29 h. ago The new terror map of Africa: How continent is becoming a hotbed of terrorism as Islamist slaughter spreads

Once isolated insurgencies in remote deserts and jungles have turned into full-blown wars of terror, turning several regions into some of the deadliest battlegrounds in the world.

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32 h. 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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32 h. ago Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly terror attack in Islamabad

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

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34 h. 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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2 w. ago ISIS returns to Syria: How terror group is making a revival in war

ISIS attacks in Syria are surging following the withdrawal of American forces from the war-torn country. 

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3 w. ago King Charles makes surprise visit as royals brace themselves for more Andrew claims

The King has travelled to Manchester today to visit the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, where he met members of the congregation - weeks after a terror attack there, which left two people dead

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3 w. ago 'Amateur bombmaker' calling himself 'The Mad Scientist' kept deadly toxin named after Nazi death chamber poison because it 'makes me smile', he tells court during explosives trial

Harry Whittaker, 33, stored homemade explosives with radioactive and lethal poisons in a garden shed he called 'The Laboratory', the Old Bailey heard.

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4 w. ago Israel tells Hamas to return the remaining 24 dead hostages today 'and believes the terror group is deliberately holding on to some of them'

Four bodies were returned to Israel on Monday, and another 24 are supposed to be turned over as part of the first phase of the peace deal.

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last month 'Dead flower' sent to Jewish day centre opposite Manchester terror attack site sparks evacuation

Emergency services descended on The Nicky, directly opposite the Manchester synagogue attack scene

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last month ‘An environment of terror’: deadly resurgence of Pakistan Taliban gathers pace

Surge in militancy in region bordering Afghanistan is now one of greatest security threats facing IslamabadTariq Ahmed never lets his pistol out of his sight these days. Sitting cross-legged on a woven charpai, his face concealed with a scarf, the 26-year-old looks nervously left and right, shifting his gun in and out of his waistband.It was here, just a few months ago in this neighbourhood bordering Pakistan’s north-western border city of Peshawar that his uncle Shehan Shah, 36, was shot dead at point-blank range by the Taliban. Continue reading...

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