Berlin has increased security measures at mosques across the country to shore up the safety of its Muslim residents in the wake of far-right terrorism that recently rocked the country with a number of deadly attacks.
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UK to launch specialist cyber force able to target terror groups
GCHQ and Ministry of Defence to roll out national task force of hackers after months of delay.
Read More »U.S. targets Iranian-backed militia active in Iraq – State Department
The United States on Wednesday blacklisted a senior member of Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia, punishing it for its attacks targeting U.S. forces, most recently for killing an American contractor in an Iraqi military base near the northern city of Kirkuk.
Read More »France jails ISIS fighter trained by leader of Paris attacks
A French court on Tuesday handed a 12-year jail term to a computer technician who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and trained to fight under the ringleader of the 2015 Paris attacks.
Read More »Shaky ceasefire holds between Islamic Jihad, Israel in Gaza
Truce implemented after Islamic Jihad armed group and Israeli army traded rocket fire and air raids since Sunday.
Read More »Hezbollah says it opposes IMF management of Lebanon crisis
Hezbollah is against allowing the International Monetary Fund to manage Lebanon’s financial crisis, the powerful group said on Tuesday, indicating opposition to any IMF bailout that would impose tough conditions on the heavily indebted state.
Read More »What’s at Stake in Idlib, Last Battle in Syria’s War
After nine years of civil war, the fighting over who controls Syria has come down to one province: opposition-held Idlib, in the northwest. Backed by Russian air power, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad began to advance on the area early this year. Because the drive left rebels and civilians …
Read More »The Coronavirus Crisis Is Political
In 2008, they told us not to ‘politicise’ the crash. We ended up with a decade of austerity. The coronavirus crisis will reshape the economy in profound ways – now is the time to make socialist arguments about how to respond, argues Grace Blakeley.
Read More »China Locked in Hybrid War with US
Among the myriad, earth-shattering geopolitical effects of coronavirus, one is already graphically evident. China has re-positioned itself. For the first time since the start of Deng Xiaoping’s reforms in 1978, Beijing openly regards the US as a threat, as stated a month ago by Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the …
Read More »The Oil Price Crash: Bad News for Putin's Ambitions in the Middle East
Last week’s dramatic fall in the value of global stock markets was prompted, in part, by Moscow’s decision at the end of last week to end its cooperation with the Saudis to agree to new oil production targets, a measure designed to maintain global oil prices at a sustainable level.
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