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Cameron: Britain shares Russia’s pain over air crash
The Prime Minister tells Vladimir Putin that Britain “shares the pain and grief” of the Russian people after a passenger plane crashed in Egypt, killing more than 220 people.
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No survivors after Russian passenger plane crashes in Sinai
A Metrojet airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashes in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula. Russia says claims of terrorist involvement are inaccurate.
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US forces free 69 hostages held captive by Isis in Iraq
In joint operation with Kurdish peshmerga fighters US forces rescue 69 hostages being held by Islamic State militants in Iraq, says the Pentagon. One US serviceman died during the mission.
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Assad makes suprise visit to Russia to meet Putin
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flies to Moscow to thank Russian Vladimir Putin in person for his military support.
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Government unveils new counter-extremism strategy
David Cameron says the fight against Islamic extremism is “one of the great struggles of our generation” – but critics say the new strategy will alienate British Muslims.
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FactCheck Q&A: Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia
The justice training deal may be off, and there’s new hope for Karl Andree, the Brit sentenced to lashes in Saudi Arabia. What’s left of Britain’s relationship there?
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Syria: Russian embassy shelling was ‘terrorist act’
Russia says the shelling of its embassy in the Syrian capital was an “act of terrorism” designed to intimidate “supporters of the fight against terrorism”.
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Saudi Arabia: Cameron intervenes over Karl Andree flogging
The government pulls its £5.9bn bid to train Saudi Arabian justice officials, as David Cameron promises to intervene over the proposed flogging of British grandfather Karl Andree in the Gulf kingdom.
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‘Hoverboard’ scooters are illegal in public say CPS
Self-balancing ‘hoverboard’ scooters are illegal to ride in public according to guidance released by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Three accused of plotting Lee Rigby-style beheading
Three Islamic State sympathisers arrested shortly before Remembrance Sunday were planning to carry out a beheading, a court is told.
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Turkey in mourning as blast death toll rises
Thousands of people have gathered in Turkey’s capital Ankara to mourn the victims of a double bomb blast that killed at least 95 people and injured 246.
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86 killed after huge explosions in Turkey
Turkey says dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured after two explosions outside the train station in the country’s capital, Ankara.
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Jamal Al-Harith: Guantanamo detainee flees to Syria
A British terror suspect released from Guantanamo Bay after lobbying by the British Government is with the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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Russia claims strikes on Isis from warships
Russia says it has launched rocket strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria from its warships 930 miles away in the Caspian Sea.
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Appeal asks for you to help Yazidi girls who escaped ISIS
Shocking mental trauma, sexual abuse and kidnapping are just some of the horrors inflicted on the Yazidi population of Iraq by ISIS militants. A British charity today launches an appeal to help them.