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Eastern Europe Fears Closer French-Russian Ties Amid Ukraine Crisis
Several Eastern European countries are becoming increasingly worried that the West may abandon Ukraine in return for Russian backing in Syria, as Paris, Moscow and Washington develop closer ties in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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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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Russian Plane 'Broke Up in Air', Bodies Flown Home From Egypt
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt broke up "in the air", an investigator said Sunday, as the bodies of many of the 224 people killed on board were flown home.
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Rocket Fire Kills 8 on Lebanon-Syria Border: Sources
Eight people were killed and many wounded today when Lebanon's army targeted militant positions along the eastern border with war-torn Syria, security sources told AFP.
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Russian Air Force Struck 53 Targets in Syria in Last 24 Hours: Military
Russia's air force hit 53 targets in Syria in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said on Monday, as Moscow continues a bombing campaign it says is aimed against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombing in Saudi Capital
A suicide bomber wounded two policemen at a checkpoint near a high-security prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Islamic State Recaptures Town From Kurdish Forces: Report
Islamic State fighters seized a Syrian town from Kurdish-led forces north of Raqqa city today, a group monitoring the war reported, two weeks after the jihadist group lost it to the Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes.
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Most Seaside Massacre Victims in Tunisia Were British Tourists
Thousands of scared foreign holidaymakers were being flown from Tunisia today after an Islamist gunman killed 38 people, most of them British tourists, at a beach resort.
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Militants Kill 2 at Local Iraq Government Head Quarters: Police
Militants armed with assault rifles, pistols and suicide belts attacked a local government headquarters west of the Iraqi capital on today, killing at least two people, officials said.
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4 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing Near Shiite Headquarters
A car bomb blast near the Baghdad headquarters of a Shiite militia fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq killed at least four civilians today, police said.
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Lebanon Forces Arrest IS-Linked Cleric: Security Source
Security forces on Sunday arrested a Lebanese man accused of being a cleric and recruiting agent for the extremist Islamic State jihadist group, a security source told AFP.
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Islamic State Jihadists Claim Baghdad Car Bombs to Avenge Anbar
The Islamic State jihadist group said Friday it carried out a series of deadly car bombings in Shiite districts of Iraq's capital to avenge attacks on displaced persons from a Sunni province.
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Jerusalem Palestinian Charged With Trying to Join Islamic State
Israeli prosecutors Monday charged a Palestinian resident of east Jerusalem with allegedly trying to join the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, the Shin Bet domestic security agency said.
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Islamic State Claims Killing 29 Yemeni Police
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility today for an attack on police in south Yemen that left 29 dead, in a sign of its growing activity in the turbulent country.
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Iran Assyrians Demand UN Action Against Jihadists
Around 200 Assyrian Christians protested outside the UN building in Iran's capital today to demand action to halt the Islamic State jihadist group's victimisation of their community in Syria and Iraq.
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Eastern Europe Fears Closer French-Russian Ties Amid Ukraine Crisis
Several Eastern European countries are becoming increasingly worried that the West may abandon Ukraine in return for Russian backing in Syria, as Paris, Moscow and Washington develop closer ties in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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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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Russian Plane 'Broke Up in Air', Bodies Flown Home From Egypt
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt broke up "in the air", an investigator said Sunday, as the bodies of many of the 224 people killed on board were flown home.
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Rocket Fire Kills 8 on Lebanon-Syria Border: Sources
Eight people were killed and many wounded today when Lebanon's army targeted militant positions along the eastern border with war-torn Syria, security sources told AFP.
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Russian Air Force Struck 53 Targets in Syria in Last 24 Hours: Military
Russia's air force hit 53 targets in Syria in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said on Monday, as Moscow continues a bombing campaign it says is aimed against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombing in Saudi Capital
A suicide bomber wounded two policemen at a checkpoint near a high-security prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Islamic State Recaptures Town From Kurdish Forces: Report
Islamic State fighters seized a Syrian town from Kurdish-led forces north of Raqqa city today, a group monitoring the war reported, two weeks after the jihadist group lost it to the Kurdish fighters backed by US-led air strikes.
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Most Seaside Massacre Victims in Tunisia Were British Tourists
Thousands of scared foreign holidaymakers were being flown from Tunisia today after an Islamist gunman killed 38 people, most of them British tourists, at a beach resort.
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Militants Kill 2 at Local Iraq Government Head Quarters: Police
Militants armed with assault rifles, pistols and suicide belts attacked a local government headquarters west of the Iraqi capital on today, killing at least two people, officials said.
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4 Killed in Baghdad Car Bombing Near Shiite Headquarters
A car bomb blast near the Baghdad headquarters of a Shiite militia fighting the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq killed at least four civilians today, police said.
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Lebanon Forces Arrest IS-Linked Cleric: Security Source
Security forces on Sunday arrested a Lebanese man accused of being a cleric and recruiting agent for the extremist Islamic State jihadist group, a security source told AFP.
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Islamic State Jihadists Claim Baghdad Car Bombs to Avenge Anbar
The Islamic State jihadist group said Friday it carried out a series of deadly car bombings in Shiite districts of Iraq's capital to avenge attacks on displaced persons from a Sunni province.
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Jerusalem Palestinian Charged With Trying to Join Islamic State
Israeli prosecutors Monday charged a Palestinian resident of east Jerusalem with allegedly trying to join the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, the Shin Bet domestic security agency said.
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Islamic State Claims Killing 29 Yemeni Police
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility today for an attack on police in south Yemen that left 29 dead, in a sign of its growing activity in the turbulent country.
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Iran Assyrians Demand UN Action Against Jihadists
Around 200 Assyrian Christians protested outside the UN building in Iran's capital today to demand action to halt the Islamic State jihadist group's victimisation of their community in Syria and Iraq.
