISIL suspect Thomas Barnouin, who was close to Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, is among several French militants reportedly captured by Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.

United Kingdom

Queen pays tribute to terrorism victims in Christmas message

Queen Elizabeth has praised the cities of London and Manchester for the way they dealt with deadly terrorist attacks this year

USA

Man accused of California terror plot

The FBI says it has foiled a plot to launch an attack on a popular San Francisco tourist destination in the days before Christmas.

World News

Homes evacuated in UK anti-terror raids

Four men have been arrested in anti-terror raids in Sheffield and Chesterfield in the UK. Army bomb disposal experts were sent in to one house, while local residents were evacuated

Germany

Merkel attends Christmas market bombing memorial

One year on, Angela Merkel has attended a memorial for the victims of the Berlin Christmas market bombings, amid criticism of the government response

Russia

CIA 'helped foil terrorist attack in Russia'

A statement on the Kremlin's website says President Vladimir Putin called U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information provided by the CIA.

USA

New York bomber is caught on camera as he sets off his device

Suspect bomber is taken to hospital after trying to set off his device which failed to ignite fully

France

The man who faked being Bataclan victim to claim compensation

Cédric Rey, who admitted inventing a story about a pregnant woman taking his bullet, has been jailed for fraud.

Pakistan

Pakistan Taliban in deadly attack on farming college

At least nine people have been killed and dozens more hurt in an attack on a college by Pakistani Taliban gunmen.

Germany

Terror charges dismissed against German soldier who posed as refugee

Franco Albrecht will still face justice after falsely claiming asylum benefits.

Egypt

Egypt's battle with an Islamist insurgency

Militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers over recent years in Egypt but appear to have shifted tactics with Friday's attack on a mosque

USA

New York truck attacker indicted

Sayfullo Saipov appeared in charge on an indictment sheet that numbered 22 counts

Nigeria

At least 50 people killed in a suicide bomb attack in Nigeria

It's northeastern Nigeria's deadliest mass killing in 2017.

North Korea

Trump puts N.Korea on "terror" list

President Trump accuses North Korea of sponsoring terrorism and adds it to a black list allowing for more sanctions

France

Paris attacks anniversary: ‘No trial before at least 2020’

The investigation that began after the wave of attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 is progressing slowly.