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HSBC Chairman 'Knew Perfectly Well' About Tax Evasion, Says Whistleblower

HSBC Chairman 'Knew Perfectly Well' About Tax Evasion, Says Whistleblower

Newsweek — Stephen Green, the former boss of HSBC's Swiss private banking arm at the time of its alleged assistance of wealthy clients' tax avoidance, "knew perfectly well" what was occurring at the bank, according to the whistleblower at the heart of the scandal, Herve Falciani.

Create a Palestinian State to Secure Israel and Its Citizens, Says Herzog

Create a Palestinian State to Secure Israel and Its Citizens, Says Herzog

Newsweek — Israel's opposition leader Isaac Herzog has declared that he is "utterly serious" about a two-state solution with the Palestinians, pledging to support his words through his actions if elected to power in today's election.

ISIS Replace Injured Leader Baghdadi With Former Physics Teacher

ISIS Replace Injured Leader Baghdadi With Former Physics Teacher

Newsweek — The Islamic State's temporary leader is a former Iraqi physics teacher located in the country's second-biggest city, Mosul, the adviser to the Iraqi government on ISIS has revealed.

Libyan people traffickers use social media to drum up business

Libyan people traffickers use social media to drum up business

Newsweek — "Maybe one day I come stay with you in London," says Hassan. "London is very beautiful but I love Manchester United." Hassan is enthusiastic and personable, but he would be - he wants my business.

Volcano Boarding Down Nicaragua's 'Black Hill'

Volcano Boarding Down Nicaragua's 'Black Hill'

Newsweek — A week before I reach Nicaragua's second-largest city, León, the pioneer of this burgeoning extreme sport that is volcano boarding, Zoltan Istvan, warns me in an email that the active Cerro Negro (Black Hill) is considered a "touristy bunny slope" by dedicated boarders.

Aylan Kurdi's Father: 'I Will Stay and Fight for Kobane'

Aylan Kurdi's Father: 'I Will Stay and Fight for Kobane'

Newsweek — A week ago, Abdullah Kurdi was dreaming of a new life in the comparative safety of Europe with his wife and two sons. Just days later he was back in Syria, in his hometown of Kobane, burying his family in a silent funeral at the city's "martyrs' graveyard" after his children slipped through his fingers as their boat capsized on September 2 while attempting to reach the European mainland. Now, having lost everything, he tells Newsweek, he wants to stay and fight for the city twice besieged by Islamic State.

Exclusive: Aylan Kurdi's Mother Revealed Family's Destination Was Germany In Final Phone Call

Exclusive: Aylan Kurdi's Mother Revealed Family's Destination Was Germany In Final Phone Call

Newsweek — The Syrian mother who died at sea with her two sons attempting to reach the Greek mainland earlier this week revealed that the family's final destination was Germany in a heartbreaking final phone-call a day before their tragic deaths, her father told Newsweek in an exclusive interview late Thursday.

Junaid Hussain: How a Boy From Birmingham Became ISIS's Leading Hacker

Junaid Hussain: How a Boy From Birmingham Became ISIS's Leading Hacker

Newsweek — U.S. officials said Wednesday that an American airstrike had killed Junaid Hussain, the purported leader of the Islamic State's (ISIS) cyber wing.

How a radical cleric's arrest in Jamaica reveals a link between ISIS and the Caribbean

How a radical cleric's arrest in Jamaica reveals a link between ISIS and the Caribbean

Newsweek — Dub reggae, tropical fruit, cajun eats and Rastafarianism are just some of the things people might associate with Jamaica, but this week the Caribbean island was linked with a more sinister subject: radical Islamism. On Friday, the Manhattan District Attorney indicted a radical Islamist cleric in absentia on charges of recruiting for the Islamic State militant group (ISIS).

Pirates of the Caliphate: U.N. probes Somali kingpin over support for Al-Shabab

Pirates of the Caliphate: U.N. probes Somali kingpin over support for Al-Shabab

Newsweek — A feared Somali pirate kingpin is being investigated by the United Nations over claims that he has aided fighters from the Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabab. A top United Nations official confirmed to Newsweek that Mohamed Garfanji Ali Dulai has provided logistical support to the Islamist fighters, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the Somali state since 2006.

British and EU spies criticize American "blabbermouths" after Manchester leaks

British and EU spies criticize American "blabbermouths" after Manchester leaks

Newsweek — Former British and Belgian intelligence chiefs have declared American officials to be "blabbermouths" after much of the key information leaked to the media following the bombing of a British concert venue on Monday night emerged from Washington.

Why is Israel moving to downgrade the Arabic language?

Why is Israel moving to downgrade the Arabic language?

Newsweek — Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty In Israel, Arabic has long been taught in schools, spoken in the parliament and posted on road signs. It is not the official language, but neither is Hebrew, the mother tongue of most of the country.

