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The Brief from Brussels: Merkel's robust attack on Islamist terror

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of all the top stories making waves around Europe.

France

Reporting on terror: drawing the line between wanting and needing to know

Photos and videos of the recent attacks in France and those suspected of perpetrating them have been continuously featured across Europe’s news channels and other…

Germany

Angela Merkel stands by refugee policy after attacks in Germany

The German Chancellor interrupted her summer holidays to defend her open-door refugee policy following recent attacks in Germany.

France

French police formally identify second church attack suspect

French police have formally identified the second suspect who attacked a Normandy church.

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Germany

German police arrest man "threatening to blow people up" in latest security alert

German police have arrested a 19-year-old Algerian refugee who fled a psychiatric facility threating to “blow people up”.

France

Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel

The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy…

France

France must 'do everything to defend the Republic' in wake of attacks

The wave of attacks in France is not only ramping up pressure on Francois Hollande’s government over security – it’s also putting inter-faith unity in the…

France

France must 'do everything to defend the Republic' in wake of attacks

The wave of attacks in France is not only ramping up pressure on Francois Hollande’s government over security – it’s also putting inter-faith unity in the…

World News

'World is at war', Pope on recent attacks

Pope Francis has said that the recent string of attacks, including the killing of a French priest, was proof the 'world is at war' but 'not a war of religions'.

France

French interior minister says jailing suspects counterproductive

Locals in the Normandy village of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray are struggling to come to terms with Tuesday’s (July 26) tragedy when two knifemen interrupted a church service and brutally murdered the eld

France

Priest killer was "under surveillance" yet still attacked French church

Shocked residents in Saint Etienne du Rouvray in Normandy have paid their respects with candles and flowers after the brutal killing of a catholic priest.

France

President Hollande speaks of "severe Islamist threat" following priest murder

Following the murder of an elderly priest in a church in northern France by two men thought to be linked to ISIL, French President Francois Hollande has warned that the militant threat in the country

France

Normandy church assailant identified as Adel Kermiche

One of the two Normandy church knifemen has been formally identified as Adel Kermiche, according to the Paris prosecutor leading the investigation.

Europe News

Terrorism expert calls latest attack a direct attack on rural, Catholic France

Belgian terror expert says latest attack in France is a direct attack on rural, Catholic France

Europe News

Latest attack in France provokes rural, Catholic France, says expert Didier Leroy

The latest terrorist attack in France is highly symbolic as it directly targets a Christian place of worship but it is not the start of a religious war, says Belgian researcher Didier Leroy.

Germany

Bavarian governor calls for improved security following series of violent attacks

Germans are seeking answers following four violent attacks on civilians in the space of a week.

Germany

Germany increases security at railway stations and airports

Germany’s interior minister says he has ordered increased security at airports and train stations after four violent attacks in less than a week.

Germany

The four attacks in one week that have shocked Germany

Four attacks in the past week have put Germany in a state of high tension.

World News

Public awareness is best prevention against mass shootings, expert says

Germany

Failed asylum seeker kills himself and injures others in a blast in southern Germany

A Syrian who had been denied asylum in Germany a year ago died on Sunday when a bomb he was carrying exploded outside a music festival in Ansbach.