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Lisa Smith was earlier found not guilty of a separate charge of funding terrorism

Lisa Smith, 40, was acquitted of a separate charge of financing terrorism.

A series of explosions has shaken Afghanistan, including a blast inside a mosque in the capital of Kabul that killed at least five people and three bombings of minivans in the country’s north that killed nine passengers

Kabul (AFP) - Four bombs ripped through minibuses and a mosque in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, officials said, with at least some of the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group.

Kabul (AFP) - Four bombs ripped through minibuses and a mosque in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, officials said.

The Islamic State (IS) group appears to be stepping up attacks close to the border between Mali and Niger, with sources suggesting that the jihadists are trying to seize control of the border itself. FRANCE 24’s terrorism expert Wassim Nasr explains.

JADAA CAMP (Iraq) (AFP) - Awatef Massud is longing to reunite with her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria, but first she must do time in a vetting camp to ensure she has no links to jihadists.

Meme investing has gained traction since January 2021, with social media platforms, including Reddit, becoming increasingly popular with individual investors and traders. As meme stock investing gains popularity again, Wall Street analysts expect Reddit stocks Upstart (UPST), Peloton (PTON), Wheels Up (UP), ironSource (IS), and Rivian (RIVN) to rally up…

Pakistan is taking a tougher line to pressure Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to crack down on militants hiding on their soil who have stepped up attacks in Pakistan

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A driver found to have high levels of THC in his system "overreacted" to solar panels flying through the air, crashing and killing himself, his 15-year-old daughter and his aunt, a coroner finds.