U.S. charges Kenyan man with researching 9/11-style airplane hijacking

By Reuters,

U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged a Kenyan man with terrorism-related offences including conspiring for a 9/11-style airplane hijack...

9/11 attacks , Cholo Abdi Abdullah , Dusit

National security experts called to brief U.S. President-elect Joe Biden

By Reuters,

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will be briefed by national security experts next week, Biden transition official Jen Psaki said on Friday, amid concer...

Joe Biden , National Security , President Donald Trump , U.S President elect

Afghan peace talks open with calls for ceasefire, women’s rights

By Reuters,

Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents gathered on Saturday for historic peace talks aimed at ending two decades of war that has kil...

Afghan , Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , Taliban insurgents

Statistical models show up to 240,000 Americans could die from coronavirus

By CNN,

President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of ...

Could coronavirus shut Wall Street? Banks begin moving staff out

By CNN,

US stock markets were halted briefly Monday as a record fall in oil prices and fears of the coronavirus triggered panic selling. But the epidemic p...

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Chinese state media escalate row with NBA

By Reuters,

Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” ...

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First Somali-American congresswoman ignites controversy in diverse Minneapolis

By VOA,

Representative Ilhan Omar has a way of attracting attention. Four months ago, the Democrat became the first Somali-American — and one of the firs...

Minneapolis

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

By Reuters,

Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday after 49 people were killed and dozens wou...

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World saddened and angered by New Zealand mosque attacks

By Reuters,

Leaders around the world expressed disgust and sorrow at the killing of at least 49 people in New Zealand mosques on Friday, and some also expressed a...

Legislation proposed in US senate to end Afghan war

By VOA,

Two influential members of the United States Senate have introduced legislation that would end the nearly two-decade long war in Afghanistan. The move...

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Family buries two best friends killed in Riverside attack

By Reuters,

Two best friends who died during the attack on dusitD2 hotel at the 14 Riverside complex in Nairobi were buried on Wednesday. Kenyan development pr...

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‘Resurgent’ al Qaeda looking to target planes in Europe, UK security minister warns

By CNN,

Terror group al Qaeda is "resurgent" and looking to carry out attacks on passenger planes in Europe, UK Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned. I...

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Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism

By Reuters,

Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including most European nations, in a bid to revive tourism that was de...

Fawad Chaudhry , Luis Figo , pakistan , Prime Minister Imran Khan

British Airways to resume Pakistan flights after a decade

By Reuters,

British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next year after a 10-year absence that followed a major hotel bombing, becoming the first Western airl...

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Three dead after children playing with mortar set off blast

By CNN,

Three people are dead after children found and played with an unexploded mortar in Afghanistan Sunday, provincial authorities tell CNN. A mother, h...

Afghanistan , Taliban millitants , unexploded mortar

‘Terror’ bomber strikes New York subway, three hurt

By AFP,

A 27-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh detonated a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York subway passage during the morning ru...

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John Terry- Five highs and lows

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Five highs and lows of former England captain John Terry's 19-year career at his beloved Chelsea after it was announced Monday he would be joining s...

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Commentary: Europe’s rising tide of attacks show diminishing political effect

By Reuters,

It shouldn’t be a surprise that Islamic State was quick to claim responsibility for Monday’s suicide attack in Manchester that killed 22 people. A...

George W. Bush portrait collection tops bestseller lists

By AFP,

A book collection of paintings of military veterans by former US President George W. Bush has raced to the top of US bestseller lists. Subtitled "A...

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American Muslim expresses fear over Trump election

By CNN,

Dilshad Ali, a 40-year-old mother of three living in Virginia, reports that she has been buffered from the long and brutal 2016 presidential campaign....

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