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Indonesia '99 percent' sure most-wanted militant killed in clash

Indonesia is "99 percent" sure its most-wanted militant, a supporter of Islamic State known as Santoso, has been killed in a clash with security forces, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

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Probing shows Nice attacker's "interest" to radical movement rather than links to IS

The investigation into the truck attack in the southern French city of Nice, showed the attacker's "certain, recent interest in radical jihadist movements," but no evidence have been found on his links with the Islamic State (IS), Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said on Monday.

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In the age of ISIS, who’s a terrorist, and who’s simply deranged?

In December 2014, a middle-aged man driving a car in Dijon, France, mowed down more than a dozen pedestrians within 30 minutes, occasionally shouting Islamic slogans from his window.

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Islamic State says 'minister of war' Shishani killed

Abu Omar al-Shishani, who the Pentagon described as Islamic State's "minister of war", was killed in combat in the Iraqi city of Shirqat, south of Mosul, a news agency that supports the militant group said on Wednesday.

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Myanmar forms national reconciliation, peace center

Myanmar government formed an 11-member National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) Monday, led by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, according to an announcement of the President' Office.

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Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHS

slamic State lost an area the size of Ireland - a quarter of its territory - to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a report on Sunday.

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Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State

Deadly attacks in four countries linked to Islamic State show the limitations of U.S.-led efforts to loosen the group's grip in Syria and Iraq, and the challenge of stopping attacks that are not only globally dispersed but very different in their choice of targets, current and former U.S. officials said.

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As ISIS loses land, it gains ground in overseas terror

In just the past few days, the Islamic State’s evolving brand of terrorism has revealed its deadly, shifting faces.

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Dozens of U.S. diplomats urge military strikes against Syria's Assad

More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of U.S. policy in Syria, calling for military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop its persistent violations of a civil war cease-fire.

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Knifeman kills Paris policeman and partner, Islamic State claims responsibility

A knifeman stabbed a French police chief to death in front of his Paris suburb home late on Monday and his partner's body was found inside, officials said, killings the Islamic State's Amaq news agency said were carried out by a "fighter" belonging to the militant group.

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Your quick guide to the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

The 8th US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SED) starts on Monday and finishes on Tuesday in Beijing.

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4 Bangladeshi men convicted of terror financing in Singapore

Four Bangladeshi workers held on suspicion of planning attacks linked to the Islamic State group in their own country were convicted of financing terrorism by a court in Singapore on Tuesday.

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Euro 2016 football tournament in France could be terror target, US warns

"The large number of tourists visiting Europe in the summer months will present greater targets for terrorists," the State Department said.

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Turkish shelling kills 28 Islamic State fighters north of Aleppo: TV

Turkey's military killed at least 28 Islamic State fighters in shelling north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in retaliation for the latest attacks against a Turkish border town, broadcaster CNN Turk said, citing a military statement.

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U.S. State Dept watchdog accuses Hillary of violating gov't rules on emails

​A report by the U.S. State Department's independent watchdog on Wednesday faulted former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for violating U.S. State Department's record-keeping policies, said local media.

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U.S. strongly condemns IS attacks in Syrian coastal cities

​The United States strongly condemned the "horrific" attacks launched by the Islamic State (IS) group in two Syrian coastal cities, where at least 74 civilians were killed, the State Department said Monday.