Terrorism
NZ holds 1st meeting on countering terrorism, violent extremism
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday opened the country's first meeting on countering terrorism and violent extremism, which is being held in Christchurch over the next two days. The meeting of "a country at peace" will look at "how we can all contribute to making our country more inclusive and safe", Ardern was quoted.
1 dead, 9 injured during Chicago mass shooting
The incident took place shortly after 2 a.m., on Saturday in the 7500-block of South Prairie Avenue, after two men approached a group of people standing on the sidewalk and opened fire, Xinhua news agency quoted the police as saying later in the day.
111 militants killed in 24 hrs in Afghanistan
At least 111 Taliban militants were killed in the last 24 hours across Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The forces also detected and foiled 12 explosive devices in different parts of the country, the statement added.
2 militants arrested for planning attack on Bangladesh Parliament
The two militants are Abu Sakib, 22, a member of the banned outfit Ansar Al Islam, and Ali Hasan Osama, a radical orator. Sakib, a college student in Sirajganj of Pabna district, was motivated by the words of Osama and "came to embrace martyrdom while attacking Parliament", the police said.
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