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Teen who plotted terror attack jailed for life after mum reported him to police

Matthew King expressed a desire to "torture, mutilate and kill military personnel" and it was alleged he carried out surveillance on police stations and British Army barracks

Daily Mirror

Restoration lags for Syria's famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites

At the height of the Islamic State group's rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror as the militants blew up an iconic arch and temple in the country’s famed Roman ruins in Palmyra

The Independent UK

Seven Islamic State financiers arrested in German raids

Seven people have been arrested for helping finance the Islamic State extremist group's activities in Syria, prosecutors said.

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Teenagers from Islamic State families undergo rehabilitation in Syria, but future still uncertain

Kurdish officials in northeast Syria have expanded a program to rehabilitate boys from the families of Islamic State group militants

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

‘I think of drowning myself’: the Iraqi families displaced by a dam – and homeless for 40 years

The village of Jissary was flooded in 1985 to make way for the giant Mosul dam, and its people have been moving between makeshift settlements ever since. Now they face eviction again

The Guardian - UK

Ex grammar school boy became ISIS sniper after fleeing to Syria from family holiday

Shabazz Suleman, 27, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, disappeared at the end of the 2014 trip before emailing his parents saying “I'm not brainwashed or anything"

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Soldier who became ISIS bride walks free from prison early after 15-month sentence

Former soldier turned ISIS member Lisa Smith was described as a model prisoner, which allowed her to have an early release from Limerick Prison

Daily Mirror

Top French jihadist and wife handed jail terms

A Paris appeals court on Friday handed a 14-year jail term to a high-profile French jihadist convicted of terrorist offences linked to Syria.

Radio France Internationale

Keralite dies in Karachi jail; family says it will receive body only if brought to Kerala

The family members of C.V. Sulfikar, 48, from Kapur near Thrithala, who died in Pakistan jail, have expressed their inability to receive his body at Chandigarh airport. However, the family said they would receive the body if it is brought to Kerala.

The Hindu

Cannes movie explores roots of Sudan bloodshed, making festival history

Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania joined early frontrunners for the Palme d’Or in Cannes with her haunting “Four Daughters”, about the decision by a group of teenage girls to join the jihad in Syria. Meanwhile, Africa’s “Cannes moment” continued with the timely screening of Sudanese drama “Goodbye Julia”, whose director spoke…

France 24

US top court backs Big Tech over terror claims

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court handed a victory to Twitter and Google on Thursday, saying the social media giants could not be held liable by victims of terrorist attacks for posts that endorsed the Islamic State group.

AFP

US top court back Big Tech in terror cases

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court handed a victory to Twitter, Facebook and Google on Thursday, saying the social media giants could not be held liable by victims of terrorist attacks for postings that endorsed the Islamic State group.

AFP

Conflict-ridden Sahel region needs help to fight extremists, UN says

Africa's Sahel has become a hotbed of violence following the failure of a joint force to fight terrorist groups – with instability now at risk of spreading to West Africa, a UN official has warned.

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‘Design me a chair made from petals!’: The artists pushing the boundaries of AI

From restoring artefacts destroyed by Isis to training robot vacuum cleaners, architects, artists and game developers are discovering the potential – and pitfalls – of the virtual world

The Independent UK

Syria's main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists

The leader of the most powerful al-Qaida-linked group in northwest Syria is rebranding his organization by moving away from extremist factions

The Independent UK

Teenage IS fanatic reported by mother as he plotted attack on British soldiers

Matthew King, 19, expressed a desire to kill military personnel as he prepared to stake out a British Army barracks in east London.

Evening Standard

Essex teenager planned murder of soldiers or police in Snapchat terror plot

The teenager posted an image of four police officers outside a courthouse to Snapchat with the chilling caption: ‘Target Acquired’

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A generic action flick

The latest Netflix French action-thriller AKA gives the impression that it is a movie to watch while waiting for better ones. While the plot is familiar and doesn't offer anything out of the ordinary, the storytelling and thrilling action sequences make AKA an entertaining watch and worth checking out for…

France 24

Reporter's notebook: Idlib, the last Islamist rebel bastion in Syria

FRANCE 24’s jihadism expert Wassim Nasr recently travelled to Idlib, the northwestern Syrian province controlled by the armed Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and a desired target for President Bashar al-Assad and his regime. During his visit, Nasr became the first-ever French journalist to meet with Abou Mohammed…

The Hindu

New IS Sadan, Saidabad police stations inaugurated

AFP

Second Syrian policeman dead after Damascus car bomb attack

Damascus (AFP) - A second Syrian police officer has died following a car bombing at a Damascus police station, the interior ministry said Thursday, a day after the blast that was claimed by Islamic State group jihadists.

Dynamite News

'The Kerala Story': SC agrees to hear film makers' plea against ban by West Bengal on May 12

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing on May 12 plea of makers of the 'The Kerala Story' challenging the decision of the West Bengal government to ban the screening of the movie in the State. Read further on dynamite News:

The Hindu

The Kerala Story ban | SC agrees to hear filmmaker’s plea against West Bengal ban on May 12

The Supreme Court on May 10 urgently listed the petition filed by The Kerala Story filmmakers against West Bengal Government’s ban on screening and Tamil Nadu Government’s “de facto” freeze on the movie for a hearing on Friday.

The Independent UK

Syria: US strike on al-Qaida leader allegedly kills civilian

The U.S. military says it is investigating reports that it killed a civilian in a recent strike in northwest Syria that meant to target a senior al-Qaida leader

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