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Car bomb kills young child in Turkey's south east
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- Car bomb kills young child in Turkey's south east
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- 7 years ago
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- A three-year-old boy has been killed and 15 others wounded by car bomb attack in southeastern Turkey.
The large blast is said to have taken place near buildings housing judges and prosecutors in the town of Viransehir, near the border with Syria.
According to officials the car bomb was activated by a remote control device.
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- Erdogan takes one step closer to absolute power
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- 7 years ago
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- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime could take a step closer towards the autocratic.
If his people choose vote to adopt a contentious new bill, limits to his power will be sharply reduced, and the President could remain at the top of Turkish politics until 2029.
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- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatens to hit Israel's Dimona nuclear facility
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- 7 years ago
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- The Leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has reportedly threatened to strike Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor in the south of the country.
In a televised address, Nasrallah claimed the armed group was capable of hitting any strategic target inside Israel, including the atomic facility.
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- Hundreds of migrants breach border fence to enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta
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- 7 years ago
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- Around 500 migrants have stormed the border which separates Morocco and the Spanish north African territory of Ceuta.
According to Spain’s Civil Guard, surveillance cameras showed hundreds of migrants breaking through the security fence in the early hours of Friday morning.
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- Shrine bombing raises tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan
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- 7 years ago
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- Security forces in Pakistan have killed dozens of suspected militants.
It comes a day after ISIL said they were behind a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine.
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- Syria dominates at the G20 as next round of Geneva talks loom
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- 7 years ago
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- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said he is ready to work with Moscow in order to find a solution to the bloodshed in Syria.
Tillerson met with his counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bonn.
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- Turkey says its troops won't stop until ISIL are ousted from northern Syria
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- 7 years ago
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- Turkish backed rebels fighting as part of the Free Syrian Army claim to have taken control of a key road leading into the city of al-Bab. It’s part of a multi-pronged attack to oust ISIL militants from the area.
The Turkish-backed opposition forces advancing from the north are racing to seize al-Bab before Syrian government forces reach the town from the south.
The advance comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the final goal of his country’s incursion into Syria was to cleanse the border region of jihadists.
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- Hamas elects Yahya Sinwar as Gaza leader
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- 7 years ago
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- The Palestinian group Hamas has elected a commander of its armed wing as overall leader in Gaza.
Regarded as a hardliner, Yahya Sinwar rejects any reconciliation with Israel. The 55-year-old was jailed for murder in Israel but freed after 22-years behind bars as part of a prisoner swap deal in 2011 for the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
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- IMF's Lagarde: Trump good for US in the short term, but less so for world trade
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- 7 years ago
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- There has been a qualified endorsement for US President Donald Trump from the head of the International Monetary Fund.
Speaking at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Christine Lagarde expressed concerns about his proposed rolling back of the regulation of US banks and she defended globalisation against the new president’s protectionist rhetoric.
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- Turkey begins funerals for soldiers killed in Russian airstrike
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- 7 years ago
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- Turkey has begun the funeral ceremonies for the three soliders who were killed in an alleged “friendly fire” incident on Thursday.
The men died after their position was hit by a Russian airstrike. Russia and Turkey have agreed to combat ISIL in Syria together, and the Russians have apologised for the incident. Eleven others were wounded.
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- The State of the Union: EU gets tough on migration
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- 7 years ago
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- This is the State of the Union, euronews’ weekly roundup of EU affairs.
In this edition: the EU tries to stop migrants leaving Libya; Theresa May wins in parliament on Brexit, and the European Commission gives its view on how much it will cost Britain to leave the EU.
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- Ukraine: Well-wishers pay tribute to slain rebel leader Givi
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- 7 years ago
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- Admirers lined up in separatist-held Donetsk on Friday to pay their final respects to Mikhail Tolstykh, the latest pro-Russian rebel leader to be killed in eastern Ukraine.
Known as Givi, he died in an explosion in his office in the city on Wednesday.
Authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said Tolstykh died in a terrorist act and vowed revenge.
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- Swiss prepare to vote in citizenship referendum for third generation immigrants
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- 7 years ago
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- Switzerland heads to the polls this Sunday for a nationwide referendum on whether to make naturalisation for third-generation immigrants easier.
The right-wing people’s party has said the measure will open the door to more Muslim immigration. Its controversial billboard poster campaign, which features a woman wearing a niqab has been denounced by critics.
