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Terror in the heart of Jakarta

Reality Check: Terror attack in Jakarta; Boko Haram; Ebola; Russia's economy; Asylum applications

Islamic extremism in Indonesia

AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

Body bags cover victims as police secure the area after a series of explosions hit central Jakarta

Today’s terror attack in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta comes after several warnings by police in recent weeks that Islamic militants were planning something big. Dr Sajjan Gohel from the Asia Pacific Foundation assesses the threat of Islamic extremism in the world’s largest Moslem country.

Boko Haram

Nigerian president Muhammadu Bahari is claiming a “technical” victory in the war against the terrorist group, Boko Haram and is confident he can completely crush the group by the end of the year. Virginian Comolli, Research Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, tells Reality Check whether this optimism is justified.

Ebola: The outbreak is officially over

The World Health Organisation is cautiously optimistic that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now over. Liberia was the last country to be declared Ebola-free. Our Geneva correspondent, Imogen Foulkes tells us that the Ebola epidemic has shown that important reforms need to be made in the way the WHO operates.

The Russian economy and falling oil Prices

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Russian stock market loses over 4 percent as oil Prices fall.

With oil prices hovering at historic lows of around 30 dollars a barrel many oil-based economies are feeling the pinch. One such country is Russia - which has the added problem of economic sanctions imposed by the west after the annexation of Crimea. Our Moscow correspondent, Julia Lyubova reports on Russia’s economic woes.

Processing asylum applications

The massive influx of refugees into Europe last year has many politicians calling for a limit to the number of refugees and asylum seekers their countries take in and for the faster processing of asylum applications: But is either of these strategies realistic? We ask the Austrian lawyer, Georg Bürstmayr.

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