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Muslim leaders condemn Islamic State’s Alan Henning threats
The kidnap and threatened murder of British aid worker Alan Henning by Islamic State (IS) militants is not permissible under sharia law, prominent Muslim clerics have warned.
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#indyref: Scotland votes no in historic referendum
Scotland votes no in a historic independence referendum – by a margin of 55 per cent to 45 per cent – meaning the union will stay together.
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How British Kurds are heading to fight IS
The UK arm of Kurdish guerrilla army the PKK, proscribed by the Home Office as a terrorist organisation, has had a resurgence since its war with IS. Is it time to de-list and arm them?
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President Obama: Islamic State a threat to entire region
The US will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants, President Obama says, after the White House confirmed that a video showing the beheading of a US journalist was authentic.
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Do you know who these people are?
That’s right, Herman Van Rompuy and Donald Tusk. Still a bit unclear? They’re the outgoing and new head honchos at the European Union – and you may not be alone in feeling befuddled.
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Russian troops in Ukraine ‘an act of aggression’
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko calls on the EU for an “adequate reaction”, saying Russia has thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks in Ukraine.
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Nato images – ‘proof’ Russian soldiers inside Ukraine
Nato releases satellite imagery which it says shows well over 1,000 Russian combat soldiers operating inside Ukraine, armed with sophisticated weaponry.
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Douglas McAuthur McCain: death of a US jihadi in Syria
US officials confirm that an American believed to be fighting with extremists in Syria has been killed, reportedly by the Free Syrian Army.
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Is US more resistant to radicalisation than UK?
At least 500 Britons are thought to have taken up arms in Syria and Iraq, while only a dozen American-born nationals have been identified as Islamic State fighters. What is behind the difference?
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Kiev accuses Russia of ‘invasion’ as convoy crosses border
A column of Russian trucks crosses the border into eastern Ukraine without permission in what Kiev called a “direct invasion” of its territory.
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US tried to rescue Foley and other hostages in Syria
US forces tried to rescue James Foley and other hostages held by Islamic State militants during a recent secret mission in Syria, say officials, but the captives were nowhere to be found.
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Islamic State video shows US journalist beheading
Islamic State, the jihadi group that controls parts of Iraq and Syria, releases a video showing missing US journalist James Foley being beheaded – in what it calls a “message to America”.
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Cameron: IS extremists ‘a threat to UK safety’
The advance of Islamic State extremists poses a “clear danger” to the future safety of Britain’s streets, David Cameron says as he explains his decision to arm Kurdish fighters.
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Yazidis ‘massacred’ by IS in Iraq
Islamic militants in Iraq reportedly massacre 80 members of the Yazidi minority, although reports emerge of a far larger number being killed.
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EU backs arming of Kurds in Iraq
The European Union welcomes moves by member states, including the UK, to supply arms and ammunition to Kurdish fighters trying to halt the advance of Islamist militants in Iraq.