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- Russia intervenes to stop Syrian army and rebels fighting
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- 7 years ago
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- Russia has reportedly intervened to halt fighting between the Syrian army and Turkish backed FSA rebels in northern Syria.
The two sides are said to have confronted each other in a push to oust ISIL out of the city of al-Bab, the extremist group’s last major stronghold in Aleppo province.
The clash has raised concerns that parallel offensives to take the city could ignite a new wave of fighting between government forces and Syrian rebels.
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- Hero Herrou - the farmer arrested for helping migrants - defiant after verdict
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- 7 years ago
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- A French farmer who assisted illegal migrants to enter France from Italy has been handed a €3,000 suspended fine by a court in Nice.
Cedric Herrou from the Roya valley, which straddles both countries, has been vilified and lauded for his actions.
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- Academics and students protest post coup crackdown in Turkey
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- 7 years ago
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- Academics, students and trade unionists have staged a protest at Ankara University against government purges since Turkey’s failed military coup in July.
On Wednesday 330 academics were amongst 4,400 civil servants summarily stripped of their jobs.
Turkey has already removed or suspended more than 125,000 people and formally arrested 40,000 since the attempted coup during which rogue soldiers tried to overthrow the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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- Dresden: Syrian anti-was sculpture faces wrath of far-right protesters
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- 7 years ago
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- An anti-war sculpture by a Syrian-born artist has provoked protests by far-right supporters in the German city of Dresden.
The three, upturned passenger buses created by Manaf Halbouni are meant to represent a sniper barricade in Aleppo.
The 32-year-old said the project was supposed to represent “peace, freedom and humanity.”
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- Airstrikes kill dozens in Syrian rebel held Idlib
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- 7 years ago
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- At least 26 people have been killed and scores injured after air strikes targeted the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib. Witnesses say the raids were carried out by Russian fighters and were some of heaviest in months.
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- Abbas says Israel is building a single, apartheid state
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- 7 years ago
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- Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has poured scorn on the Israeli parliament’s controversial vote
to retroactively legalise almost 4,000 settler homes, built unlawfully on Palestinian land.
It is being described as legalised theft.
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- Trump's on-off travel ban faces next step in legal battle
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- 7 years ago
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- In a tweet on Monday night Trump said “The threat from radical Islamic terrorism is very real,” as he sought to defend his most controversial act since taking office – a ban on immigration from seven mainly Muslim countries.
After Seattle judge James Robart suspended the ban last Friday, hundreds of passengers from the affected countries rushed to the US.
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- Israeli Knesset votes in favour of legalising 4,000 settler homes
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- 7 years ago
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- The Israeli parliament has approved a controversial bill to “legalise” some 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
The law retrospectively supports the construction, with the original landowners being compensated either with money or alternative land even if they do not agree to give up their property.
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- 'Human Slaughterhouse' Amnesty report on a Syrian jail
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- 7 years ago
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- As many as 13,000 people most of them opposition supporters have been executed at a military prison near Damascus.
That is according to a report by the human rights watchdog, Amnesty International. It is entitled the Human slaughterhouse:Mass hangings and extermination at Saydnaya prison
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- Turkish Airlines - Morgan Freeman Super Bowl Commercial (2017)
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- 7 years ago
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- There are those of us who like to venture to the unexplored, those of us who go out there with a sense of wonder. Morgan Freeman depicts how Turkish Airlines bridges worlds and differences in this brand new video.
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- Scores of migrants rescued off Libya
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- 7 years ago
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- The Libyan coastguard says its officers intercepted more than 100 African migrants at sea on Sunday. It comes after at least 1,131 were intercepted near the western Libyan city of Sabratha over the last week.
431 migrants were intercepted on four inflatable boats off Sabratha’s coast last Thursday.
Around 700 were picked up from three wooden vessels in the same area on January 27.
http://arab.com.ua/en/scores-of-migrants-rescued-off-libya-
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- Hundreds detained in Turkey anti-ISIL raids
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- 7 years ago
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- Turkish police have detained close to 450 people, including minors, in overnight anti-ISIL raids (February 4-5).
State news agency Anadolu said most of the suspects are foreign nationals.
Spread over six provinces, the operation is Turkey’s biggest round-up in its efforts to thwart the jihadist group. At least 60 suspects were detained in the capital, Ankara, the agency reports.
http://arab.com.ua/en/hundreds-detained-in-turkey-anti-isil-raids-
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- Afghanistan: Taliban 'engages in rescue efforts' after deadly snowfall
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- 7 years ago
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- The Taliban militant group has announced it is engaging in rescue efforts in Afghanistan after heavy snowfall caused over 80 deaths in 48 hours.
