Cincinnati nightclub shooting: Two attackers open fire on crowd at city's Cameo Club
One person has died and at least 15 people have been injured after at least two gunmen opened fire in a nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio. The two gunman are still at large.
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Iran rejects US claims of ‘harassing’ warships, urges Washington to ‘change behavior’
The Iranian military has brushed off accusations from the US Navy that its fast-attack boats came dangerously close to a US aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as it was on its way to the Persian Gulf on an anti-terrorist mission.
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U.S.-backed Syrian militia makes gains against Islamic State
A Kurdish and Arab Syrian militia backed by the United States has captured the town of Karama as it prepares for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa that it expects to take place in early April, it said on Sunday.
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Isis's losses in Syria and Iraq will make it harder for it to recruit
Isis portrayed its victories as a sign of divine intervention, but reverses in the battlefield will make it difficult to inspire individuals abroad to kill and to die for its monstrous version of Islam
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‘We reached our limits’: Greece to stop taking back refugees – migration minister
Greece will cease taking back refugees under the controversial Dublin Regulation, as the country’s limited capacities to host people are already on the brink of collapse, the Greek migration minister announced in an interview.
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Police warned of Berlin attacker as ‘terrorist threat’ 9 months before assault – report
German criminal police tipped off the interior ministry of a potential “terrorist threat in form of a suicide-attack” by Anis Amri nine month before he ploughed a truck into a crowded Berlin Christmas market, Bild am Sonntag reports.
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Erdogan: Turkey may hold Brexit-style referendum on EU accession bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced plans to hold a “Brexit-like” referendum on whether Ankara should carry on with a process to join the European Union, amid strained relations with its western partners.
rt.com
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, arrested in Moscow
Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow.
bbc.com
Hong Kong elects Beijing-backed leader amid protests
Beijing’s preferred candidate was elected as Hong Kong’s leader on Sunday, a result likely to trigger more political conflict in a city where many feel freedoms are being eroded.
telegraph.co.uk
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scots are 'sick to death' of her second referendum demands
Nicola Sturgeon has been warned that Scots are “sick to death” of her games on independence as she faced accusations of overseeing a “cynical” campaign to use Brexit to justify a second referendum.
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