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/ Europe Issued on: 14/10/2020 - 18:41 In this file photo from June 6, 2017, policemen and soldiers block access to Notre-Dame Cathedral after a man with a hammer attacked policemen who were patrolling the esplanade in front of the famous monument in Paris, France. © Christophe Ena, AP A…

A Queensland man who obtained 10 litres of petrol and glass bottles to make Molotov cocktails after being prevented from travelling to Syria to fight with a terror group has lost a bid to appeal his jail sentence.Agim Kruezi, 28, obtained the petrol in a plastic jerry can, corks and…

I was listening to a podcast with French sociologist Rachida Brahim called "Racism Kills Twice," when I heard the news that Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will not charge the alleged killers of Soleiman Faqiri. How would Faqiri's mother feel? I tried to imagine the pain of losing a son in horrible circumstances and later hearing…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Frank Bruni in The New York Timeson a historic vice-presidential debateMike Pence’s debate performance bugged me out“It was a memorable debate even apart from the insect. (Now there’s a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the U.S. has little visibility or presence, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East warned on Wednesday.In the region west of the Euphrates River where the Syrian regime is in control “conditions…

AMMAN/IDLIB/BERLIN (Reuters) - Some families say it is better to know and mourn. Others say finally learning what happened is worse than dying themselves. Fida Al Waer, a Syrian artist and teacher living in Beirut, poses as she holds a mobile phone that displays pictures of her brother she says…

Rival factions composed of Syria and Iran on one side and Israel and the United States on the other are offering assistance to Lebanon after the massive explosion that ravaged its capital.Newly appointed Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wahba spoke Wednesday with his longstanding Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem, who expressed his…

Algeria to lift some travel curbs, shorten curfew In June, Algeria resumed some economic activity, mainly in the construction and public works sectors The new measures include lifting a travel ban between 29 provinces until the end of the month Updated 08 August 2020 Reuters August 08, 2020 12:19 ALGIERS:…

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Israel launched air strikes on Syrian military targets in southern Syria late Monday, after thwarting an attack near the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights. In Damascus, the state-run news agency Sana said Israeli helicopters rocketed Syrian army positions near Quneitra in the south but caused only material damage. It also…