Reuters
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EU referendum: Britain goes to the polls after tight and bitter campaign
Britons were voting on Thursday to decide the future of their country and Europe in a referendum on European Union membership that has divided the nation and is being nervously watched by financial markets and politicians across the world.
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EU referendum: Rivals race for final votes
Prime Minister David Cameron and his eurosceptic opponents were crisscrossing Britain on Wednesday in a final push for votes on the eve of a momentous referendum on European Union membership.
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Gains against ISIS 'not yet enough' and could backfire, US officials warn
US officials and outside experts warn that the US-backed air and ground campaign is far from eradicating the radical Islamic group.
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Orlando gunman told police he was an 'Islamic soldier'
Omar Mateen called himself an "Islamic soldier" and threatened to strap hostages into explosive vests in calls with police during the three-hour siege, according to transcripts released by the FBI on Monday.
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Orlando Shooting: Tense scenes at the funerals of victims
Funerals for two of the 49 victims killed in the shooting at a nightclub in Florida were marked by tense scenes on Saturday, as an impatient driver was accused of injuring two law enforcement officers and another took place under the watch of anti-gay protesters.
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Syria: US-backed forces advance against ISIS
US-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense minister visited President Bashar al Assad to discuss military operations.
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Fallujah: Iraqi PM declares victory over ISIS in city
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the centre of Fallujah, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive that cleared out the tens of thousands of residents still there.
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Belgium: Police arrest 12 suspected of planning new attack
Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested across Belgium overnight after police carried out about 40 house searches in the country, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Saturday.
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Man charged with murder of Labour MP Jo Cox
Police said on Saturday they have charged a 52-year-old man with the murder of British MP Jo Cox following an attack that has brought campaigning for next week's referendum on European Union membership to a standstill.
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'I felt liberated': life after Islamic State
Am Adasa had been under the militants' control since 2014, when Islamic State proclaimed its caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq.
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Barack Obama to fly to Orlando to meet massacre survivors
The White House said Obama's visit was not about the gunman but comforting the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
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North Korea may be 'significantly' upping nuclear bomb output
North Korea may now have a total of 13 to 21 weapons or even more.