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Shootings comes with France still on high alert after string of jihadist attacks since Charlie Hebdo in 2015

Sixteen people were wounded, two seriously, along with the three killed in Friday’s shooting spree in southwest France by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group, President Emmanuel Macron said.

Austin serial bombing suspect killed in dramatic confrontation; ID’d as 24-year-old man

The serial bomber who terrorized Austin, Texas for three harrowing weeks was identified Wednesday morning — just hours after he blew himself to bits with his own device as cops closed in.

Afghanistan: Dozens killed in ISIL attack near Kabul University

At least 29 people killed, 52 others wounded when suicide bomber detonated himself in a crowded area in Afghan capital.

Shooter dead, two injured after shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland

A gunman who shot and wounded two students at Great Mills High School in Maryland was killed Tuesday after engaging an armed school resource officer, an official said.

Austin bombings show ‘similarities,’ work of ‘serial bomber,’ police say

A “serial bomber” is likely responsible for four explosions in Austin this month, the latest of which injured two people Sunday night after they crossed a trip wire possibly made with fishing line, officials disclosed Monday.

Colombia blocks ISIS linked plot to kill US diplomats

Police in Colombia have arrested a Cuban man suspected of plotting to kill American diplomats in the name of the Islamic State.

Saudi crown prince vows to develop nuclear bomb if Iran does

Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if its arch-rival Iran does so, the kingdom’s 32-year-old crown prince said in a preview of a television interview released on Thursday.

Newest ID scam creates fake people, poses terrorist threat

A new kind of identity fraud creates phony identities out of fake people and the U.S. government is expressing concern that this could become a go-to scheme for terrorists and organized crime.

SKorea: Trump to meet NK leader Kim by May

President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim Jong Un by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries.

Florida House votes to pass gun-school safety bill

The Florida House voted to pass a gun-school safety bill spurred by the Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High that left 17 people dead, according to The Associated Press.