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EU to overhaul passport-free zone after Paris attacks
The European Union agreed to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns about border security in the wake of the Paris attacks.
21 November 2015
'Naive' Sweden to beef up anti-terror measures: PM
Sweden has been naive about the risk of an attack on its soil and plans to beef up security measures, including surveillance of encrypted communications.
20 November 2015
Some attackers used refugee crisis to 'slip into' France: PM
Some of the suspects in the Paris attacks took advantage of Europe's migrant crisis to "slip in" unnoticed, warning the EU needed to "take responsibility" over border controls.
20 November 2015
France says new security to cost 600 mn euros in 2016
France revealed it will spend an extra 600 million euros ($641 million) next year to ramp up security after the Paris attacks.
20 November 2015
Netanyahu urges 'global solution to terror' in call with Hollande
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for "a global solution" to terrorism in a phone call with Francois Hollande on Wednesday to express his solidarity after the Paris attacks.
19 November 2015
Obama 'optimistic' of Paris climate summit success
US President Barack Obama said he was optimistic an elusive deal to contain global warming could be forged at an upcoming crunch summit in Paris.
18 November 2015
Spain backs France's decision to miss EU deficit target
Spain backed France's decision to let EU deficit obligations slide in order to step up spending on security in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
18 November 2015
Putin tells navy in Mediterranean to work with French 'as allies'
President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian navy in the Mediterranean to establish contact with its French counterparts and work together "as allies" in a campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria.
18 November 2015
Facebook 'safety check' at the ready after Paris attacks
A Facebook tool that let people check whether friends were safe after deadly attacks in Paris will be used more widely in the future, the social network said.
17 November 2015
UK should 'think again' on Syria air strikes: minister
Britain should "think again" about taking part in air strikes on Islamic Statejihadists in Syria, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said, after attacks in Paris that left at least 129 people dead.
17 November 2015
Israel condemns 'impudent' remarks by Swedish FM
Israel criticised "appallingly impudent" remarks by Sweden's foreign minister for drawing a parallel between the Paris attacks and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
17 November 2015
Trump says would consider closing some US mosques
Billionaire Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said that the United States should "strongly consider" shuttering some mosques.
17 November 2015
Hollande says France to step up anti-IS bombing after Paris attacks
President Francois Hollande said France would step up the battle against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria in the wake of Paris attacks he dubbed "acts of war".
17 November 2015
CIA chief expects more IS attacks in 'pipeline'
CIA director John Brennan warned that the attacks in Paris were likely not a "one off event" and that he expects the Islamic State group has more operations in the pipeline.
17 November 2015
France strikes IS bastion in Syria after Paris attack
Blasts shook the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa as French air strikes hit weapons depots and a training camp in response to the attacks in Paris.
17 November 2015
Seven UK terror attacks 'stopped' in last six months: Cameron
British security services have foiled around seven terror attacks since June with fighters returning from Syria posing a growing threat.
16 November 2015
France hits back, striking IS in Syria after Paris carnage
French warplanes pounded Islamic State's Syrian stronghold in retaliation for a wave of coordinated attacks claimed by the jihadists which left 129 people dead in Paris.
16 November 2015
Silent march in Canada in memory of Paris victims
Up to 5,000 people marched in silence Sunday in Montreal in memory of victims of the Paris terror attacks.
16 November 2015
Up to 20,000 in Copenhagen vigil for Paris attack victims: police
Up to 20,000 people, among them Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the gates of the French embassy in Copenhagen mourn the victims of the Paris attacks.
16 November 2015
US, France agree on 'concrete steps' against IS: Pentagon
The defense ministers of France and the United States agreed on "concrete steps" to intensify cooperation against the Islamic State group, the Pentagon said.
16 November 2015
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