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Terrorism: which cities are most at risk?
People are more likely to experience terrorism in Baghdad than in any other city in the world, while Bristol is ranked at higher risk than London, according to a new report.
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New IS propaganda guide by Brit sells ‘Costa’ caliphate
A British jihadi has released a guide to the caliphate using western lingo in the style of a travel book, avoiding all mention of Isis war crimes and summary mass executions.
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Isis ‘faces Iraqi Shia militias’ after taking Ramadi
Iran-backed Shia militias are preparing to take on Islamic State troops, according to reports, after the jihadist group took the city of Ramadi, in the western Iraq province of Anbar.
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US kills Isis ‘senior leader’ in Syria ground operation
US special operations forces kill a senior Islamic State group leader and capture his wife in what is only the second ground operation in Syria announced by the US.
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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev sentenced to death
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev is sentenced to death for the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured hundreds more.
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Number of teens arrested on terror offences has doubled
As police detain a record number of people of all ages linked to extremism, the number of teenagers arrested for terrorism offences this year is over twice as high as the year before.
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ISIS acting-leader ‘killed’ in air strike
The acting-leader of ISIS has been reported killed in an air-strike. Abu Alaa al-Afri was said to be running the group after ISIS leader al Baghdadi was injured in a separate strike.
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Ireland prepares for historic vote on gay marriage
Voters in the Republic of Ireland will take part in a historic vote next week allowing the public to decide if same sex marriage can be allowed in a traditionally Catholic country, Neil Markey writes.
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Farkhunda Malikzada murder: ‘The day Kabul changed’
The trial of four men suspected of murdering a woman falsely accused of burning the Koran, has shown the suffering still faced by Afghan women, Nelufar Hedayat writes.
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Venice Biennale: from Church to Mosque (for just 230 days)
In the name of art a former Italian church that has been converted into Venice city centre’s first mosque plans to open its doors on Saturday – despite security concerns.
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Texas Mohammed cartoon attack: home of suspect raided
Police search the home of a suspected gunman who was shot dead in Texas after attacking a controversial event showing caricatures of the prophet Mohammed, organised by an anti-Islamic group.
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Nigeria: 275 women and children ‘rescued’ from Boko Haram
A group of nearly 300 Nigerian girls and women are “rescued” from Boko Haram extremists by the military were brought to a refugee camp in the country’s northeast.
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Nigeria: 300 girls and women ‘rescued from Boko Haram camp’
The Nigerian army says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from a Boko Haram camp, but the schoolgirls seized in Chibok a year ago are not among them.
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Baltimore’s Freddie Gray protests: the key questions
More than 200 people arrested, and 15 buildings and 144 vehicles set on fire on Monday night in Baltimore. Channel 4 News answers the key questions around the Freddie Gray protests.
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Senior female Isis agent unmasked and traced to Seattle
She’s a key contact for recruits who want to join Islamic State and one of the most influential pro-Isis women online. “Umm Waqqas” is today revealed to be a twenty-something from Seattle.