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Added on the 07/03/2017 14:30:42 - Copyright : France 24 EN
A prison van believed to be carrying Aine Davis arrives at the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, as the alleged British member of the Islamic State group attends a pre-trial hearing accused of terror offences. Davis was part of a group of four known as the Beatles because of their British accents, which murdered hostages while fighting with jihadists in Syria. IMAGES
US secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with a small group of ministers ahead of the opening of the meeting of the 79-member Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, which the United States assembled in 2014. IMAGES
This is not the first time that we hear about an allegiance from the Sinai jihadi group Ansar Beit al Maqdiss to the Islamic State (IS), but after many false allegiances this time it is true. How can we be sure of the authenticity of this latest announcement and what would the impact on the regional level and especially on Egypt and Israel ?
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pose for a group photo with their ministers after a working session of the German/French Security and Defence council in Meseberg, during a state visit by Macron to Germany. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China's foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department says. Blinken spoke by telephone to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts "to make clear that escalation is not in anyone's interest and that countries should urge Iran not to escalate," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq group was behind a drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a base in Jordan. SOUNDBITE