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Afghanistan
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Chinese victim of Kabul restaurant blast laid to rest
The Afghan branch of Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack, saying it was carried out by a suicide bomber.
21 Jan 2026 - 3:40PM
Middle East
Syria gives Kurds 4 days to accept integration as US signals end of support
21 Jan 2026 - 2:42PM
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China urges Taliban to tighten security after suicide attack on restaurant in Kabul
21 Jan 2026 - 4:20AM
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Syria
Syrian deal unravels as sides clash and Isis prisoners escape
Integration agreement with the SDF falters amid reports that hundreds of militants fled prison as government forces moved in.
20 Jan 2026 - 12:24PM
Central Asia
Explosion at Chinese restaurant in Afghan capital kills 7
The Afghan branch of Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack, saying it was carried out by a suicide bomber.
20 Jan 2026 - 4:54PM
Middle East
US strike in Syria kills leader tied to Isis ambush that left 3 Americans dead
Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was allegedly ‘directly connected’ to the incident, which has sparked a series of retaliatory attacks by US forces.
18 Jan 2026 - 2:01PM
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Middle East
US says it carried out new ‘large-scale’ strikes against Isis in Syria
The attack is the latest response to a shooting by a lone militant that killed two American soldiers and a US civilian interpreter.
11 Jan 2026 - 5:54AM
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Britain
Britain, France bombed suspected Isis arms dump in Syria: UK defence ministry
Intelligence analysis identified an underground facility believed to contain weapons and explosives in mountains near Palmyra, the UK said.
4 Jan 2026 - 1:38PM
Crime
FBI says it disrupted potential New Year’s Eve attack inspired by Islamic State
Christian Sturdivant, 18, allegedly planned to stab up to 20 victims and attack police at a North Carolina supermarket and restaurant.
3 Jan 2026 - 2:19AM
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Donald Trump
Trump says he ordered Nigeria strike delay to ‘give a Christmas present’
‘They were going to do it earlier,’ Trump said of Thursday’s strike targeting Islamic State militants, adding ‘we hit them hard’.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:39AM
Africa
The brutal life of child recruits under a shadowy African rebel group
Kidnapped, drugged and forced to loot, survivors detail life inside the ADF’s hidden forest camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
26 Dec 2025 - 1:54PM
Africa
US launches strike on Islamic State targets in Nigeria, Trump says
US strikes targeting militants were carried out in cooperation with the Nigerian government.
26 Dec 2025 - 4:39PM
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Australia
Australian PM Albanese booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honoured
Tens of thousands attended Sunday’s memorial. The Sydney event was heavily guarded by police, including snipers on rooftops and police boats.
22 Dec 2025 - 12:25PM
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Israel
Jews worldwide urged to ‘come home’ to Israel after Bondi massacre
Gideon Saar says ‘Jews are being hunted across the world’ following the December 14 Isis-inspired shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia.
22 Dec 2025 - 10:40AM
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Australia
Australia’s Albanese faces battle over gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting
The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives.
20 Dec 2025 - 9:10AM
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Middle East
US strikes at Isis fighters in Syria after 3 Americans killed
At least five Isis members were killed in a ‘large-scale’ strike hitting 70 Isis targets across central Syria.
20 Dec 2025 - 6:46PM
The Philippines
Is Philippines being unfairly named in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting?
Australian police are looking into a trip the two suspects made to Davao City, but Philippine officials say it is not connected to the shooting.
19 Dec 2025 - 5:24PM
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The Philippines
Philippines rejects ‘outdated’ violent extremism label linked to Bondi attack
National Security Adviser Ano denied the alleged gunmen who killed 15 people in Sydney received military training in Davao.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:15AM
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Australia
Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram charged with terrorism, murder
Akram, who regained consciousness after being in a coma, also faces multiple charges related to other offences.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Australia
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Elderly couple killed disarming Bondi shooters before attack
The Russian-Jewish couple were later shot with a secondary weapon after initially disarming one of the shooters during the Bondi attack.
16 Dec 2025 - 7:09PM
Australia
‘He was a nice person’: alleged Bondi gunman’s path to violence stuns Australia
Police investigate how Naveed Akram went from a teenager interested in Islam to one of Australia’s worst alleged killers.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:09PM
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Australia
Isis-inspired Bondi gunmen visited Philippines before shooting: police
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sajid Akram and his son Naveed had been radicalised by an ‘ideology of hate’.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:30PM
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Middle East
Trump vows retaliation after 2 US troops and a civilian killed in Syria ambush
This is the first attack on American service members to inflict casualties since the fall of Assad a year ago.
14 Dec 2025 - 3:41AM
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Donald Trump
Syria’s year of ‘epic’ transformation earns it Trump’s protection
Washington is lifting sanctions and has rebuked Israel for its attacks, as the US throws its weight behind Ahmed al-Sharaa’s administration.
13 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Syria
Syria joins alliance against Isis after Trump hosts ex-jihadist president
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s White House visit caps a remarkable turnaround for a former jihadist who once had a US$10 million bounty on his head.
11 Nov 2025 - 4:01PM
Middle East
Syria leader arrives in US for Trump visit after removal from terror blacklist
Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted Assad, has been working to present a moderate image, in a break from his group’s violent past.
9 Nov 2025 - 7:51AM
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Africa
Trump’s threat of US military action clashes with Nigeria’s reality
Nigeria’s president denies his country is religiously intolerant after Trump claimed Christians are being killed in ‘large numbers’.
4 Nov 2025 - 4:32PM
Crime
FBI foils Halloween weekend attack plot in Michigan, director Kash Patel says
Multiple arrests were made in what investigators believe was a ‘pumpkin day’ plot inspired by Islamic State extremism.
1 Nov 2025 - 4:50AM
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