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Six held in Spain, UK and Germany in anti-jihadist raids
Four men have been arrested on Majorca and two more in the UK and Germany as part of a Spanish investigation into support for so-called Islamic State, police say.
Paris to build bulletproof wall around Eiffel Tower
The Council of Paris unanimously agreed Monday to a proposal to erect a bulletproof wall around the Eiffel Tower in response to the terror threat in France, Le Monde reported.
Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of historic Mosul mosque
After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque in Mosul from where Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago, the Iraqi military said.
China’s navy launches latest-generation destroyer
China’s increasingly powerful navy launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer on Wednesday, at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India
Global businesses dig out from latest cyber attack
A major cyber attack, believed to have first struck Ukraine, caused havoc around the world on Wednesday, crippling computers or halting operations at port operator Maersk, a Cadbury chocolate plant in Australia and the property arm of French bank BNP Paribas.
Top US admiral warns: ISIS-linked militants seek new fronts in Asia
The commander of U.S. Pacific forces said Wednesday that ISIS-linked militants returning from the Middle East are intent on opening a new front in Asia, The Wall Street Journal reported.
DHS issues warning to better protect US food supply
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning raising concern about the vulnerability of the U.S. food and beverage supply chains.
Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence
A colonel in Ukraine’s military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Tuesday, the defense ministry said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act”.
TRUMP WARNS ASSAD White House says Syria potentially prepping another chemical attack
The Trump administration said late Monday that it had discovered evidence that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad could be planning another chemical weapons attack.
Dozens missing after tourist boat sinks in Colombia
Efforts to find 31 people still missing after a tourist boat capsized in northwest Colombia have been suspended overnight due to thunderstorms.
