TERRORISM

Authorities reported that 46 people were killed in clashes between Philippine troops and Islamic rebels this week, as fighting entered its sixth day Thursday.

While the Islamic State group has focused on attacks in Europe, its numbers have decreased in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. says.

Only 13 percent of respondents to a recent survey said they’d support the Islamic State group even if it became less violent.

The extremist group has increasingly relied on its army of child soldiers as it has lost land in its stronghold in northeastern Nigeria, a new report has found.

The companies that have signed up to fight terror online include Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba Group, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China.

According to Russian news agency Interfax, two militants were killed when one blew himself up near the police station in Stavropol.

The perpetrators decided to attack Brussels as they were “surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation,” Belgian officials said.

The assault was carried out for 10 hours after the military attacked a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf rebels on the island of Basilan.

The militants took them to a remote area and killed them by firing squad. Seventeen other captives escaped.

Authorities say Mohamed Abrini, photographed at a Brussels airport just before the March 22 attacks, is one of four suspects facing charges.

Chadians must decide whether to re-elect one of the longest-serving leaders in Africa, President Idriss Déby.

Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh division of the al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, reportedly said that Nazimuddin Samad was attacked because he “abused” Islam.

A group called “Jahba East Africa” has pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling him the “rightful khalifa (leader) of all Muslims.”

In an online statement released Tuesday, the Nigerian military urged other militants to abandon the Islamic insurgency.

Russia’s fraying relations with Egypt and Turkey have hit the two countries’ important tourism sectors.

The 20-year-old man was detained in Turkey last June and sent back to Sweden.

The latest string of assaults targeting the Syrian military is seen as retaliation for recent losses.

The move comes amid criticism the country has received for failing to stem attacks by the Islamic State group.

The Palestinian faction said Israel's decision to halt cement deliveries to Gaza would be met by retaliation. Israel's decision came amid allegations of improper use of the materials.

The latest message includes vague threats against several major European cities, including Rome, London and Berlin.

The attacker blew himself up near a school north of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, wounding 25 people, including three children.