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Israel-Hamas war
Israelis mark 6 months since attacks in the south of the country
Students gather to take a group picture during the library repat the University of Mosul in front of the theatre on Feb. 19, 2022.
Culture
After years of conflict and rebuilding, Mosul University’s Central Library marks new beginning  
In this image made from video, Rwandan policemen patrol near the Amarula Palma hotel in Palma, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
20 years after 9/11, global terror threats persist in Africa
A man is shown hugging a woman who is looking into the camera with empty stadium seats in the distance.
Extremism
Post-9/11, Europe’s weak spots make it a target for extremists
Four caskets are covered with the Canadian flag of red and white as mourners look on.
Extremism
For the first time, Canada applies terrorism charges to acts of Islamophobia
A group of men, mostly white, march with a US flag along a bridge.
Extremism
The Proud Boys right-wing group disbands in Canada
Demonstrators march near the Arch of Triumph during a protest condemning the arrest of rap artist Pablo Hasél in Barcelona, Feb. 22, 2021.
Free speech
Protesters in Spain say rapper’s arrest is an attack on freedom of expression
President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Six of Biden's 17 first-day executive orders dealt with immigration, such as halting work on a border wall in Mexico and lifting a t
Extremism
Civil rights groups oppose expanding laws to target domestic terrorists
An angry mob storms the US Capitol building.
Extremism
US Capitol attack exposes depth of America’s problem with white extremism
People are shown gathering in a dusty courtyard with several single story buildings in the background.
Extremism
Boko Haram claims kidnapping of Nigeria students in north
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti is shown wearing a dark-colored face mask and gray suit while carrying a folder.
Conflict & Justice
France unveils draft law to fight religious extremism
Protesters clap and cheer on the streets under a hot sun and blue sky, with one woman wearing sunglasses and head covering
Foreign policy
Sudanese celebrate planned removal from US terror list
An archbishop blesses a man with his golden cross
Human rights
Iraqi archbishop who helped save ancient manuscripts from ISIS nominated for EU award
Two people carry luggage down a bombed out street in Mosul.
Critical State
Civilian decisions in conflict: Part I
A general view of the Grand al-Nuri mosque during its reconstruction, in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 23, 2020.
Conflict & Justice
Documenting ISIS’ crimes is daunting. Coronavirus makes it even harder.
A Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeper stands guard before being replaced by the Somali military at Jaale Siad Military academy in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Killed by drones: A family waits for answers as US reviews deadly airstrikes in Somalia
A police officer stands in front of a red London bus
Conflict & Justice
After attacks, UK rethinks early release law for convicted terrorists
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu speaking at a press conference.
Conflict & Justice
Europe is ‘terrified’ ISIS fighters will go free if repatriated
Soldiers gather outside around a military vehicle.
Conflict & Justice
‘He wanted to give back’: Aid volunteer killed on the Syria-Turkey border
Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren stand behind podiums
Conflict & Justice
Biden said ISIS is ‘going to come here.’ Is he right?
Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters walk together in the border town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, on Oct. 11, 2019.
Turkey’s invasion of Syria has left thousands fleeing their homes
workers install US steel beams against sunlight in construction of building
Conflict
Don’t ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security
A group of FARC soldiers stand together reading from a paper.
Conflict & Justice
Colombia’s peace process under stress: 6 essential reads
Yazidi women
Yazidi woes drag on after ISIS defeat as religious persecution worsens globally
People gather for a vigil to remember victims of the mass shootings at Dayton and El Paso and hold placards that read, "We can end gun violence," in Brooklyn, New York.
Extremism
Obama-era extremist programs don’t tackle white nationalism, expert says
A close-up of a woman speaking
Extremism
US and Mexico need to ‘work against a discourse of hate and racism,’ ambassador says
A policeman wears a black uniform
Extremism
After most recent attack, should US negotiate with al-Shabab?
Government officials stand in a row on the street in front of bouquets of flowers.
