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Blasts across Afghanistan kill at least 10, injure dozens

Explosions across Afghanistan have killed at least 10 people and wounded scores more

The Independent UK

IS group claims deadly blast at Shiite mosque amid series of attacks across Afghanistan

A series of explosions across Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded scores more, according to police and health officials. The Islamic State (IS) group's local affiliate claimed an attack on a Shiite mosque in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, which killed at least 11 people.

France 24

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Northern Afghanistan

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, according to a statement on the group's Telegram channel.

Reuters

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Blast hits Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan, causing multiple casualties

An explosion at a Shi'ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday killed or wounded at least 20 people, a local Taliban commander said.

Reuters

Islamic State claims Nigeria bombing, says about 30 killed or hurt

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that it said killed or injured 30 people at a market where alcohol was sold in Taraba State, Nigeria, marking an expansion of the area where the extremist group operates in the country.

Reuters

'We found nothing:' Thousands of IS victims still missing

Thousands of people taken captive by the Islamic State group remain missing years after the extremists' territorial defeat

The Independent UK

Anna Campbell: Dad's new bid to bring daughter killed fighting ISIS in Syria home

"My requests to the Turkish Government have gone unheeded"

Bristol Post

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Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17

An Afghan police spokesman says explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six civilians and injured 17 others

The Independent UK

Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least six people and wound 11

Explosions targeting educational institutions in Kabul have killed at least six people, including pupils, and injured 11.

Evening Standard

The war crime that goes mostly unpunished

The dark red billboards in the Ukrainian city of Lviv present a powerful image: Russian President Vladimir Putin is on his knees, a woman stands above him and pushes a gun into his mouth. The caption reads: “I am not a beauty for you.”

Bangkok Post

Blasts hit Kabul high school, causing casualties

Three explosions rocked a high school in western Kabul on Tuesday, killing several people, according to Afghan security and health officials.

Reuters

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks

Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office have criticized a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago, adding the pressure on the government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis

The Independent UK

Footage of Nottinghamshire POW held over Ukraine resistance is ‘propaganda’, family say

He had previously fought against the so-called Islamic State in Syria

Nottingham Post

'Detest me with moderation,' Paris attacks defendant pleads

The only surviving member of the Islamic State attack team that terrorized Paris in 2015 has asked for forgiveness and expressed condolences for the victims

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

US military changes explanation of attack on base in Syria

The U.S. military says explosions earlier this month on a base in eastern Syria that injured several U.S. service members were not, as it originally reported, caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia’s Black Sea flagship sinks

Kremlin says it will reinforce borders including nuclear weapons if Sweden and Finland join Nato. Plus, Islamic State ‘Beatles’ member convicted

ABC News

Islamic State 'Beatles' cell member El Shafee Elsheikh convicted of beheading hostages by US court

After a six-week trial and four hours of deliberations, a federal jury in Virginia finds 33-year-old El Shafee Elsheikh — whose British accent earned the Beatles' nickname — guilty on charges including lethal hostage-taking and conspiracy to commit murder.

Wales Online

Police welcome conviction of British 'Beatle' IS terror cell member in US

The jihadist, who grew up in London, was accused of being one of a gang of four IS militants nicknamed 'the Beatles'

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Daily Record

Brother of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines welcomes guilty verdict of Isis terrorist

David Haines, from Perth, tragically lost his life at the hands of the twisted terror cell, known as 'the Beatles' in September, 2014.

Reuters

U.S. jury finds member of Islamic State 'Beatles' cell guilty of terrorism offenses

A member of a group of Islamic State militants who beheaded American hostages in Iraq and Syria, nicknamed "The Beatles" for their British accents, was found guilty in U.S. court of terrorism offenses on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Brit convicted as 'Beatle' in Islamic State beheadings trial

A jury has convicted a British national for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago

Radio France Internationale

Salah Abdeslam breaks silence to explain his role in 2015 Paris attacks

Surviving Paris attacks terrorist Salah Abdeslam on Wednesday surprised the special criminal court in Paris by agreeing to answer questions about his specific mission on 13 November, 2015. While zones of doubt and mystery remain, Abdeslam did provide new information on several key issues.

The Independent UK

Prosecution: Briton was 1 of 3 'Beatles' hostage- takers

Prosecutors in a British man's terrorism trial say the only thing jurors need to know to convict him is that he was one of three Islamic State hostage-takers known as “The Beatles."

Manchester Evening News

Man who murdered MP David Amess smirks as he's told he'll die in prison

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, from North London, was handed a whole life term at the Old Bailey for the murder

Reuters

At U.N., Nadia Murad launches guidance on collecting rape in war evidence

Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.

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