7 d. ago 20 years since 7/7 London bombings but UK security risk worse now than it was then

Twenty years ago four Islamist extremist attackers set off suicide bombs that ripped through central London ending and changing many lives of innocent civilians - now Britain's leading counter-terror experts warn the threat is still here

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7 d. ago Starmer, Cooper and King Charles mark 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks

PM says ‘those who tried to divide us failed’ while monarch says victims and stories of courage should be rememberedKeir Starmer, King Charles and the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, have marked the 20th anniversary of the 7 July attacks in London in which Islamist suicide bombers killed 52 people and injured more than 770.The prime minister said: “Today the whole country will unite to remember the lives lost in the 7/7 attacks, and all those whose lives were changed for ever. We honour the courage shown that day – the bravery of the emergency services, the strength of survivors and the unity of Londoners in the face of terror. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago WHO says attack on Sudanese hospital killed more than 40 civilians

Five health workers reportedly among the dead in West Kordofan as paramilitary RSF blames Sudanese militaryThe head of the World Health Organization has condemned an attack on a hospital in Sudan that he said killed more than 40 civilians, as the country’s civil war, which has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, rages on.The attack on al-Mujlad hospital in West Kordofan happened on Saturday close to the frontline between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The WHO’s local office, which did not assign blame, said six children and five health workers were among the dead and that there were “dozens of injuries”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Twenty dead and dozens injured as suicide bomber targets Syrian church

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Syrian Interior Ministry identified the perpetrator as a member of the Islamic State group.

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3 w. ago Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church leaves many dead and dozens injured

Evening attack is first major atrocity by Islamist terror group in Syria since President al-Assad was deposedA suicide bombing by Islamic State (IS) targeting a church in Damascus has killed 20 people and wounded 52, Syrian authorities have said.The attack on Sunday night was the first major IS operation and the first suicide bombing in Syria since former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December and replaced by an Islamist-led government. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 15 dead and dozens injured in ‘one of most horrific’ Russian strikes on Kyiv of war

More than 440 drones and 32 missiles fired at Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky says

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4 w. ago One dead and dozens injured after hot air balloon crash in Turkey

The tragic incident is said to have unfolded after a change in wind

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