What to Know: Trump Labels Nigeria’s Christian Violence a ‘Genocide’

There are widespread attacks across the country affecting many religious and ethnic groups. Many of them defy a simple explanation.

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At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week

Students and teachers were taken captive from a Catholic school in the latest in a wave of such attacks in the country.

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Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial

The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding.

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What Happened to Europe’s Terrorism Problem?

Not that long ago, big attacks were a daily concern. We look at why it feels different now.

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Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’

Gov. Greg Abbott said the state could now take steps to shut down the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The group said the declaration had no basis in fact or law.

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25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria

The kidnapping echoed the abduction of the Chibok girls 11 years ago and came as U.S. officials pressed the country to address violence against Christians.

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At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistani military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

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At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistan military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

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Homeland Security Department Shifts Its Focus to Immigration Crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security was established to keep Americans safe. Under President Trump, it has so shifted its focus to illegal immigration that other aspects of its mission are suffering.

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Nine Dead After Accidental Blast at Police Station in Kashmir

The explosion in the city of Srinagar happened as officials were inspecting bomb-making material seized as part of an investigation into a broad terror network allegedly involving medical doctors.

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