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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Fourteen people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a car suicide bombing in Lashkargah city of southern Helmand province on Friday, officials said. The blast took place at the entrance to the Ghazi Ayub Khan stadium in the limits ​​of the first security zone in Lashkargah city, killing 14 people and […]

The French policeman who swapped himself for a hostage held by a jihadist gunmen has died of his wounds, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said Saturday. “Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame has passed away. He died for his country. France will never forget his heroism, his bravery, his sacrifice,” the minister wrote on his Twitter account. Beltrame was shot and stabbed after […]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the inaugural KSA – USA Partnership Event dinner. (Supplied) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivered his first address in the United States at the inaugural KSA – USA Partnership Event dinner held in the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, hosted by the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in […]

Damascus Countryside, SANA – Army units on Friday secured the evacuation of thousands of civilians besieged by the terrorist organizations in the northern part of Eastern Ghouta through the safe corridor at al-Wafideen Camp. SANA’s correspondent said that army units, in cooperation with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), secured the exit of 4500 civilians from the […]

 A French policeman shot and critically injured by an Islamist gunman on Friday after swapping himself for a hostage in a siege at a supermarket near Carcassonne has been hailed in France for his heroism and courage. The policeman was among a group of officers who rushed to the scene after the attacker, who claimed allegiance […]

© Gustavo Valiente / Global Look PresBoris Johnson has insisted that British chemical lab Porton Down told him the nerve agent used to attack the Skripals was definitely Novichok. However, court documents suggest there is no such certainty. In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Thursday, the UK foreign secretary claimed that a Porton Down […]

The Super U supermarket at Trebes where the shooting took place. Photo Screengrab Google street view At least three people were killed Friday in a shooting spree and hostage siege near Carcassonne in southern France by a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group. Main Info Three killed in shooting rampage in Carcassonne and […]

Hundreds of opposition fighters and their families were evacuated on Thursday from the town of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta (Anadolu) Hundreds of opposition fighters and their families were evacuated on Thursday from the town of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta (Anadolu) Mostly women and children among the dead in air strikes on an underground shelter in […]

Photo: AFP At least one person was believed to have been killed when a gunman opened fire at a supermarket near Carcassonne in southern France on Friday morning. Here’s what we know so far. What happened? There were two separate incidents in and around the historic town of Carcassonne, south west France. The first incident […]

FILE PHOTO: The US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff listen to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address © Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Donald Trump’s cabinet reshuffles have fueled concerns, not least after the latest appointment of hawkish John Bolton as national security adviser, just days after installing a former CIA chief as the […]