It published a report on its Internet portal ‘The Jihad Voice’ in which it claims to have helped dozens of people in vehicles stuck in snow in the southern province of Zabul.
Since Thursday (February 2), more than a hundred people have died as a result of the extreme weather conditions.
http://arab.com.ua/en/afghanistan-taliban-engages-in-rescue-efforts-after-deadly-snowfall-
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- Austria: Protesters denounce plans to ban full-face Muslim veils
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- 7 years ago
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- Defending what they say is a woman’s right to choose, some 3,000 people have marched through Austria’s capital, Vienna, to protest at government plans to ban full-face Muslim veils in public spaces.
The group ‘Muslim Youth Austria’ organised the rally against the proposed ban on veils such as the burqa and niqab.
It is part of a package of measures put forward by the coalition government, aimed at countering the rise of the far-right.
http://arab.com.ua/en/austria-protesters-denounce-plans-to-ban-full-face-muslim-veils-
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- White House and US judiciary fight over travel ban
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- 7 years ago
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- A legal tussle between the White House and the US judiciary over a controversial travel ban returns to the federal appeals court today. Further submissions are to be presented, with President Donald Trump demanding the ban be reinstated.
http://arab.com.ua/en/white-house-and-us-judiciary-fight-over-travel-ban-
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- 3D printing for medical purposes highlighted at Dubai's 'Arab Health'
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- 7 years ago
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- Over 4,000 healthcare companies from 70 countries gathered in Dubai for Arab Health which showcased the latest industry-leading technology.
3D printing was in the spotlight with a zone dedicated for hands-on training and practical workshops on the possibilities of 3D printing in specialized treatments such as cardiology, neurology, surgery, gastroenterology.
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- Avdiivka evacuations begin amid a flare up in fighting in east Ukraine
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- 7 years ago
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- With temperatures plunging below minus 17 degrees Celsius, thousands of residents of Avdiivka have decided to leave their homes. The youngest residents were among the first to join the voluntary evacuation.
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- UN chief on Trump bans they should be removed sooner rather than later
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- 7 years ago
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- The measures “should be removed sooner rather than later”.
Those are the words from the new UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, who has added his voice to the criticism of President Trump’s ban on Syrian refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
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- Ukraine People flee frontline eastern town amid upsurge in violence
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- 7 years ago
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- The first humanitarian evacuations have begun from Avdiyivka, a town on the freezing frontline of the recent flare-up of hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
Since Sunday at least 19 people have been killed amid renewed fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels that has left residents terrified.
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- Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Chashma Ayub mausoleum
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- 7 years ago
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- The Chashma Ayub mausoleum was built over a famous, ancient spring.
Euronews’ Seamus Kearney reported: “According to legend, this is where the biblical prophet Job struck the ground during a drought to make a spring appear.
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- Man arrested in Germany, 'wanted' by Tunisia over Bardo attack
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- 7 years ago
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- A Tunisian asylum-seeker arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack, is also wanted by Tunisia over links to an assault on the Bardo museum in Tunis.
The arrest was part of a major counter-terror operation. More than 1,000 police raided 54 homes, businesses and mosques in Frankfurt and other towns in the western state of Hesse, searching for 16 suspects, including the man arrested.
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- Israeli police evict settlers from illegal Amona outpost
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- 7 years ago
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- Israeli protesters confront police carrying out a court order to evict settlers from an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank.
Around 330 settlers live in Amona, the largest of numerous outposts built without official authorisation on privately-owned Palestinian land.
The Supreme Court ruled in November that the Israelis settlers must leave their homes.
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- Iranian singer Googoosh Trump ban 'may stop me going home to US'
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- 7 years ago
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- The Executive order by President Donald Trump to ban the entry of refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States, has affected the lives of thousands of people.
One of those whose life and work may be impacted by the order, is the superstar of Iranian music, Googoosh.
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- Clashes as Israeli soldiers enforce eviction of Amona settlement
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- 7 years ago
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- There have been clashes as Israeli security forces began the eviction of more than 300 Jewish settlers from the outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli media have reported that several people have been wounded and arrested.
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- Canadians hold vigils for Muslim victims of Quebec terror attack
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- 7 years ago
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- Canadians have held vigils in cities across the country in solidarity with the victims of Sunday night’s terror attack at a mosque in Quebec City.
