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US National Rifle Association Calls For Additional Regulations
The National Rifle Association has called for "additional regulations" on bump-stocks, a rapid fire device used by the Las Vegas massacre gunman.
The group said: "Devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations."
Republicans have said they would consider banning the tool, despite years of resisting any gun control. Lawmakers plan to hold hearings and consider a bill to outlaw the device.
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US & Nigerian Soldiers Killed By Militants Near Mali Border
Three US soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in an ambush in Niger near the border with Mali, reports say.
Several Nigerian soldiers are also said to have died in the attack.
US Africa Command said the patrol had come under "hostile fire" and was working to confirm the details. The US army has been providing training to Niger's army to help combat Islamist militants in the region, including the North African branch of al-Qaeda.
The militants are most active in neighbouring Mali, where French troops intervened in 2013 to prevent them advancing on the capital.
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Iraq's Military Regains Control Of Hawija
Iraq's prime minister says its military has retaken Hawija, the main town in one of the last two enclaves of so-called Islamic State in the country.
Haider al-Abadi told reporters that Hawija had been "liberated" as part of an operation launched two weeks ago. A few villages east of the town are believed to still be under IS control.
Once they fall, IS will be left with only a stretch of the Euphrates river valley around al-Qaim, in the western desert near the border with Syria.
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Russian Air Strike Injures Leader Of al-Qaeda Linked Alliance
Russia says one of its air strikes in Syria has critically injured the leader of an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist alliance and 12 of his field commanders.
The defence ministry cited its sources as confirming that Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani lost limbs in the attack in the north province of Idlib on Tuesday.
The strike came after Russia's military learnt where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) commanders were due to meet, it added. There was no immediate comment from jihadist sources on the Russian claim. However, a HTS-linked news outlet reported on Tuesday that Russian air strikes had targeted Abu al-Zuhur air…
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Bomb Threat Plane Lands Safely In London Stansted
RAF Typhoon jets intercepted a passenger flight and diverted it to Stansted Airport following a suspected "hoax" security alert.
The RAF said its quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft were deployed on Wednesday morning and safely escorted the plane to the airport, near London.
Flights were temporarily grounded at Stansted but have since resumed.
Ryanair said the flight from Kaunas in Lithuania to Luton was diverted "in line with procedures".
One passenger, Jonathan Zulberg, said when passengers boarded the flight they saw fire engines and a police car but were not told about a threat being made.
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Las Vegas Police Trying To Establish Gunman's Motive
Police are working to establish the motive behind a mass shooting which left at least 59 dead and another 527 injured at a Las Vegas concert.
Gunman Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel towards an open-air music festival on Sunday evening.
Police found 23 guns in his hotel room, as well as "in excess of" 19 firearms and explosives at his Nevada home. But as yet, no clear reason for the killing has emerged.
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Public Anger At Police Spark Protests In Catalonia
Protesters are blocking major roads in Catalonia and there is little public transport because of a general strike.
Catalan trade unions called the strike to show public anger at Spanish police violence that marred the region's independence referendum on Sunday.
At least 24 protesters' roadblocks were reported across Catalonia, causing big traffic jams. Barcelona port was at a standstill, union sources said. However, the city's El Prat airport and its taxis are operating normally.
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Mass Shooting In Las Vegas Leaves More Than 50 Dead
More than 50 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert.
A gunman, named as 64-year-old Nevada resident Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel towards an open-air music festival attended by 22,000.
Police say he killed himself as officers stormed the room where 10 guns were found. The attack is the worst mass shooting in recent US history.
US President Donald Trump tweeted his "warmest condolences and sympathies" to the victims and their families, and called the shooting "terrible".
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Somail Born Refugee Arrested After Attacking Police Officer In Alberta
A Somali-born refugee has been arrested in connection with attacks in Edmonton, Alberta in which five people were injured, officials say.
The unnamed 30-year-old man is suspected of stabbing a policeman and injuring four pedestrians on Saturday. The officer was controlling traffic at a Canadian Football League game when he was struck by a car at high speed and then attacked with a knife.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called it a "terrorist attack".
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Two Stabbed To Death On Marseille Train By Suspected Jihadist
A suspected jihadist who stabbed two young women to death at Marseille's main train station had used several aliases and was a known petty criminal, French police and officials say. A soldier shot and killed the attacker after the stabbings on Sunday. The victims were cousins from Lyon, both aged 20.
The knifeman had been detained in Lyon on Friday on suspicion of shoplifting, but then released for lack of evidence. He struck just outside the station. The man was said to be of North African appearance, but his identity remains unclear.
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