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Turkish Police Arrest 235 People With Links To PKK
Turkish police have detained 235 people for acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the interior ministry says.
Those detained include officials from the main Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP). The arrests come two days after twin bomb attacks near a football stadium in Istanbul which killed 44 people.
Meanwhile, Austria says that talks with Turkey over membership of the European Union should be suspended.
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Funeral Held For Victims Of Cairo Cathedral Bombing
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has attended a state funeral for victims of an attack at Cairo's Coptic Christian cathedral, naming the suicide bomber he said was responsible.
Mr Sisi, who has declared three days of national mourning, named Shafik Mahmoud Mohamed Mostafa, 22, as the attacker.
The bombing on Sunday killed 24 people, many of them women and children.
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Neo-Nazi Group To Be Banned Under Terrorism Laws
A British neo-Nazi movement is to become the first far-right group to be banned under terrorism laws in the UK.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said National Action was "a racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation".
An order laid in Parliament to proscribe the group - making it a criminal offence to join or support it - is due to come into effect on Friday. It will be the first time a group engaged in extreme right-wing activities has been proscribed.
Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the home secretary can proscribe an organisation if it is believed to be "concerned in terrorism".
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Six People Arrested On Suspicion Of Terrorism
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act.
Four men from Derby, a man from Burton upon Trent and a woman from London were arrested on suspicion of engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism.
Six properties in Derby, Burton upon Trent and London are all being searched as part of the operation. Counter-terrorism sources described the operation as "significant" and the result of an ongoing investigation. The sources said the investigation was into a group believed to be working towards an attack - though a strike was not thought to be imminent.
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50,000 IS Militants Killed In The Last Two Years
At least 50,000 militants from so-called Islamic State have been killed since the US-led coalition started fighting in Iraq and Syria two years ago, a US military official has said. The senior official described the figure as a "conservative estimate".
The figure showed air power and a small number of US figures supporting local forces were having an impact, the official said.
The US has, however, repeatedly warned that IS can replace fighters rapidly.
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Majority Of Public Support Police Using Tasers
The majority of the public support the wider rollout of Tasers to police officers in England and Wales, a Police Federation survey suggests.
It comes as the Home Office is set to decide whether to allow an upgraded Taser model to be issued to police. About 20,000 police officers in England and Wales - one in six - are currently allowed to use Tasers.
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Hackers Target Ghana Election Results
Hackers have targeted the website of Ghana's electoral commission as votes are counted after tightly contested elections.
The commission says the website is up again, and an attempt to put up "fake results" failed. In a tweet, it urged people to ignore the "fake results" circulating on social media.
President John Mahama is facing a strong challenge from main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo. Wednesday's election passed off peacefully, but voting was postponed to Thursday in one constituency after voting material failed to arrive on time.
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Department Of Homeland Security Could Be Led By Retired General John Kelly
Retired Marine General John Kelly has been reportedly asked to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate the former four-star general to head the agency, which oversees border security, US media reported.
Mr Kelly, 66, retired in January after leading the military's Southern Command, which is responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean. He would become the third ex-general to join Mr Trump's administration.
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New Inquiry For Hammarskjold Death?
A resolution is being presented to the UN General Assembly asking for a special investigator to look into the 1961 plane crash that killed then UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.
The plane went down over what is now Zambia during a diplomatic mission to help broker a ceasefire in the Congolese civil war. Pilot error was initially suspected.
However, new evidence has emerged which sceptics say could add weight to suspicions of foul play.
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Sentences Of Death Delivered By Saudi Court To Fifteen Accused Of Spying
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 15 people to death for spying for Iran and handed 15 others prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years.
They were among 32 men - comprising 30 members of the kingdom's Shia Muslim minority, an Iranian national and an Afghan - put on trial in February.
Prosecutors accused them of treason, setting up a spy ring, and passing on sensitive data on military zones. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have escalated in the past year.
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