An Egyptian court has declared Palestinian movement Hamas a “terrorist” organization, according to a judicial source. The decision comes one month after Cairo added the group’s military wing to its terror blacklist.

Hundreds have attended a rally in northeastern England under the banner of German-based “anti-Islamization” group PEGIDA. The protest was dwarfed by a counterdemonstration, with police keeping both sides apart.

News of the abduction of more than 200 Syrian Christians by the “Islamic State” has spread throughout the world. This was precisely IS’s intention. Its acts of terrorism are part of a cynical media strategy.