Tag: al-Qaeda
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America turns its back on ‘forever’ wars
Was the war on terror a terrible failure? Today, after 20 years of conflict and more than 150,000 deaths, Afghanistan faces the prospect of a Taliban take-over once more.
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Shock turns to anger after Beirut explosion
Should ammonium nitrate be banned? The deadly explosion in Lebanon is just the latest caused by a common fertiliser. Some say it is essential to modern farming. But others want it outlawed.
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Islamic State in ruins as final battle rages
The terror group once controlled a vast caliphate across Iraq and Syria. Now, US-backed forces are closing in on the last ISIS militants for a final battle in a tiny area of north-east Syria.
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The brave French policeman who ‘died a hero’
Should you give your own life to save someone else? The world is mourning Arnaud Beltrame, a French policeman who died after saving a complete stranger during a terrorist attack on Friday.
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Afghanistan hero sues army over lack of care
How should we react? Is Britain a nation that can ruthlessly discard one of its wounded soldiers, as the Mail on Sunday says? Or is the story more...
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Humble cartoonist holds secret to happiness
Do we take life too seriously? For decades Matt Pritchett has turned hard-hitting news into funny cartoons. He says humour can be found (almost) anywhere because “nothing matters very much.”
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Deadly terror in ‘ungovernable’ Afghanistan
Will Afghanistan ever be peaceful? Over 100 people have died in a bombing in Kabul, the third deadly attack in the country in a week. Why is the “graveyard of empires” so hard to govern?
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9/11: New technology identifies 1,641st victim
On Monday, a man killed in the September 11th attacks was finally identified by new DNA technology. Why is it taking so long? And is identifying remains a sacred duty of civilisation?
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Airplanes and aliens: the truth about 9/11
The 9/11 attacks are among the most well-documented events in history. Yet a vocal minority insists that they are one big lie. What do these conspiracy theorists believe instead? And why?
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‘All overseas invasions should be banned!'
Some experts have seized on this week’s withering Chilcot report to criticise the policy of ‘regime change’ which started it. Should we resolve never to invade another country again?
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‘We looked for the food the rats were eating'
The first close-up portrait of life inside a Syrian city under siege -- only now possible because a ceasefire has been declared between government forces and rebels. Is there room for hope?
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Cameron plans to launch airstrikes in Syria
First Mali on Friday, then high alert in Brussels all weekend. Now the UK aims to join the fighting in Syria. But Islamic State stands for an idea. Can we destroy an idea with weapons?
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After Paris: ‘the week the world changed’
Seven days ago, our world felt different. Leading powers are now reviewing their military strategies and political support is shifting. Has a new chapter begun?
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10 years on, London remembers horrors of 7/7
There will be a minute’s silence at 11:30 today to remember the 52 people who were killed in a terrorist attack in 2005. A decade has passed, but is the UK still feeling its effect?
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Bomb and gun assault rocks Afghan parliament
Fighters opposed to the Afghan government have attacked the country’s parliament. As the Taliban insurgency seems to gain strength, is Afghanistan doomed to relive its tragic history?