1 week ago Suicide bombers strike security force headquarters in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 officers

Police say two suicide bombers have attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three officers

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1 week ago Three killed as gunmen and suicide bombers attack Pakistan paramilitary force headquarters

Suicide bomber detonates explosives at entrance of constabulary

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1 week ago Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in attempt to ensure justice for survivors

Classification will create basis for ‘significantly stricter’ prosecutions, minister saysGermany plans to treat the use of date rape drugs like the use of a weapon in prosecutions as part of measures to ensure justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.“We classify date rape drugs, which are increasingly used as a widespread tool in crimes, as weapons. This creates the basis for significantly stricter prosecutions,” , Alexander Dobrindt, the interior minister, said on Friday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons to ensure justice for survivors

Classification plan will create basis for ‘significantly stricter’ prosecutions, says interior ministerGermany plans to treat the use of date rape drugs like the use of weapons in prosecutions as part of measures to ensure justice for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.“We classify date rape drugs, which are increasingly used as a widespread tool in crimes, as weapons. This creates the basis for significantly stricter prosecutions,” Alexander Dobrindt, the interior minister, said on Friday. “We are committed to clear consequences and consistent enforcement. Women should feel safe and be able to move freely everywhere.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Members of Syria's security forces and military detained over sectarian violence in Sweida

Investigators have detained members of Syria’s security and military services over sectarian violence in Sweida

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2 w. ago Pakistan says Afghan nationals behind two recent suicide attacks

Pakistan’s interior minister says Afghan nationals carried out two fatal suicide attacks this week

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3 w. ago ‘The pain remains’: France remembers victims of 2015 Paris attacks

Bells ring out across French capital marking 10th anniversary of country’s deadliest peacetime attackParis attacks anniversary – in picturesFrance has paid tribute to the 130 people killed 10 years ago by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers who targeted a stadium, bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in the country’s deadliest peacetime attack.“The pain remains,” Emmanuel Macron wrote on social media on Thursday as he visited each of the sites that were attacked. Bells rang out across the city as a remembrance ceremony began at a memorial garden in central Paris attended by relatives and survivors. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pakistan says Afghan nationals carried out this week’s suicide attacks

Pakistan’s interior minister says Afghan nationals carried out two fatal suicide attacks this week, one targeting a cadet college near the Afghan border and the other outside a court in the capital, Islamabad

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3 w. ago France commemorates victims of Paris attacks 10 years on – in pictures

France pays tribute to the 130 people killed during a rampage by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers targeting cafes, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall in 2015. The attacks were the deadliest on French soil since the second world war, prompting emergency security measures, many of which are now embedded in law Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pakistan deploys army to protect Sri Lanka cricket team after suicide bombing killed 12 people

A suicide bombing outside an Islamabad court on Tuesday killed 12 people and left 27 wounded

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3 w. ago Pakistan investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court

Pakistan has opened a probe into the suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court that left 12 dead the day before

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3 w. ago Delhi and Islamabad blasts expose South Asia’s fragile security as rivals trade blame

Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours

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3 w. ago Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister

Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capitalAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 12 killed in suicide bombing outside court in Pakistan’s capital, interior minister says

Ministry says suicide bomber detonated explosives during one of the court’s busiest hours

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4 w. ago Multiple people reported injured after car driven into pedestrians in southwestern France – Europe live

Interior minister says suspect is in custody after reports of a car intentionally ramming into pedestrians and cyclists on the island of OleronThe Sud-Ouest newspaper is quoting the local prosecutor, Arnaud Laraize, as saying that the suspect resisted arrest, and had to be tasered.The suspect is reported to be a man in his 30s and a resident of a nearby town of La Cotinière, with conflicting reports as to whether he was previously known to the authorities. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order

The German government has banned a Muslim group accused of violating human rights and democratic values

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