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Washington, United States | AFP |  Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan, accusing him of downplaying the threat of terrorism a day after knife-wielding men mowed down and stabbed revelers in the British capital. London’s mayor swiftly shot down the US president’s remarks, made in a …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Just minutes before Saturday’s terror attack in London, pubs were crammed with revellers enjoying a balmy summer night out in a trendy part of the city, many of them watching the Champions League final on big screens. And then terror struck yet again at …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  A van ploughed into pedestrians and several people were stabbed in central London on Saturday, leaving at least 20 casualties in what police called a “terrorist” attack days before a general election. Armed police opened fire during two “terrorist incidents” at London Bridge and …

LIVE UPDATES  21 critical after London terror attack: health service 12 arrests in connection with last night’s attacks CONFIRMED: Seven people have died in addition to the three attackers shot dead by police Forty-eight people have been taken to hospital after a terror attack in central London in which seven …

In Turin, 200 injured in Juve fan panic after bomb scare – police London, United Kingdom | AFP | Police are dealing with a “major incident” on London Bridge, Transport for London said on Saturday, after witnesses reported seeing a van mounting the pavement and hitting pedestrians. “Police are dealing with …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May boycotted a primetime television debate Wednesday, just days before the June 8 general election, prompting accusations of a floundering campaign as polls slashed her ruling Conservative party’s lead. The pound wobbled overnight after a shock projection forecast that May …

BBC says driver killed, four journalists injured in Kabul attack London, United Kingdom | AFP |  The BBC’s Afghan driver was killed and four of its journalists were injured on Wednesday in a massive truck bomb blast that ripped through Kabul’s diplomatic quarter, the British broadcaster said. “It is with …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Thousands of travellers faced further chaos on Sunday as British Airways cancelled around 60 flights from London’s Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure. Around one quarter of Sunday’s flights set to depart from London’s major hub before 4.00 pm (1500 GMT) were cancelled …

Tripoli, Libya | AFP |  Feeding on the chaos that has gripped Libya since the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, jihadists have used the country to recruit and export militants. Salman Abedi, the man suspected of carrying out the attack on a pop concert in …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP |  Britain has raised its terror alert to the maximum level and ordered troops to protect strategic sites after 22 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Manchester pop concert. Here is what we know so far about Monday’s attack, the deadliest …