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Head Of MI5 Warns Of Threat Posed By IS In Europe
The head of MI5 has warned that Islamic State aspires to commit "devastating" and "more complex" attacks in Europe after losing territory in the Middle East.
Andrew Parker told European security chiefs in Berlin the group required international focus "for years". He revealed 12 terror attacks have been stopped in the UK since the Westminster attack in 2017. He condemned Russia for the "reckless" poisoning of the Skripals in Salisbury.
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Series Of Suicide Bombings In Indonesia Carried Out By Families
A suicide bombing at a police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Monday was carried out by a family of five riding on two motorbikes, police say.
It came after another family carried out bomb attacks on three churches on Sunday. Police blamed an Islamic State-inspired group. An eight-year-old daughter survived the latest attack, police say.
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
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Paris Attacker Was On French Watch List
The suspect in a deadly knife attack in central Paris on Saturday evening is a French citizen born in 1997 in Russia's republic of Chechnya, sources say.
Named by media as Khamzat Asimov, he was on a French watch list of people who could pose a threat to national security, the sources said.
Police shot dead the attacker in the busy Opéra district after he killed a man and injured four other people. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack.
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Seven Bodies Found At Western Australia Property
Seven people have been found dead at a rural property near Margaret River in Western Australia (WA), police say.
The bodies of four children and three adults were discovered in the town of Osmington, 280km (170 miles) south of Perth, on Friday.
Authorities would not say how the victims died, but confirmed that two firearms were found at the scene.
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Israel And Iran Trade Fire
Israel says it has struck almost all of Iran's military infrastructure inside Syria in its biggest assault since the start of the civil war there.
The strikes came after 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military positions in the occupied Golan Heights overnight.
Syria's military said the Israeli "aggression" had killed three people.
There was no immediate comment from Iran, whose deployment of troops to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad has alarmed Israel. Iran has repeatedly called for an end to the existence of the Jewish state.
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Two Men Arrested After Border Force Find Weapons At Dover
Two men have been arrested over an attempt to import a "deadly haul of firearms" similar to those used in mass shootings in the United States.
The weapons, including two AR-15 assault rifles and four handguns, were found by Border Force officers at Dover in April, hidden in the floor of a van. That type of rifle was used in recent shootings at a Florida school and music festival in Las Vegas.
The men, from Essex, were held on suspicion of importation offences.
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Britain Not Walking Away From Iran Nuclear Deal
Britain has "no intention of walking away" from the Iran nuclear deal despite the United States pulling out, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says.
Mr Johnson told MPs the UK would "strive to preserve the gains" made by the international agreement. The 2015 deal curbed Iran's nuclear activities in return for the lifting of UN, US and EU sanctions.
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he will pull out, describing it as "defective at its core".
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Three US Citizens Released From North Korean Prison
North Korea has freed three US citizens from prison, according to a tweet from US President Donald Trump.
The move is viewed as goodwill gesture ahead of a historic summit between Mr Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
Mr Trump said he would greet the men when they return with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has been in Pyongyang to arrange the planned talks. Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul had been jailed for anti-state activities and placed in labour camps.
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Father Who Framed His Son For Murder Jailed For 26 Years
A father who pressured his 14-year-old son into taking the blame for a murder he had committed has been jailed.
Matthew Moseley, 50, shot Lee Holt in the chest when he tried to get into his home last October. After he fired the shotgun, Moseley handed it to his son, saying: "Tell them you've done it."
Moseley, who had denied murder, was given a life sentence at Preston Crown Court and ordered to serve at least 26 years in jail.
Jurors heard Mr Holt had gone to confront Moseley at his home in Oswaldtwistle, near Accrington, amid a long-running dispute between the men's children.
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Gunman In Oxford Arrested After 14 Hour Stand-Off
A 14-hour stand-off between a gunman and armed police in Oxford has "ended peacefully", police have said.
Shots were exchanged between the suspect and officers in Paradise Square on Monday before negotiators attempted to end the situation.
A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at about 03:00 BST, police said.
One person is being treated for a non-life threatening injury, South Central Ambulance Service said.
Firearms officers were called at 13:15 BST on Monday after witnesses reported hearing gunfire.
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