The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who had called it a “terrorist attack on Muslims” joined the marchers at the scene of the atrocity.
A suspected far-right sympathiser has been charged with six counts of murder and five of attempted murder. Several people were injured.
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- Fighting in east Ukraine surges
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- 7 years ago
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- Fighting in east Ukraine has escalated, with reports that at least seven government soldiers and 15 pro-Russian separatists have been killed over the past two days.
Ukrainian defence officials accused what they said were ‘Russian occupying forces’ of firing towards the eastern frontline town of Avdiyivka, while separatist leaders blamed government forces for the spike in violence.
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- Iraqis erase traces of ISIL in east Mosul with a coat of paint
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- 7 years ago
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- The signs of two and half years of so-called Islamic State rule remain, even if the militants have retreated from eastern Mosul. Murals depicting ISIL fighters were painted on walls across the city.
Iraqis have begun to erase the traces of the extremists’ reign of terror, beginning with a coat of paint.
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- Student charged with 6 counts of murder after Canada mosque attack
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- 7 years ago
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- A 27-year-old man has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting at a mosque in Canada.
Alexandre Bissonnette has also been charged with five counts of attempted murder in relation to the attack in Quebec that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called “an act of terrorism”.
12 people have been treated for “minor injuries”.
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- Iran tests medium range ballistic missile
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- 7 years ago
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- The Iranian government has carried out a medium range missile test launch.
According to US officials it took place on Sunday at a site east of Tehran. The missile was one which had been previously tested.
The White House says it is investigating whether the launch violates a United Nations resolution calling on Iran not to carry out activities related to ballistic missiles capable of deliversing nuclear weapons.
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- Austria to ban Muslim face veils in bid to counter rise of extreme right
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- 7 years ago
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- Austria’s coalition government has vowed to ban Muslim face-covering veils and to restrict eastern European workers’ access to the labour market.
They are part of a package of policies agreed after five days of talks between the centrist Social Democratic Party (SPO) and its junior ruling partner the conservative People’s Party.(OVP)
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- Malaysia: Six missing after boat carrying Chinese tourists sinks
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- 7 years ago
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- Malaysia on Monday broadened its search for six people still missing after a boat carrying Chinese tourists capsized at the weekend.
Most of the 31 people on board survived after the catamaran sank in stormy seas off the coast of Borneo. But three Chinese passengers died.
Aircraft and ships – or ‘surface assets’ – are now being deployed more widely.
“We are going to comb the area together with our surface assets,” said Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar, Director General of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
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- Trump stands by his travel ban despite protests
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- 7 years ago
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- Donald Trump’s administration has declared the enforcement of a temporary ban on refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries as “a massive success”.
In a statement an official said all three of the president’s orders restricting entry into the US are to remain in full effect for now, despite widespread protests.
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- Six killed in 'terror attack' on Quebec mosque
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- 7 years ago
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- Six people have been killed and eight injured in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque in Canada, according to latest reports.
Witnesses said gunmen opened fire during evening prayers when at least 40 people were reportedly inside the building.
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- Netanyahu in hot water over US embassy and wall
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- 7 years ago
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- The Israeli Prime Minister has voiced his support for moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem.
Benjamin Netanyahu spoke up after the head of the Republicans Overseas Israel Branch gave an interview to the Haaretz newspaper in which he said new US President Donald Trump was “proceeding cautiously because of concerns raised by Israeli officials.”
Trump and Netanyahu are due to meet in Washington early next month.
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- UK and Turkey sign mammoth defence deal
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- 7 years ago
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- The UK and Turkey have signed a defence deal worth more than 117 million euros.
In Ankara to strengthen ties with Turkey as she navigates the UK’s departure from the EU, May welcomed the deal.
Announced by May and Turkish Prime Minister Binaldi Yilidirim, it involves BAE systems and TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) working together to develop the TF-X Turkish fighter programme.
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- Work starts to repair vital Syrian spring
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- 7 years ago
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- Maintenance workers have arrived at the Ain al-Fija water spring. It is the main water source for the Syrian capital, Damascus.
They will start work on repairing the damage caused by the fighting between rebels and government forces.
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- Trump sued by Iraqis detained at JFK under anti Muslim travel ban
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- 7 years ago
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- Two Iraqis detained at New York’s JFK airport have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the US government.
The men, with links to US military, were legally allowed to enter the United States, but were held under Trump’s executive order to ban travel from seven Muslim-majority nations.