The heavy truck that was driven into a crowd at high speed killing scores on Bastille Day in Nice.
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The Bastille Day attack in Nice – committed by an individual unknown to French security services – marks the evolution of radicalisation in many ways.
How resilient are we?
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Our complex modern society is very vulnerable to everything from the attack in France to power failures. The good news is we can fix this.
A computer design for home manufacturing of a receiver, the trigger and firing part, of a semi-automatic rifle.
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Beyond making guns at home, 3D printing could help countries secretly develop nuclear weapons and terrorists stage more effective attacks. How do we protect innovation and ourselves?
President Rodrigo Duterte talks with former president Benigno Aquino III, shown here in 2013.
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The Philippines suffers from many internal conflicts. Can the new president bring about a much-needed peace?
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It took just one man and a truck to kill dozens of people in Nice. We could still do more to make public spaces safe.
Nice, France July 15 2016.
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France’s military forces are evident at every tourist site in Paris. The question of how to guard against terrorist violence remains one of the insoluble problems of modern western societies.
The morning after.
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France has been in a state of emergency since November 2015, and yet a man was still able to plough a truck through a huge Bastille Day crowd.
A man sits and reflects alongside the French flag near the site of the Nice attack.
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France has a long history of protest and terror attacks from a range of different groups.
Though eventually shot dead, the Nice attacker managed to exact a dreadful toll primarily through use of a vehicle.
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The Nice attack shows what dreadful impact can be caused by the use of an innocuously familiar part of modern life – a motor vehicle.
Apart from the many, densely packed strangers readily available for slaughter, there was the added symbolism of the day itself.
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With the Nice attack and other terrorist events continuing to occur, the freedoms built on trust and confidence may not be sustainable.
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Theresa May has been the longest-serving home secretary since the 19th century, but her tenure is distinctive for other reasons, too.
Former prime minister John Howard says he doesn’t retreat from his decision on Iraq.
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Former prime minister John Howard has stood by his decision to commit troops to the war in Iraq.
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Manchester downright refuses to commemorate the 1996 IRA bombings – it’s a bold political statement.
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Terrorism is a denial of the basic tenets of almost all religions.
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As the Chilcot report finally sees the light of day, the former leader’s motives need to be seen in their full context.
Picking up the pieces.
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As the Chilcot Report’s release approaches, Iraqis are helping each other survive terror, insecurity and corruption.
Australia has been cognisant of the challenges aviation security poses.
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That Australia has not suffered a successful terrorist attack on its aviation industry is testament to the resilience of our security system.
L'etat, c'est moi.
Kremlin
The latest atrocity will accelerate President Erdogan assumption of executive powers in Turkey..
Relatives mourn a victim of the Istanbul airport attack.
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Three suicide bombers killed 42 at Turkey’s busiest airport June 28. A scholar explains how Turkey’s foreign policy blunders have made the country such a target for terrorist attacks.
Imam Syed Shafeeq Rahman of the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce speaks with the media following a prayer for victims of the Orlando shooting.
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Because Muslim Americans are an extreme ‘outgroup,’ they’re all the more vulnerable to discrimination, especially in the wake of negative media coverage.