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Sadiq Khan said attacks such as the jihad bombing in Chelsea were "part and parcel" of life in a big city. "It is a reality I'm afraid that London, New York, other major cities around the world have got to be prepared for these sorts of things." He also criticized Donald Trump for saying it was time to "get tough" on terrorism. Sadiq Khan is not going to get tough on jihad terrorism. He appears to be much more concerned about those who want to do so than he is about the jihad terrorists themselves. He wants you to get...

Annual report finds ISIS remains the greatest worldwide terrorist threat, while Iran is still the leading state sponsor of terrorism. The Islamic State (ISIS) remains the greatest worldwide terrorist threat, while Iran is still the leading state sponsor of terrorism, the State Department's annual report finds. The U.S. said in the report, released Thursday and quoted by The Associated Press, that the number of global terrorist attacks declined slightly between 2014 and 2015, although ISIS expanded its reach. Iran remained the leading state sponsor of terrorism despite sealing a nuclear deal with world powers, the annual survey says. The State...

"Sheikh Shabr added that when Muslims conquer the country of infidels, they should give the locals the opportunity to convert to Islam or kill them. If the locals are from among the People of the Book, i.e., Jews or Christians, they should have the third option of paying the jizya poll tax." "Fight those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and do not practice the religion of truth, even if they are of the People of the Book -- until they pay the jizya with willing...

World Health Organization's UN resolution marks Israel as the world's only violator of 'mental, physical and environmental health.' The World Health Organization (WHO) called for an investigation into alleged abuses of "mental, physical and environmental health" rights by Israel, the only country singled out during the U.N. agency's annual assembly in Geneva. The motion was co-sponsored by the Arab Group of States and the Palestinian delegation, and it commissioned a WHO delegation to investigate and report on "the health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory" and "the occupied Syrian Golan." France, Germany and the United Kingdom were among the 107...

Terming Mumbai terror attacks as "successful" from the perspective of terrorists, America's top intelligence official has warned that such strikes could be replicated in the US and other parts of the world. Warning such attacks could be viewed by terrorists as a possible way of proceeding in the future, FBI Director Robert Muller said intelligence and other security agencies would have to reinvigorate efforts to make certain that we've done everything we can to prevent such type of attacks. Delivering a speech on 'Global Terrorism: The FBI's Role', Muller said the Mumbai attack, which killed more than 170 people and...