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United States
Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal ‘eliminated from battlefield’
American and Nigerian forces had assassinated Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a ‘flawlessly executed mission’, the US president said on social media.
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel pushes ahead with Eichmann-style tribunal for October 7 attackers
12 May 2026 - 2:32PM
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban splinter group claims suicide attack, 14 police dead
10 May 2026 - 6:57PM
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Australia
Islamic State-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in Syria
The mother and daughter, accused of ‘crimes against humanity’, were arrested in Melbourne after travelling from a Syrian detention camp.
8 May 2026 - 7:42AM
Australia
Australia warns of arrests as 13 people linked to Isis set to return from Syria
The four women and nine children, who had been living in Roj camp in Syria, are expected to land in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.
6 May 2026 - 12:52PM
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Africa
Vigilantes in Nigeria kill herders amid jihadist tensions, kidnapping gangs
Central and northwestern Nigeria have for years been terrorised by cattle rustling and kidnapping-for-ransom gangs working with local jihadists.
3 May 2026 - 9:06PM
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Africa
Mali turmoil tests Russia’s image as a security guarantor in Africa
Large-scale attacks targeting Mali’s military government pose a serious threat to Russian strategic and economic interests.
30 Apr 2026 - 2:02PM
United States
Austrian citizen admits plot to kill at Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
The 21-year-old and two other men also planned attacks in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
28 Apr 2026 - 6:52PM
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Middle East
Lebanese minister backs Hezbollah disarmament, but warns it will take time
Haneen Sayed in Washington says the process must be gradual as a ceasefire continues to be marred by deadly violations.
28 Apr 2026 - 5:39PM
Middle East
Syria begins long-awaited first trial of Assad-era officials
Atef Najib was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad. He faces charges related to the arrest and torture of teenagers in 2011.
26 Apr 2026 - 7:52PM
China-Africa relations
China and resource-rich Mozambique sign minerals and security agreement
The two countries are set to survey rare earth elements while strengthening security ties in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden north.
25 Apr 2026 - 12:41PM
Middle East
Israel entrenches hold on south Lebanon, vows to counter threats with ‘full force’
Israel’s military unveils a map of its new southern ‘forward defence line’, days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect.
20 Apr 2026 - 6:54PM
Africa
At least 200 feared dead after Nigerian air strike hits busy village market
Nigerian Air Force launches investigation into civilian casualties at Jilli Market as it targeted jihadists.
13 Apr 2026 - 3:19PM
Africa
Benin election favours continuity amid al-Qaeda attacks, poverty
Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has overseen a decade of growth in the West African nation despite jihadist attacks and extreme poverty.
12 Apr 2026 - 5:35PM
Middle East
Abducted US journalist released by Iraqi armed group, Rubio says
Iran-backed militia frees Shelly Kittleson with a warning that the move ‘will not be repeated’.
8 Apr 2026 - 10:25AM
Afghanistan
Afghan mother demands answers after son dies in Pakistani hospital bombing
Human rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the March 16 strike on a drug treatment centre that killed 411.
6 Apr 2026 - 9:14AM
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Middle East
Surging ‘Jewish terrorism’ in West Bank condemned but goes unpunished
Tel Aviv-based INSS reports an increase in settler attacks since the start of the Iran war, along with a rise in ‘the severity of the acts’.
2 Apr 2026 - 4:45PM
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Diplomacy
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Why India is quietly deepening its engagement with the Taliban
New Delhi’s courtship of Kabul is powered by realpolitik as the imperatives of security, strategy and connectivity converge.
31 Mar 2026 - 5:30AM
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Israel-Gaza war
Netanyahu says Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon
The PM said Israel would expand what he called the ‘existing security strip’ in Lebanon as Israeli forces continue to target Hezbollah.
30 Mar 2026 - 1:59AM
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Middle East
Israel pounds south Beirut, says captured Hezbollah fighters
Israel expands Lebanon assault as it fights Hezbollah in a spillover of the Iran war.
24 Mar 2026 - 10:04AM
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Middle East
Syrians protest against alcohol sale limits, personal freedom curbs
Hundreds of demonstrators in Damascus gathered in a silent protest against the move they say deepens sectarian divisions.
23 Mar 2026 - 1:10AM
Pakistan
Pakistan announces 5-day pause on Afghan strikes for Eid
The temporary ceasefire comes after Monday’s hospital strike, the deadliest in an escalating conflict between the two neighbours.
19 Mar 2026 - 11:43AM
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Survivors recount deadly air strike on Kabul drug rehab hospital
Afghanistan says 400 killed In hospital strike, Pakistan denies targeting civilian sites.
18 Mar 2026 - 9:57PM
Africa
Suicide attacks in Nigeria kill 23, wound more than 100
Attacks in Maiduguri are among the deadliest in the conflict-battered city in recent history.
17 Mar 2026 - 3:12PM
Afghanistan
‘People were burning’: 400 dead after Pakistan strikes hit Kabul hospital
Pakistan rejected the accusation, saying its air strikes on eastern Afghanistan did not hit any civilian sites.
18 Mar 2026 - 10:02PM
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Gun violence in the US
Brother of Michigan synagogue attacker was Hezbollah commander: Israeli military
Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in Lebanon on March 5 along with 3 other relatives of Detroit attacker Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, the IDF said.
16 Mar 2026 - 1:12AM
US, Israel war on Iran
2 members of Iran-linked group killed in predawn blasts on Iraqi capital
The strikes are the first in the heart of Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the war on February 28.
14 Mar 2026 - 11:35AM
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US, Israel war on Iran
Nearly 500 dead in Lebanon from Israeli offensive against Hezbollah
As the death toll rises by 100 a day, the Lebanese president proposes a truce with Israel, saying Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon into ‘chaos’.
10 Mar 2026 - 9:13PM
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