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How the Mumbai-Delhi rivalry dwarfs other intercity divides
Around the world, capital cities are regarded with contempt by their larger neighbours.
- by Mark Thomas
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Islamic State agent tried to recruit undercover BBC reporter
LONDON: An Islamic State agent tried to persuade an undercover reporter to carry out an attack on London Bridge, a year before eight were killed and dozens injured at the landmark, it has been claimed.
Iranian pilgrims return to hajj in Mecca as Iran-Saudi rivalry eases
More than 80,000 Iranian pilgrims are now in Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites, after they were barred last year from making the trip.
- by Erin Cunningham
In the heart of Syria's brutal war, Daraya was a small bastion of hope
The Syrian war spawned not only the dark officialdom of Islamic State, but also the more democratic council of the city of Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus.
- by Marika Sosnowski
No time for love, children, 'desires': meet the female Kurdish freedom fighters
The female Kurdish soldiers on the frontline in Syria and Iraq are fighting for gender equality as much as freedom.
- by Benedetta Argentieri
Islamic State surrenders enclave in Syria-Lebanon border zone
The transfer ends any insurgent presence on the border, an important goal for Lebanon and Hezbollah, and marks the first time IS has publicly agreed to a forced evacuation.
- by Angus McDowall
Keeping Palestinians involved is a victory for the US's Middle East negotiators
At the end of meetings in the Middle East this week, the best Donald Trump's team could manage was a two-line statement saying Palestine was still part of the process.
Terrorism v Tourism: Europe's diabolical dilemma
It was a quiet whisper, not meant for the cameras, which revealed the increasingly grim reality of terror's ability to reach our shores from foreign soil.
- by Latika Bourke
Australia is pulling its weight in fight on terror, Defence chief says as Afghanistan decision looms
The Chief of the Defence Force Mark Binskin has sent a strong signal that Australia is pulling its weight in the global fight against Islamist terrorism as Washington hunts for more international military help in Afghanistan.
- by David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Threatening strike in Syria, Israel tells Russia Iran is greater threat than IS
Meeting Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Netanyahu said Iran was fighting to cement an arc of influence from the Gulf to the Mediterranean.
- by Denis Pinchuk
US-backed Iraqi forces keep up grinding battle against Islamic State
A fresh offensive in Tall Afar offensive follows a successful but gruelling nine-month campaign to retake Mosul.