Taliban attack on Afghanistan police cadets near Kabul kills dozens
Taliban bombers have attacked an Afghan police convoy outside the capital Kabul, killing at least 30 people and wounding 50 others, officials say. Two bombs hit a convoy of buses carrying graduates from a ceremony on the city's western outskirts. Paghman District Governor Musa Khan told the BBC that all but two of the dead...
Istanbul airport attackers ‘Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz’
The three men who carried out Tuesday's deadly attack on an Istanbul airport were all from parts of the former USSR, Turkish sources say. One is said to be from Russia's North Caucasus region and the others from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Turkey believes so-called Islamic State (IS) was behind the suicide gun and bomb...
ISIS releases chilling map of its ‘covert units’ across the world… and EUROPE is included
ISLAMIC STATE jihadis have released a horrifying map revealing where they are covertly operating in Europe. The bloodthirsty fundamentalists – suspected of carrying out the horrific attack on Istanbul airport yesterday – have released a chilling graphic outlining the terrifying reach of their influence. A special...
A bride to be & a son meeting his mother: First pictures of Istanbul terror attack victims
HEARTBREAKING stories are emerging about the people ruthlessly murdered by three depraved suicide bombers at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. Islamic State terrorists slaughtered 42 defenceless victims when they blew themselves up at Turkey’s busiest airport. Among the dead is Serkhan Turk, a 24-year-old physical...
Turkey violence: How dangerous is instability?
Turkey's biggest cities, Ankara and Istanbul, have been hit by a spate of deadly bombings. The latest, targeting Ataturk airport in Istanbul, is one of Europe's busiest transport hubs, attracting more than 60 million travellers a year. For so long a beacon of stability between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey has...
Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as Philippines president
Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as president of the Philippines, after a landslide election victory in May. The controversial former mayor of Davao City, 71, overthrew the political establishment, promising a "bloody war" on crime and action on corruption. In his inaugural speech he promised to make sweeping changes...
Viewpoint: Why the US can afford to ignore Canada
Despite being a important trade and defence partner, the US tends to ignore Canada. But that's paradoxically because the two get along so well, as Jordan Michael Smith writes. US President Barack Obama's visit to Ottawa today comes six years after his last trip to Canada. Canadians could be forgiven for hoping that Mr...
Adopt a Remainer! Campaign launched by Romania for Brits desperate to stay part of EU
A CAMPAIGN has been launched for ‘Romanians to adopt Remainians’ in the wake of Brexit. The country’s main newspaper, Bucharest-based daily Gandul, has launched the scheme for Brits willing to go the extra-mile to stay part of the EU. The campaign, named Romanians for Remainians, will see disaffected Brits...
Now French say Britain COULD have new deal on EU migration ahead of Brexit negotiations
EUROPEAN leaders could be ready to negotiate a new immigration deal with Britain after the Brexit vote. Leading politicians from across the Brussels club have said there should be no red lines as discussions over Britain's future outside the bloc get underway. Crucially, French finance minister Michel Sapin – who last...
Brexit: Obama warns on global growth after UK vote
US President Barack Obama has said the UK vote to leave the EU raises "longer-term concerns about global growth". He said Brexit would "freeze the possibilities of investment in Great Britain or in Europe as a whole". He appealed to the UK prime minister and other EU leaders to ensure an orderly process for...
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: Deaths rise to 42 as Turkey mourns
Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday. They blew themselves up after police fired back. Officials earlier...
Oscars push for more gender and ethnical diversity
The organisers of the Oscars have invited a record number of new members to vote in next year's Academy Awards, in response to criticism of a lack of diversity at this year's ceremony. Nearly 700 people were invited, with a focus on women and ethnic minorities. Almost half the people who have been asked to join are...