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IS, al-Qaida affiliates clash in eastern Libya after leading Islamic militant killed

BENGHAZI, Libya – Al-Qaida-linked militants are battling an Islamic State affiliate in eastern Libya after one of their leaders was shot dead by masked gunmen. Nasr Akr, an al-Qaida-inspired militant once jailed in the U.K. on terrorism charges, was assassinated along with his aide in the eastern town of Darna, …

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Swiss prosecutors conduct spying probe amid suspicions hotels hosting Iran talks are targeted

BERLIN – Swiss prosecutors say they are conducting an espionage investigation amid suspicions that Swiss hotels hosting talks on Iran’s nuclear program have been targeted in a cyber-spying campaign. Kaspersky, a cybersecurity firm, said this week it uncovered the campaign and that the malware was so sophisticated it must have …

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French airport police wrongly detain 6-year-old girl in crackdown on false ID documents

PARIS – Paris airport police held a 6-year-old French girl for three days on the mistaken suspicion she had a fake passport — until a judge ordered her released into her mother’s arms. Lawyer Sidonie Leoue said Friday that the girl was detained Saturday at Charles de Gaulle airport, after …

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