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European ministers to discuss extra train security measures

Increased security measures on the Amsterdam to Paris high-speed Thalys train were very much in evidence as it pulled into Brussels main station on

France

Train heroes to be honoured for bravery

French president Francois Hollande is to award the men who disarmed a gunman on board a high speed train with the country's highest award, the Legion d'Honneur.

France

'Dude, I tried to shoot him': video shows moments after train attack in France

Video footage is released showing moments after suspected gunman in Thalys train attack is restrained in the carriage.

France

France train gunman suspected to have ties to 'radical Islamist movement'

Fingerprint evidence has shown the heavily-armed man suspected of launching an attack on a French train is a Moroccan national known to the European

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France

Is airport-style security now needed for train travel?

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has called for urgent talks with other European governments to seek more security on cross-border railway

Iraq

ISIL second-in-command killed in Mosul, Iraq by US airstrike

The US has confirmed the second-in-command of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) is dead. Hajji Mutazz was killed in an US military air

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Prayers for Bangkok bomb victims

Syria

Syrian scholar Khaled al-Asaad beheaded by ISIL militants

A leading Syrian antiquities scholar has been beheaded by ISIL fighters, according to his relatives. His body was reportedly hung from a pole in the

Syria

Syrian archeologist 'killed in Palmyra' by ISIL militants

Syria's director of antiquities said that the family of Khaled Asaad had informed him that the 82-year-old scholar was executed by the extremist group on Tuesday.

Nigeria

Nigeria: girl, 9, writes book on terrorism after meeting displaced children

Splendour Joe Abisoye is no ordinary nine year old. A trip to a camp for displaced civilians in her country’s north made such an impression on the

Thailand

Thailand points the finger at the redshirt opposition

Thailand’s prime minister appears convinced he knows who is behind the Monday bombing in Bangkok. “There are individuals or groups who seek to

Thailand

Thailand seeks CCTV bomb suspect as new blast shakes Bangkok

Thai authorities are looking for a suspect seen leaving a backpack at the scene of Monday's fatal bomb blast in Bangkok. A second, small explosion in the capital on Tuesday caused no injuries.

Thailand

Tourists fearful after Bangkok bomb

Euronews spoke with Italian journalist Sofia Nitti, who is based in Bangkok. She said that many tourists in Thailand are worried after yesterday’s

Turkey

ISIL video threatens Turkey over support for US

The self-proclaimed Islamic State has released a propaganda video threatening Turkey,describing its president as an “infidel” and a “traitor”

Thailand

Thai government vows to hunt down Bangkok bombers

Scenes of carnage with body parts scattered everywhere according to witnesses after a huge blast rocks central Bangkok.

Thailand

Bangkok blast: an account of the aftermath

Euronews spoke to Italian freelancer journalist Sofia Nitti, who was close by the scene in Bangkok when the blast happened. “Rescuers arrived quite

Thailand

Second bomb explodes in Bangkok after being thrown from bridge

Egypt

Fears for press freedom as Egypt's al-Sisi hardens anti-terror laws

Egypt has strengthened its already formidable anti-terrorism arsenal with a new law to counter an Islamist insurgency. It has prompted fears that the

Russia

Russia urges Syrian opposition groups to unite against terrorism

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on all Syrian opposition groups to unite in the fight against terrorism in the local region. The

Syria

ISIL fighters may have used chemical weapons in Iraq, says US

The United States believes fighters from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) may have used mustard agent in a recent attack on Kurdish