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Government & Politics
German official questions Syria deportation halt
(AP) Germany’s top security official is calling for a review of the country’s rules prohibiting all deportations to Syria after a young Syrian who had recently been released from prison was arrested as a suspect in a fatal stabbing that prosecutors suspect […]
Legal
New suspect charged in Belgium over Paris 2015 terror attacks
(AFP) Belgian authorities have arrested another suspect in connection with the Paris terror attacks of November 2015, charging him with participating in the activities of a terrorist group, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspect is believed to have been involved in the supply […]
Internet
Islamic State terror threats overshadow German Carnival Ahead of Carnival celebrations kicking off in Germany on Thursday, the Islamic State militant group called for attacks targeting revellers in Cologne.
(Deutsche Welle) Islamists suspected of belonging to so-called Islamic State (IS) have used social networks to call for attacks — including on Cologne’s Carnival celebration, which kicks off with Fat Thursday (Wieberfastnacht). They named specific locations within Cologne, a city in western Germany […]