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The UK’s emphasis on Islamist terrorism has meant it has ignored the traditional threat from nation states like Russia, according to a former head of MI6.
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Bombers in capital Sanaa blow themselves up during Friday prayers at two mosques used by supporters of Shia rebels, killing 126 and wounding 260.
The US is increasingly concerned about the growing presence and influence of the Syria-based Islamic State movement in Libya, according to US officials and a state department report.
A British woman killed in the terror attack in Tunisia is named by Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond as solicitor Sally Adey.
Britain has flown 35 military advisers to Ukraine to help fight pro-Russian separatists – with America set to follow suit. But what can the British army offer that Ukraine doesn’t have already?
Security forces kill two Islamic militants who attacked the Bardo museum next to parliament as country’s prime minister says 17 foreign tourists dead – and the death toll may be higher.
The UK’s emphasis on Islamist terrorism has meant it has ignored the traditional threat from nation states like Russia, according to a former head of MI6.
Graffiti sprayed last year on the ruins of Cyrene, in Libya, reads: “Destroy the Idols”. Islamists, including Islamic State militants, see such pre-Islamic structures as sacrilege.
If Tony Blair was ever considered an honest broker as Middle East envoy, it is a title he may well have lost – even if most of what has gone wrong is not his fault.
The tomb of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein is severely damaged in heavy clashes between militants from the Islamic State militants and Iraqi security forces in Tikrit.
A 15-year-old, 17-year-old and 19-year-old from north-west London arrested at Istanbul airport and returned to UK, while an 18-year-old is arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of travelling to Syria.
While the bravery and sacrifice of British troops is not in doubt, British strategy in Afghanistan does not bear up well under scrutiny.
Services are held to commemorate British soldiers who fought and died during the Afghan campaign. But in Afghanistan, there are fears the Taliban could link up with IS and retake the country.
Militants claiming to be from the Islamic State group accept a pledge of allegiance from Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram, according to an audio message.
Swedish prosecutors say they will question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over sexual assault allegations inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Australia’s government is trying to confirm that an Australian teenager was among Islamic State suicide bombers in central Iraq. PM Tony Abbott called the reports “absolutely horrific”.