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US accuses Syria chemical weapons attack in East Ghouta

The United States has accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons against its people. US State Department spokesman Heather Nauert said on Thursday that reports of chlorine gas being used against civilians in Eastern Ghouta were « very concerning ». « Russia is making the wrong choice by not exercising its unique influence. To allow [the] Syria…

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‘Now we enjoy got to plod’: Survivor recalls Quebec mosque attack

Ahmed Ech-Chahedy first thought he was hearing fireworks. The father of six had just finished evening prayers at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec, Canada, and was chatting with his eight-year-old son and two of his son’s friends. It was January 29, 2017, and Ech-Chahedy’s back was to the main door of the mosque. He heard…

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Canadians rally toughen for Quebec mosque attack ‘hero’

One of the last things Aymen Derbali remembers is standing in the Quebec City mosque as a gunman opened fire on worshippers all around him. But the father of three did not panic. Instead, he drew the attacker’s focus on himself, in the hopes of saving his fellow congregants. « I tried not to panic or…

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Pakistan: Quetta church hit in suicide attack

Islamabad – A suicide attack on a church in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least eight people, hospital officials say. A second attacker fired upon worshippers during a midday service on Sunday, prompting a police operation in the area, officials told Al Jazeera. Provincial police chief Moazzam Jah Ansari said the second…

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Trump wants tightened immigration felony suggestions after NYC assault

US President Donald Trump has said America must « fix » its immigration system following a bomb attack in New York City, which has left at least four people injured. Trump called on Congress to revise the country’s chain migration policy, which allows immigrants to sponsor other relatives’ entry into the US, in a White House statement…

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UN peacekeepers, Congolese troopers die in DRC assault

At least 14 UN peacekeepers and five Congolese air force members have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the « worst attack in recent history », according to the UN. The UN said that at least 53 peacekeepers were also injured in the attack in North Kivu on Thursday night.   « I condemn this attack…

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Defined: Donald Trump’s ‘assault’ on the atmosphere

City officials from the United States and around the world met in Chicago this week to outline a collective plan to combat climate change at the local level, an effort they say is « more ambitious » than their respective national governments. The North American Climate Summit brought together city and other local leaders who have signed onto…

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Be troubled grips Muslims in Sri Lanka’s Ginthota after assault

Ginthota, Sri Lanka – Muhammad Abrar is still in shock, nearly a week after his house in Ampitiya village in the southern Sri Lankan town of Ginthota came under attack from a Sinhalese-Buddhist mob. On November 17, he had returned from the mosque after evening prayers and was about to retire for the night, when he…