London attack survivor recounts near-miss as car rammed civilians on Westminster Bridge

London attack survivor recounts near-miss as car rammed civilians on Westminster Bridge

Newsweek — Rob Lyon, a 34-year-old marketing director, isn't a London native. On Wednesday, he had traveled to the U.K.'s capital city from Rugby, in central England, with two colleagues for a work trip. But he found himself on the scene in a series of events that police are calling terrorism.

How a love of the sea led a German couple into the hands of pirates, ISIS, and death

How a love of the sea led a German couple into the hands of pirates, ISIS, and death

Newsweek — In a jungle clearing in the southern Philippines, 70-year-old German national Jurgen Gustav Kantner, visibly ashen and dressed in a black jacket, kneeled as a masked man stood over him, a curved knife wrapped around his throat. He uttered his last words to camera: "Now he kill me."

Why a growing number of women in Europe are planning violent attacks in the name of ISIS

Why a growing number of women in Europe are planning violent attacks in the name of ISIS

Newsweek — PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images It was early on a Sunday morning in September when French police discovered a Peugeot parked near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with its hazard lights flashing and its license plates removed. The car carried seven gas cylinders, six of them full, and three cans of diesel.

The case of the "preacher without a face" points to German security flaws before Berlin attack

The case of the "preacher without a face" points to German security flaws before Berlin attack

Newsweek — On November 8, heavily armed German police, clad in balaclavas, raided an apartment complex in the small northern city of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony. Their target was a 32-year-old Iraqi man, known to be a key supporter of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and dubbed the "preacher without a face" for his video appearances draped in black robes, his face hidden from the camera.

Eyewitness recounts horror as truck plowed into Berlin Christmas market

Eyewitness recounts horror as truck plowed into Berlin Christmas market

Newsweek — British tourist Emma Rushton was enjoying a drink with a friend at a Berlin Christmas market on Monday evening when a truck drove through, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others. Rushton tells Newsweek of her ordeal at the Breitscheidplatz, a popular public square in central Berlin, where they sat in an area behind the wooden huts lining the middle pathway of the market.

An exclusively revealed ISIS letter points to the merciless tactics the group will likely use in ...

An exclusively revealed ISIS letter points to the merciless tactics the group will likely use in ...

Newsweek — The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is as brutal in its private orders to its top commanders as it is in its public propaganda, according to a letter obtained by Newsweek, sent when the group was threatened in the northern Syrian city of Manbij in August.

A former ISIS hostage explains the ordeal of captivity

A former ISIS hostage explains the ordeal of captivity

Newsweek — Daniel Rye Ottosen has just returned to the Malawian town of Chikwawa from a week in the bush with a small family, surviving on a bland dough known locally as nsima. The austere diet reminds the 27-year-old Danish freelance photographer of harder times.

'We feel safer in Israel': Nice's Jews fearful but defiant after ISIS truck massacre

'We feel safer in Israel': Nice's Jews fearful but defiant after ISIS truck massacre

Newsweek — As red and white trains rattle along the tracks of the Gare de Nice-Ville station, a crowd of Jewish women and kippah-wearing men is gathering behind armed guards on Platform One to listen to Jewish community leaders, the local Rabbanim and the region's president Christian Estrosi.

"He's going straight to hell": Nice's Muslims disavow Mohamed Bouhlel after truck massacre

"He's going straight to hell": Nice's Muslims disavow Mohamed Bouhlel after truck massacre

Newsweek — The al-Wahda prayer room and the Al-Baraka Mosque on the Rue de Suisse in Nice's city center were filling up for their early afternoon services on Saturday. Muslim worshippers arrived, locked up their bikes and took off their sandals and socks on green mats laid outside the entrance to Al-Baraka to protect their feet.

Nice attack: The final moments of Muslim grandmother who was first victim

Nice attack: The final moments of Muslim grandmother who was first victim

Newsweek — Fatima Charrihi, as with every day, spoke to her only sister and best friend Aicha Aissaoui in Amsterdam on the phone Thursday. At around 7 p.m., Aicha was preparing to take her children for a sushi dinner in the Dutch capital.

Artist on ISIS's New York hit list says she is "more scared" of Donald Trump

Artist on ISIS's New York hit list says she is "more scared" of Donald Trump

Newsweek — After every tragic extremist attack in a capital city, be it Paris, Brussels or Beirut, dark thoughts inevitably creep into our minds. A sudden jolt as the tube stops in a dark tunnel, unexpected turbulence on a plane, or the sight of armed police patrolling the streets can make you briefly wonder how it might feel if you, or someone you love, was caught up in the carnage of a militant attack.

The co-pilot of EgyptAir flight details his ordeal after being left alone with hijacker

The co-pilot of EgyptAir flight details his ordeal after being left alone with hijacker

Newsweek — On the morning of Tuesday, March 29, Hamad el Kaddah woke up and ate a quick breakfast before leaving his hotel for the Borg El Arab Airport in Alexandria, Egypt. It was an unexceptional morning for the EgyptAir pilot, who has made this journey hundreds of times in his five years with the company.
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