A barrage of rockets pounded an Iraqi base hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday just two days before Pope Francis is due to arrive in Iraq for the first ever papal visit to the country. On his tour of the country, Pope […]
The World Health Organization has given a new name to the Coronavirus and warns that the desease is a global threat greater than terrorism. The virus will now be officially called ‘COVID-19’ […]
The rapper Wiley has called for young people to stop using weapons, while the rise in knife and gun crime continues. The Grime star, who has been stabbed twenty one times, criticised […]
In his first address to Congress, President Donald Trump has called for a renewal of the American spirit. Adopting a new, softer tone, the president condemned recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries and […]
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Christine Lagarde has said that she warned of the impact of rising inequality four years ago. Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary […]
UN outlines the ‘staggering’ violence against Iraqi population Paris Ritz Hotel suffers a major blaze Iraqi Conflict The United Nations has released a report outlining what it calls the ‘staggering’ violence that […]
International news Tuesday 12th January 2016: Explosion in Sultanahmet Square – 10 people confirmed dead German police have arrested 211 people after violence in Leipzig US-led coalition bombs ISIS bank Istanbul […]
London black cab driver Anis Abid Sardar has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 38 years after becoming the first person to be convicted in a UK court for fighting […]
An Iraq-based blogger says three British girls married to ISIL men have escaped and are being searched for by the militants. There’s speculation that the girls referred to are the three Bethnal Green […]
Members of London’s Iraqi community have staged a ‘cultural demonstration’ in Trafalgar Square against the so-called Islamic state, also known as ISIL or ISIS. They used music, art, poetry and song to denounce […]
Counter Terrorism Senior National Coordinator, Helen Ball, is hosting a UK-wide webchat at midday today to build a conversation aimed at preventing young women travelling to Syria. She says: We are increasingly […]
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed that a young British soldier who left his base to join Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State (ISIS) has been found and is being returned to his unit. […]
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