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Nigerija

28.April 2026. A.M.

Gunmen kill at least 29 people in Nigeria

Two attacks took place in Nigeria. In one, people were killed, and in the other, children were kidnapped

Flintlock 2026

20.April 2026. Alexandra von Namen / DW

Americans, Russians and Libyans in the game for control of Africa

A major international military exercise "Flintlock 2026" has begun in Libya, led by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), in which about 30 countries from Europe and Africa are participating. The exercise brings together rival Libyan forces for the first time, while the United States says that the goal is the stabilization and eventual unification of the country and its army.

Christmas attack

26.December 2025 IN THE

The US carried out "deadly strikes" against the Islamic State in Nigeria

Donald Trump has said that US forces have carried out "numerous perfect strikes" on Islamic State camps in northwestern Nigeria. This was preceded by several weeks of accusations that the country's government was not doing enough to protect Christians from the violence of extremists

conflict

29.April 2025. Shamil Shams/DW

Kashmir: Is a total nuclear war threatening?

After the deadly attack in the Indian part of Kashmir, New Delhi closed its borders and severed almost all ties with Pakistan. Are military coups coming?

The dark side of the net

13.September 2024 Katrin Scheier / DW

TikTok Jihadists: A New Generation of Terrorists for New Times

A new generation of young people is increasingly susceptible to Islamist extremism thanks to social networks, primarily TikTok

Injured in bombings in the city of Gwoza, Nigeria

Terrorism

30.June 2024 TS

At least 18 people killed in attacks by female suicide bombers in Nigeria

At least 18 people have been killed and 30 injured in suspected coordinated attacks by female suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gwoza, local authorities said. Gwoza is located in Borno State, which was hit in 2009 by an insurgency launched by the Islamic State-linked extremist group Boko Haram.

The capital of Spain is facing a special security challenge

Terrorism

09.April 2024. TS/RTS

The Islamic State threatens to attack stadiums ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals

The Islamic State has published a graphic representation of the threat to football stadiums in London, Paris and Madrid ahead of the quarter-final matches of the Champions League, according to world media. The matches will be played as planned, but with increased security measures

terrorism

29.December 2023 NR (dpa, Bild)

Europe in fear of attack: What is the Islamic State of Khorasan?

Cologne Cathedral is reportedly one of the terrorists' targets this holiday season. Few details are known, but some clues lead to Afghanistan

The World

17.October 2023 Z.S.

Murder in Brussels: Alarm in Europe

Two people were killed in the shooting that happened last night in Brussels, prosecutors said. Police reportedly killed the attacker after an all-night manhunt. The Prime Minister of Belgium warned citizens to be vigilant

Has the third world war started?

24.December 2014 Momir Turudić

A year of living dangerously

"We are in a third world war whose beginning we cannot define exactly, future historians will debate when exactly it began. It is a process that develops quietly and gradually, extending from one battlefield to another, far from each other, and yet the impotence of politics and the strength of the economy, which has assumed primacy, are evident in all." — Günther Grass, "Vreme", November 13, 2014.