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After A Case Of Mistaken ISIS Identity, UAE Issues Travel Warning

5:25pm July 04, 2016

by Vivian Goodman

A man from the United Arab Emirates was mistaken for a member of ISIS and handcuffed at gunpoint in Avon, Ohio. Now the UAE has warned its citizens not to wear traditional clothes traveling abroad.

Three Terror Attacks Raise The Spector Of A ISIS's Growing Reach

4:54pm July 04, 2016

In the span of a week, three attacks in quick succession — in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Iraq — killed more than 200 people and have been blamed on ISIS. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Scott Atran of France's National Center for Scientific Research about the terrorist group's evolving tactics and membership.

Saudi policemen stand guard at the site where a suicide bomber blew himself Monday, near the U.S. consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

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Saudi Arabia Is Hit By Suicide Bombers: 3 Cities In 24 Hours

4:14pm July 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

An attack on Medina has particular significance in a country whose ruler is known by the title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

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Brexit Proponent Resigning As Head Of U.K. Independence Party

2:23pm July 04, 2016

by Barbara Campbell

Nigel Farage says his goal was to get Britain to vote to leave the European Union, and that's been achieved.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speaks during an EU summit in Brussels last Wednesday.

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After Brexit, Another European Referendum Looms

12:49pm July 04, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy's October referendum is on constitutional reforms. Many analysts worry it could boomerang on the prime minister and Italy could be the weak link in the EU family, the next domino to fall.

Former Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Ling Jihua, seen here in 2013, was found guilty of accepting bribes and allowing his wife and son to benefit from corruption.

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In China, Former Presidential Aide Gets Life In Prison Over Bribes And Corruption

10:23am July 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Ling Jihua, who had been a close aide to former President Hu Jintao, will not appeal the ruling, according to state media.

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Farage Announces Resignation Of Head Of U.K. Independence Party

7:28am July 04, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

As the U.S. celebrates its exit from the British empire, we have the latest on Britain's plan to exit the EU. On Monday, Brexit proponent Nigel Farage resigned as head of the U.K. Independence Party.

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Family members and friends of the victims of the Istanbul attack paid tribute at a memorial service Thursday at Ataturk Airport. Turkish authorities say the evidence points to three Russian-speaking suicide bombers who were part of the Islamic State.

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Istanbul Bombing: Investigators Focus On Russian-Speaking Bombers

6:40am July 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Turkish authorities believe the Istanbul bombing points to ISIS and a cell of Russian speakers, a contingent that makes up a large portion of the terrorist group.

Brexit As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Young Migrant

6:33am July 04, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

Some 100,000 Lithuanians live in the U.K. — a huge percentage of the tiny EU nation. We hear from one young Lithuanian, back in Vilnius for the summer, whose future is now in question after Brexit.

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Author Examines ISIS: Its Strength And Strategy

6:19am July 04, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics and author of ISIS: A History — about the recent attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka and Baghdad that appear to be ISIS related.