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Le Pen seeks return to internal EU border controls

The leader of France’s Front National has called for border controls to be reinstated in Europe. Some internal EU border controls started to be

USA

US counter intelligence warns against complacency in the fight against terror

Security at so-called soft targets such as train stations may have been stepped up in France following the Paris attacks but in the US it’s the norm

France

Key questions around the Charlie Hebdo killings go unanswered

The Charlie Hebdo massacre has raised a number of questions in France pertaining not so much as to the why but as to the how ; how could such an

France

'Zero tolerance on terror', urges Israel's Naftali Bennett

As France comes to terms with two deadly attacks in Paris, international leaders converged on the capital to march in solidarity with the victims

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France

Between fear and defiance: Parisians reflect on terrorist attacks

The City of Light has experienced some of the darkest days in its recent history. A police cordon remains in place around the supermarket in Porte

France

US warns its citizens abroad to maintain vigilance

The United States has urged its citizens abroad to “maintain a high level of vigilance” after the terrorist attacks in France. Travellers have been

France

Terrorism evolving, defying protection efforts

Jihadist-inspired local groups or individuals are increasingly challenging traditional security protection against evolving terrorism methods. In

Italy

Italy launches probe after mass police "sick leave" on New Year's Eve

The Italian government has threatened disciplinary action after 83 per cent of police in Rome called in sick for work on New Year’s Eve. An inquiry

Spain

Spain: Atocha station in Madrid closed over fake bomb alert

Memories of a horrendous terrorist attack came flooding back when Madrid’s main railway station was closed over a bomb alert that turned out to be

Afghanistan

President Ashraf Ghani completes security transition to Afghan forces

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has marked the country’s transition to full sovereignty on Thursday after the formal end of the 13-year

United Kingdom

Two British patients test negative for Ebola

Two British patients suspected of contracting Ebola have tested negative for the disease. The news comes a day after Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey

Greece

Migrant ship heads from Corfu to Italy

A ship which sent a distress signal near the Greek island of Corfu earlier is now heading to Italy. Italian media reports say there are hundreds of

Greece

Greek navy sends help to 'migrant ship' near Corfu after distress call

Greece is sending a navy frigate and a helicopter to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea

Russia

Presidents of Central Asian states meet for security talks in Moscow

The presidents of five Central Asian states have met at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow for talks on security. Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan

South Korea

South Korea to step up cyber security over nuclear power plant hacks

South Korea is to step up cyber security amid data leaks from its nuclear power plants. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company which runs the

Spain

New "muzzle" law sparks protests across Spain

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of several Spanish cities to express their anger at a new public security law. Approved by the

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Chaos or cohesion: how will Europe respond to a major terror attack?

The spectre of a major terror attack hangs over Europe, with some analysts believing one is almost inevitable. The threat level against Western

Niger

Niger PM asks for help to deal with Boko Haram refugee crisis

The prime minister of Niger has appealed for international help to confront a looming food crisis compounded by thousands of refugees who have

Iraq

Tight security as millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims stream into Kerbala, Iraq

Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims from across Iraq, Iran and neighbouring countries have streamed into Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala over the past