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ISLAMIC STATE

France's President Emmanuel Macron meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jul 7, 2026
Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit
The blasts underscore the major security ?challenges in Syria, where French President Emmanuel Macron is the first head of state of ?a European Union country to visit since 2024.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD
May 16, 2026
Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces ¡®eliminate¡¯ senior Islamic State leader
Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of the terrorist group globally, was killed in a ¡°partnership¡± between U.S. and Nigerian forces.
A victim receives treatment at State Specialist hospital, following Nigerian military jets striking a village market.
WORLD
Apr 14, 2026
¡®No warning¡¯: Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market
Human rights groups and local officials say it is yet another massacre of civilians by the Nigerian military, which says it was targeting a militant logistics hub.
Victims of a suicide bomb attack receive treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war
Many experts said the blasts were a sign of strength and that there could have been a degree of coordination between rival ?groups.
A man identified as Emir Balat is detained by police officers during a rally to stop public Muslim prayer outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in New York City on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 10, 2026
Two men charged with terrorism after homemade bomb thrown at anti-Islam protesters in New York
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, are accused of traveling from Pennsylvania to Manhattan with dangerous improvised explosive that they used at an anti-Islam rally.
A wounded Afghan woman receives treatment at a hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Friday after an overnight Pakistani mortar shell hit a camp for people returning from Pakistan. Islamabad¡¯s defense minister has declared that the neighbors are at ¡°open war.¡±
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2026
Pakistan bombs Kabul in ¡®open war¡¯ on Afghanistan¡¯s Taliban government
Relations between the neighbors have plunged since deadly fighting in October that killed more than 70 people on both sides.
Mourners attend the funeral of Shiite Muslims on Saturday a day after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad .
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2026
Thousands mourn Islamabad suicide bombing victims as four arrests made
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for ?the attack, the deadliest of its kind in Islamabad in more than a decade.
People mourn the death of relatives following a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque, outside a hospital in Islamabad on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2026
Islamic State group claims suicide blast at Islamabad mosque
The deadliest attack in Pakistan¡¯s capital since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing left at least 31 people dead and 169 more wounded.
Screen grab obtained on Saturday from a video released on the X account of the U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) shows images of "large-scale" strikes carried out by U.S. and allied forces against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria earlier that day in response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead, the U.S. military says.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2026
U.S. announces ¡®large-scale¡¯ strikes against IS in Syria
Jordan¡¯s air force also carried out targeted air strikes against IS as part of the operation, its military said on Sunday.
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honor the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, in Sydney on Dec. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2025
Police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects ¡®acted alone¡¯
Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly killed 15 people in an Islamic State group-inspired attack targeting a Jewish festival on Dec. 14.
Islamic State graffiti in a house in the battle-torn city of Marawi, Philippines, in April 2018
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
Islamic state isn¡¯t back in Asia, but its ideas still endure
The question is not whether Islamic State is ¡°back¡± in Asia. It isn¡¯t, but its ideology remains, as the tragedy in Bondi shows.
Residents inspect the damage after U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State group militants in Nigeria on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2025
Nigeria averts unilateral U.S. action by cooperating on airstrike
Security experts say it is unclear whether such strikes can do much to hinder Islamist militants who have long menaced communities in the area.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Christmas event from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 26, 2025
U.S. launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
The U.S. military¡¯s Africa Command said the strike was carried out in coordination with the Nigerian authorities and killed multiple ISIS militants.
A surveillance image showing Walid Saadaoui (left) and Amar Hussein near Dover, England, dated May 8
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2025
Two men guilty of plot to kill hundreds of Jews in England as IS fears grow
Their convictions come after 15 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney¡¯s Bondi Beach, which the Islamic State group called a ¡°source of pride.¡±
A U.S. airman prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike, on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 20, 2025
U.S. hits Islamic State targets in Syria with large retaliatory strikes
U.S. Central Command ?said the strikes ?hit more than 70 targets across central Syria, adding that ?Jordanian fighter jets supported the operation.
People arrive for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda on Thursday in Sydney. Matilda was killed in the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2025
Australia promises crackdown on hate as youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is remembered
Fifteen were killed in the Hanukkah attack inspired by the Islamic State group that shocked the nation.
Family members of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday, lean over his coffin during his funeral at the Chabad of Bondi Synagogue in Sydney on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2025
Australian state to pass emergency gun laws as funerals of Bondi attack victims begin
Funerals of the Jewish victims of Sunday¡¯s attack began on Wednesday, amid anger over how the gunmen were allowed access to powerful firearms.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a news conference in Sydney on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2025
¡®Islamic State ideology¡¯ drove Bondi Beach gunmen, Australian PM says
A father and son opened fire on Jewish crowds on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more.
Fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia group, looking out at ISIS-held areas of Baghuz, Syria, on Feb. 10, 2019.
WORLD
Dec 15, 2025
Syria and coalition forces chasing IS ¡®sleeper cells¡¯ after attack, official says
Authorities have said the perpetrator was part of the security forces and due to be fired for his ¡°extremist Islamist ideas.¡±
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in the colors of the French national flag to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris terror attacks, in Paris, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 13, 2025
Ten years after Paris attacks, jihadi threat has evolved
The groups themselves are now most active in Africa as well as parts of Asia rather than Europe.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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