Extremism
France combats extremism with secularism — and a hotline
A flyer showing Lyra McKee at her funeral
Extremism
Why do rebel groups apologize?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is shown looking to his right and wearing a dark suit with a blue map of the globe behind him.
Foreign policy
Post-9/11 law could allow president to bypass Congress to wage war with Iran
A port technical staff member is shown in the near ground wearing a red jumpsuit with several ships seen in the distance.
Saudi Arabia says oil facilities outside Riyadh attacked
A man in a military uniform stands in front of microphones
Foreign policy
US ‘foreign terrorist’ designation is more punishment than threat detector
Can Social Security Be Saved?
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Burning of Three Black Churches Serves as Reminder of Racism’s Continuing Legacy
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woman wearing military fatigues holds a gun
Thousands of ISIS fighters sit in prison. Kurdish leaders call for a special tribunal.
A photo taken overhead shows dozens of Muslims praying in a mosque
Conflict
‘It feels like it happened right here,’ says one American Muslim
Two witnesses wearing black hats speak to a police officer who is holding a rifle.
Conflict & Justice
New Zealand mosque shootings kill 49 in terrorist attack
Two women wearing black veils walk outside past a sign with Arabic text.
The women of ISIS are more than just brides
Civilians walk in a line in the desert.
ISIS militants continue to surrender, but US military warns of a resurgence
Renu Begum, sister of teenage British girl Shamima Begum who left the UK to join ISIS, holds a photo of her sister as she makes an appeal for Shemima to return home
When an American flees to join ISIS, should they be allowed to come home?
Conflict
The group behind Nairobi’s recent terror attack recruits young people from many faiths. Officials can’t stop it.
Car ablaze near hotel rocked by terrorist attack.
Global Politics
Al-Shabab claims lethal attack on hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya
A masked Syria fighter stands in front of an American tank and some troops.
Global Politics
When the US pulls out of Syria, what happens to ISIS?
A man sits on a couch in his living room.
Global Politics
‘Maybe we need more God in prisons’ to curb radicalization, says one former extremist
Police in riot gear lift a red tape to enter a crime scene
Commentary
Only a few terrorist groups achieve their goals, study finds
The keyboard of a computer is pictured at a computer shop, Oct. 19, 2017.
British Parliament wants to shut down extremist content online — at what cost?
Police officers armed with riffles and bullet-proof vests stand at a cordon after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster.
Man suspected of terrorism attack on UK parliament after driving into pedestrians
Trump-Russia Summit Fallout Continues As Putin Gets Invite to D.C.
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Mythmaking and MS-13: Americans in Fear of an Exaggerated Threat
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Man painting over grafitti on wall
US Diplomacy
A Basque terrorist organization has disarmed, which some hope will lead to new opportunities in the US
Merger Mania: Corporate Consolidations Promise Lofty Returns, Can They Deliver?
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toronto
Women & Gender
If misogyny was a factor, is Toronto rampage a terrorist act against women?
A man points left to a car that shows the impact of a bomb blast in Kabul.
Conflict
Blast at election center in Afghan capital kills dozens
Attack at YouTube HQ Points to Rise in Workplace Homicides
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Arts, Culture & Media
Compounding the Paris Tragedy, a Blow to Culture
A court artist drawing shows Salah Abdeslam, one of the suspects in the 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris, in court during his trial in Brussels, Belgium.
Conflict
‘Judge me’: Paris suspect refuses to answer Belgian court
Two men are covered in dust from an explosion. One has blood on his face, the other has his head wrapped in bandages and he is on a cell phone as others help support him as he walks.
Conflict
At least 95 dead after ambulance attack in Kabul
Afghan security forces stand guard at the entrance gate of the Intercontinental Hotel a day after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2018.
Conflict
Afghan officials search for answers to deadly hotel attack
Two men sit on sofa with large books in laps, pointing at texts and talking
Conflict
How hate and debate came to a Connecticut mosque
Relatives of victims of the explosion at the Al Rawdah mosque
Conflict
Egyptian branch of ISIS suspected in Friday’s deadly mosque attack