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Shamima Begum: UK Supreme Court upholds citizenship revocation for 'IS bride' Shamima Begum | World News
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Shamima Begum: UK Supreme Court upholds citizenship revocation for ‘IS bride’ Shamima Begum | World News

Shamima Begum, a 24-year-old woman, lost her appeal to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday. Begum had…

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Russian accounts of Moscow attack a ‘smokescreen’ says, UK finance minister

NEW DELHI: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said that the UK had “very little confidence” in Russia‘s statements on the recent Moscow concert hall attack,…

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British-born woman who joined Islamic state loses appeal over citizenship removal |
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British-born woman who joined Islamic state loses appeal over citizenship removal |

LONDON: A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State lost her latest appeal on Friday over the removal of…

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Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say
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Islamic State group still has thousands in Syria and Iraq and poses Afghan threat, UN experts say

UNITED NATIONS: The Islamic State group still commands between 5,000 and 7,000 members across its former stronghold in Syria and Iraq and its fighters pose…

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Turkiyes: IS confirms death of its chief months after Turkiye's claim, names successor
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Turkiyes: IS confirms death of its chief months after Turkiye’s claim, names successor

Islamic State terror group on Thursday confirmed the death of its little-known chief Abu Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi and named Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as his…

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Islamic State claims it carried out Pakistan rally blast; toll now 54, including 23 kids
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Islamic State claims it carried out Pakistan rally blast; toll now 54, including 23 kids

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday for a suicide bomb blast in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people, including 23 children, at…

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Kuwait: Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing
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Kuwait: Kuwait executes 5 prisoners, including a man convicted in 2015 Islamic State-claimed mosque bombing

DUBAI: Kuwait said on Thursday it executed five prisoners, including an inmate convicted over the bombing of a Shiite mosque in 2015 that killed 27…

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Kuwait hangs five, including 2015 mosque bombing convict
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Kuwait hangs five, including 2015 mosque bombing convict

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait put to death five people on Thursday, including a man convicted of involvement in a 2015 Islamic State group suicide bombing that…

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Iran morality police back on streets to enforce hijab
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Iran morality police back on streets to enforce hijab

DUBAI: Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10…

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Stop harbouring militants: Pak to Af Taliban amid uptick in attacks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s military chief warned the Afghan Taliban on Friday of an “effective response” by his forces if they fail to stop harbouring militants who…

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