Tom Porter

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Tom reports on domestic and foreign affairs for IBTimes UK. His interests include Russia, crime and security. Previously Tom worked at the BBC and the East London Guardian.

Tom Porter

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French PM condemns burkini as three more towns set to issue ban

Manuel valls described full body swimsuit as "not compatible with the values of France and the Republic".

Puerto Vallarta kidnapping restaurant

Drugs kingpin El Chapo's son feared among abductees from Mexican resort

A group of six were abducted from an upscale restaurant on Monday.

Boulogne-sur-Mer

British boy, 13, feared dead after going missing off French coast

Boy was in water with his two brothers when he got into difficulty.

Former Fifa President Joao Havelange

Scandal-ridden former Fifa President Joao Havelange dies

Former president of football's governing body died after battle with pneumonia.

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Germany: Merkel's CDU party says burqa is 'contrary to integration'

Earlier party chiefs called for ban on Islamic veils.

BNP leader Adam Walker

BNP leader arrested on suspicion of electoral fraud

Allegations relate to May local elections in Pendle.

A Berlin refugee housing company

Berlin asylum accommodation employees 'joked about guillotining refugee children'

Company's contracts cancelled following email leak.

Police and protesters clash in Lupito

Burkini riot leads to French ban

A dispute over tourists photographing women in full-body swimsuit sparked a riot.

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MPs given Mossad martial arts training following Jo Cox murder

MPs are being trained to defend themselves against armed attackers.

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Syria: Isis militants fleeing besieged Manbij abduct 2,000 civillians

US-backed forces said earlier they are on the verge of seizing northern Syrian town.

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Republicans want cut to Donald Trump's funding as his chances of being president are 'evaporating'

70 members back letter to party chief saying candidate's unpopularity risks a Democratic landslide.

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Cannes bans burkinis from beaches after recent French terror attacks

Official says clothing 'refers to an allegiance to terrorist movements which are at war with us'.

Corleone, Sicily

Italy dissolves local government in Corleone over mafia infiltration

Town is birthplace of Cosa Nostra 'boss of bosses' and one of 212 areas to have been infiltrated.

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Suspected chlorine gas attack in Aleppo kills four as barrel bombs fall on besieged Syrian city

Hospital manager says 55 injured hours before Russia-backed ceasefire due to start.

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Nato says Turkey's membership 'not in question' despite Putin rapprochement

Announcement comes amid increasing anti-western rhetoric in Turkey following failed coup.

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Iranian refugee arrested after threatening to blow himself up at Danish asylum centre

Police said that "love problems" may have been behind threats.

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German ministers consider burqa ban in response to terror threat

Ministers also plan 15,000 more armed police by 2020 and increased surveillance of public transport.

Richard 'Scott' Silverthorne

Mayor resigns after 'offering meth for group sex'

Richard Silverthorne caught giving drugs to police in undercover sting.

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Two arrested in Coventry for 'Syria-related' terror offences

Men, 32 and 26, held in 'intelligence-led' investigation on suspicion of financing terrorism.

Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah

Muslim taxi driver jailed for murder of Ahmadi Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah

Killer claimed he acted because Shah "disrespected" Islam.

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French girl, 16, charged with inciting Isis terror on social media app Telegram

Girl, described as 'extremely radicalised' by prosecutors, called for violent attacks.

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Israeli biker cuts off fingertips after speeding arrest in desperate scheme to foil police

Police caught the man driving through a red light and 'endangering his life and the lives of others on the road.'

Isis release video purportedly showing Ansbach suicide bomber

Saudi Arabia working with Germany to track down Isis militants behind Ansbach and Wuezburg attacks

According to rare public report, attacks were directed by terrorists abroad.

Mossos D'Esquadra

Members of notorious Pink Panther gang arrested during Barcelona heist

Ex-Balkan military group believed to have stolen jewellery worth £283 million in 16 years.

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Model student cleared of Charlie Hebdo attack involvement arrested for reportedly joining Isis

Mourad Hamyd, who was brother-in-law to killer, detained in Turkey and in custody in Bulgaria.

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Refugees that perpetrated German terror attacks were in contact with Isis - report

Wuerzberg and Ansbach attackers were in contact with extremists using Saudi registered numbers.

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Evangelical church calls in drones to drop 'hope and love' Bibles onto Isis occupied territory

Controversial church says tiny electronic gospels will be dropped from drones over Iraq.

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Famed French street market cancelled amid terror fears

Lille mayor blamed decision on "risks we cannot address."

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Man injured in Nice attack dies, increasing death toll to 85

The 56-year-old man had been on life support since the Bastille Day attack.

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French mayor threatens to ban 'burkini' pool party

Michel Amiel, the mayor of Les Pennes-Mirabeau, described the event as a 'provocation'.