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Austria sees first ‘anti-Islamisation’ Pegida march
Pegida holds its first march in Austria against the “Islamisation of the west”, echoing demonstrations in Germany, as protestors clash with police and anti-racism campaigners.
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Japan mourns Kenji Goto as Jordan vows to free pilot
Jordan says it is still ready to do a prisoner swap with IS militants for its captured pilot, even after a video was released purporting to show the killing of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.
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Islamic State’s ‘exceedingly dangerous’ new tactics
The killing of at least 30 security personnel in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could be more than just jihadist violence – but an indication of new and dangerous tactics from the Islamic State group.
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Syrian refugee crisis: Britain isn’t helping
As the civil war in Syria nears its fourth bloody year, the country’s refugee crisis shows no signs of slowing. More than half of the country’s pre-war population is estimated to have been displaced.
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London: ‘a global haven for criminal financial activity’
London is a global haven for criminal financial activity – with billions of pounds laundered through British banks each day, according to the head of the UK’s National Crime Agency.
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Deadline passes for IS hostage
The latest deadline set by IS regarding the fate of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian pilot passes, but there is no news about either of them.
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Why Yemen’s political collapse matters
Yemen is currently without a president and a government after Shia rebels took over the capital Sana’a causing ramifications for the region and the US’s war on terror.
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Saudi’s new boss – same as the old boss?
Saudi Arabia’s new monarch, 79-year-old King Salman, takes over after the death of his half-brother King Abdullah – but is his future heir the only likely break from a controversial family rule?
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Japan awaits news of IS hostages as deadline passes
Japan says it is still trying to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State group militants after a deadline to pay ransom for their release passed.
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In pictures: fleeing Boko Haram’s war on Nigeria
Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state to revive the memory of northern Nigeria’s Muslim empires, but for those in its the region life has become a litany of killings, kidnappings and hunger.
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Why has Islamic State released 200 Yazidis in north Iraq?
Islamic State frees around 200 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, delivering them to safety in the country’s Kurdish north.
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Seven other errors of ‘No Go Birmingham’ Pundit
Fox News issues an on-air apology after commentator, Steve Emerson, claimed that Birmingham was a “totally Muslim” area and a no-go area for non-Muslims. Here are some of his other errors:
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Families seek answers after Belgium terror raid
As a Belgian prosecutor charges five people, there are reports that the families of two men linked to the raid have been unable to reach their children amid fears they were killed.
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The role of social media in Europe’s migrant crisis
Facebook pages apparently set up by smugglers are specifically targeting Syrians as part of a new method of recruiting refugees to pay for places on board ships bound for Europe.
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FactCheck: is there a Jewish exodus from France?
Are French Jews really leaving the country in droves in the wake of the violence that rocked the country last week?