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Iraq

ISIL textbooks found in reclaimed Iraqi schools

As Iraqi government forces push closer into territory once held by ISIL, the full extent of the group’s two year rule is becoming clear.

Germany

Germany bans Salafist 'True Religion' group as police swoop on nationwide network

German police have mounted nationwide raids on Salafist militants TWR 'True Religion' as organisation is banned.

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Victims of Paris terror attacks remembered

One year ago, France suffered its worst-ever terrorist attack on home soil.

France

Balloons released in memory of Paris terror attack victims

Commemorations have been held across sites in the French capital on the anniversary of the city's November attacks.

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France

Bloody November night: French president honours the victims of Paris attacks

One year on from the Paris attacks

France

A year on: Paris terror attack survivors tell their stories

Parisians who came through the horror as gunmen went on the rampage in the name of political Islam, recall the events of November 2015 and the year since.

France

Minute's silence at Stade de France in memory of Paris attacks

A minute’s silence has been held ahead of France’s World Cup qualifying match against Sweden – marking the first anniversary of the Paris attacks.

Afghanistan

Taliban admits suicide blast at German consulate in Afghanistan

The Taliban says it carried out a suicide bomb attack on the German consulate in Afghanistan.

World News

Grenade thrown at French embassy in Athens

Anti-terror officers are investigating a suspected grenade attack on a security post outside the French embassy in central Athens.

Germany

German police arrest suspected ISIL top man in the country

ISIL's suspected leader in Germany is arrested along with four suspected recruiters in co-ordinated operation in the north and west of the country.

Nigeria

Abducted Chibok schoolgirl found with baby boy

The Nigerian military says one of the Chibok schoolgirls who was abducted by Boko Haram militants two and a half years ago has been found with a ten-month-old…

Belgium

Belgian court agrees to eventual extradition to France of terror suspect

The 31-year-old French national is suspected of killing four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May 2014.

Germany

ISIL says it was behind fatal teen stabbing in Hamburg

ISIL has said it was behind the deadly stabbing of a teenager in Hamburg earlier this month.

Turkey

Explosion hits Turkish tourist resort of Antalya

At least 10 people were injured on Tuesday in an explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.

France

Brother of Salah Abdeslam urges Paris attacks suspect to speak

Mohamed Abdeslam, the brother of the only known surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, has called on his sibling to talk.

Turkey

Suicide blast kills 3 police officers in southern Turkey

At least three police officers have been killed and several people wounded in a suicide bombing in the Turkish city of Gaziantep.

France

France pays tribute to Nice attack victims

Three months after a man rammed a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande has led tributes to the victims of the Nice…

France

Nice prepares to pay tribute to Bastille Day attack victims

French flags and notes of condolences in many languages are reminders of the grief that still hangs over the popular tourist spot.

Turkey

Turkey's holiday resort of Antalya hit by rocket attack

Turkey’s holiday resort of Antalya has reportedly been hit by a triple rocket attack.

Cinema

'Nocturama' haunting thriller in the heart of Paris

This week’s choice is a film that has polarised movie-goers – ‘Nocturama’ by French director Bertrand Bonello is a daring and controversial portrait of Parisian youths conducting terror attacks around