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France commemorates victims of deadly Paris attacks 10 years on

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Mrs Brigitte Macron, outside the  Bataclan concert hall, where 90 people were killed during the 2015 Paris attacks that left 132 people dead.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Mrs Brigitte Macron, outside the  Bataclan concert hall, where 90 people were killed during the 2015 Paris attacks that left 132 people dead.

Trump vows to do everything he can to help Syria after landmark talks with Sharaa

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa greets supporters in the street outside the White House after meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa greets supporters in the street outside the White House after meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Syria carries out pre-emptive operations against ISIS cells

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is due to head to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump and join a US-led anti-ISIS coalition.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is due to head to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump and join a US-led anti-ISIS coalition.

Sweden to charge 18-year-old over Islamic State terror plot

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 9, 2025

Iris Stalzer, who had recently been elected mayor of Herdecke, was discovered at her home on Oct 7 with serious injuries after the stabbing.
Iris Stalzer, who had recently been elected mayor of Herdecke, was discovered at her home on Oct 7 with serious injuries after the stabbing.

Islamic State group escalates attacks on Niger civilians, rights group says

FILE PHOTO: A convoy of Nigerien soldiers patrol outside the town of Ouallam, Niger, July 6, 2021. Picture taken July 6, 2021.  REUTERS/Media Coulibaly/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A convoy of Nigerien soldiers patrol outside the town of Ouallam, Niger, July 6, 2021. Picture taken July 6, 2021.  REUTERS/Media Coulibaly/File Photo

Rebels linked to Islamic State kill at least 61 at east Congo funeral

A charred wreckage of a truck stands on a road after it was burnt following an attack by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, in the town of Ntoyo in North Kivu province's Lubero territory, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A charred wreckage of a truck stands on a road after it was burnt following an attack by Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, in the town of Ntoyo in North Kivu province's Lubero territory, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Teen held in France suspected of plotting attacks on embassies, government buildings

The French police had arrested the teen on Sept 1 at his parents’ home in the western Sarthe region, France.
The French police had arrested the teen on Sept 1 at his parents’ home in the western Sarthe region, France.

A new generation of ‘AI-native’ extremists is rising. Can they be stopped?

Examine attacks from the past decade, whether by Islamist jihadists or far-right extremists, and you’ll find the perpetrators are rarely analogue relics frozen in time.
Examine attacks from the past decade, whether by Islamist jihadists or far-right extremists, and you’ll find the perpetrators are rarely analogue relics frozen in time.

Denmark high court rules Dane in ISIS was spy, not militant

Ahmed Samsam, a Danish citizen of Syrian origin who claims time he spent with the Islamic State (IS) group was as an agent for Danish intelligence, gives a statement in front of the press after the verdict in his case against the intelligence service at Denmark's Supreme Court in Copenhagen on September 2, 2025. Denmark's Supreme Court on September 2 ordered the country's intelligence services to admit that the Danish man of Syrian origin was their informant, which they immediately did. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Ahmed Samsam, a Danish citizen of Syrian origin who claims time he spent with the Islamic State (IS) group was as an agent for Danish intelligence, gives a statement in front of the press after the verdict in his case against the intelligence service at Denmark's Supreme Court in Copenhagen on September 2, 2025. Denmark's Supreme Court on September 2 ordered the country's intelligence services to admit that the Danish man of Syrian origin was their informant, which they immediately did. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.