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News Axe-wielding Afghan teen attacks German railway passengers

Several people have been injured, some critically, after a teenager armed with an axe and a knife attacked train passengers in central Germany. The suspect, who was shot by police, has been identified as a 17-year-old “unaccompanied minor” of Afghan origin.

Berkeley Student Who Went Missing in Nice Attack Is Confirmed Dead

Authorities have confirmed that a missing 20-year-old UC Berkeley student was among the dead following Thursday’s horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France.

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Nice attacker's link to Islamic State puzzles investigators

Bernard Cazeneuve told France's RTL radio that while Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a Tunisian living in Nice, may have been inspired by the terrorist network any "links for now have not been established by the investigation.”

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New British foreign secretary arrives for first EU meeting

Johnson led a winning campaign to persuade British voters to leave the European Union, but said the referendum's outcome last month "in no sense means we are leaving Europe."

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‘Yes’ to death penalty will mean ‘No’ to EU membership, EU warns Turkey

Reinstating the death penalty in Turkey would end EU accession talks, a German government spokesman has stated. Meanwhile, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini also warned that no country can become an EU member that has capital punishment.

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Two of the eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, are brought to prosecutor by two policemen in the northern Greek city of Alexandroupolis, Greece, July

4 people shot dead when alleged religious radical attacks police station in Almaty (GRAPHIC)

Three policemen, one civilian were killed, and several others were injured following an attack on a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, the country's interior ministry said. One of the attackers has been detained.

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MPs to vote on Trident nuclear weapons system renewal

MPs are set to decide on whether to renew Britain's nuclear weapons programme, in a Commons vote later.

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Nice attack: Driver 'researched route' earlier in week

The Tunisian man who drove his lorry into crowds of people in Nice researched the route in the days before the attack, French media have reported.

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Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was shot dead after ramming his lorry into crowds

2 more arrests in Nice truck attack; 49 dead still not ID'd

About 85 people remained hospitalized Sunday, and of those, 18 including a child were still in life-threatening condition, Health Minister Marisol Touraine told reporters on a visit to the city.

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2 more arrests in Nice truck attack; 49 dead still not ID'd

Turkey Blames Coup Attempt On Group Led By U.S.-Based Cleric

Tensions rise in U.S.-Turkish relations as Erdogan targets Fethullah Gülen, a cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.

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TURKISH PRESIDENCY/MURAT CETINMUHURDAR/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan immediately laid blame for the coup on followers of the Sunni cleric Fethullah Gülen.

Nice attacker treated for psychological issues before leaving Tunisia: sister

Rebab and Ibrahim Bouhlel said there was no sign of unusual behavior or Islamist radicalization when he called.

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Coup underway in Turkey; president says he's still in charge

Gunshots have reportedly been heard in Ankara as well as outside the Istanbul Police HQ, while tanks are reported to be stationed outside the Istanbul airport. The state-run Anadolu news agency reports that 17 police officers have been killed in an aerial attack on the Golbasi special operations department in Ankara.

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(Pictured) People demonstrate in front of the Republic Monument at Taksim Square in Istanbul.

Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel named truck killer by local media in Nice

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Forensics officers and policemen look for evidences near a truck on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in the French Riviera town of Nice.

Nice Death Toll Rises as France Mourns After Truck Attack

Many children were among the dead and dozens more were among the wounded, according to French officials.

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European countries tighten security following Nice terror attack

Countries across Europe are strengthening security following the Nice terror attack which claimed the lives of at least 84 people. It comes as France extends its state of emergency for an additional three months.

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A Belgian police officer patrols near a central Brussels © Francois Lenoir / Reuters

2 Americans Killed in 'Monstrous' Attack in Nice; Witnesses Describe the Mayhem

He added: "It’s still the same Nice that I know and love, just trying to recover after reeling from that attack yesterday."

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French police secure the area as the investigation continues at the scene near the heavy truck that ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores who were celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France,

Nice attack: Tears, sympathy and open doors on social media

First there was #JeSuisCharlie, then #JeSuisParis and now #JeSuisNice has emerged on social media in response to an attack in the southern French city of Nice that has left at least 80 people dead and many injured.

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Twitter / Charlie Hebdo, Paris Attacks and the Nice attacks: This picture lists all the dates of the recent attacks to hit France

Nice attack forces London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan to review ‘safety measures’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan will review the British capital’s “safety measures” following a devastating attack on Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, which left 84 dead.