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EU Police Warn That More Attacks By ISIS Militants Are Likely
Europe's top police agency issued a stark warning Monday: Islamic State extremists will keep attempting lethal attacks on soft targets in Europe as the militant group increasingly goes global.
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Brussels on Lockdown in Fear of Paris-Style Attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the French capital a week ago still on the run.
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European Union Ministers to Discuss Border Controls After Paris Attacks
EU ministers hold emergency talks today on tightening border checks after the killing of the ringleader of the Paris attacks in an apartment in the French capital raised troubling questions about the bloc's security.
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Italy Says Islamic State Could Attack Rome With Drones During Holy Year
Islamic State (IS) could attack Rome with drones during a Roman Catholic Holy Year beginning next month and air space over the capital will be closed to drones throughout the event, Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Monday.
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Guns, God and Grievances: Belgium's Islamist 'Airbase'
"A breeding ground for violence" the mayor of Molenbeek called her borough on Sunday, speaking of unemployment and overcrowding among Arab immigrant families, of youthful despair finding refuge in radical Islam.
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As France Mourns Those Killed in Paris Attacks, Global Moment of Silence
France prepared to fall silent at noon today to mourn victims of the Paris attacks after its warplanes pounded the Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the jihadist group that has claimed responsibility for the slaughter.
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Paris Attacks Heighten Pressure at Vienna Syria Talks
Multiple "terror" attacks in Paris increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna today to overcome deep divisions and help end Syria's horrific civil war.
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Ban Ki-moon Says Syrian Talks 'Hostage' to Bashar al-Assad's Future
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President Bashar al-Assad's future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published today.
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Support For Vladimir Putin's Bombing Campaign Among Syrians in Russia
From far away in his adopted homeland of Russia, Syrian Wail Dzhinid has watched approvingly as President Vladimir Putin's bombing campaign in his war-torn native country has unfolded on his television screen.
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UN Council Backs Iran Nuclear Deal But Tehran Hardliners Object
The UN Security Council on Monday backed Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers but the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards attacked the resolution, underlining powerful opposition to the deal.
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EU Police Warn That More Attacks By ISIS Militants Are Likely
Europe's top police agency issued a stark warning Monday: Islamic State extremists will keep attempting lethal attacks on soft targets in Europe as the militant group increasingly goes global.
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Brussels on Lockdown in Fear of Paris-Style Attacks
Brussels was on terror lockdown Saturday in fear of a Paris-style attack, with a gunman wanted over the deadly rampage in the French capital a week ago still on the run.
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European Union Ministers to Discuss Border Controls After Paris Attacks
EU ministers hold emergency talks today on tightening border checks after the killing of the ringleader of the Paris attacks in an apartment in the French capital raised troubling questions about the bloc's security.
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Italy Says Islamic State Could Attack Rome With Drones During Holy Year
Islamic State (IS) could attack Rome with drones during a Roman Catholic Holy Year beginning next month and air space over the capital will be closed to drones throughout the event, Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Monday.
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Guns, God and Grievances: Belgium's Islamist 'Airbase'
"A breeding ground for violence" the mayor of Molenbeek called her borough on Sunday, speaking of unemployment and overcrowding among Arab immigrant families, of youthful despair finding refuge in radical Islam.
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As France Mourns Those Killed in Paris Attacks, Global Moment of Silence
France prepared to fall silent at noon today to mourn victims of the Paris attacks after its warplanes pounded the Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the jihadist group that has claimed responsibility for the slaughter.
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Paris Attacks Heighten Pressure at Vienna Syria Talks
Multiple "terror" attacks in Paris increased the pressure on some 20 countries and organisations meeting in Vienna today to overcome deep divisions and help end Syria's horrific civil war.
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Ban Ki-moon Says Syrian Talks 'Hostage' to Bashar al-Assad's Future
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President Bashar al-Assad's future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published today.
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Support For Vladimir Putin's Bombing Campaign Among Syrians in Russia
From far away in his adopted homeland of Russia, Syrian Wail Dzhinid has watched approvingly as President Vladimir Putin's bombing campaign in his war-torn native country has unfolded on his television screen.
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UN Council Backs Iran Nuclear Deal But Tehran Hardliners Object
The UN Security Council on Monday backed Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers but the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards attacked the resolution, underlining powerful opposition to the deal.
