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The Paris prosecutor's office have extended the detention of Jawad Bendaoud (above), the man who rented his apartment to Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, until Monday.

Under French law, this is the maximum extension he can receive in terrorism-related investigations. Seven others arrested last Wednesday when the apartment in Saint Denis was raided have already been released.  

More from President Obama. 

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US President Barack Obama says the US and its allies will not relent in their fight against Islamic State militants. 

Speaking in Kuala Lumpur, Mr Obama said the global coalition would ultimately destroy IS - taking back the land they control, cutting off their finances and hunting down their leaders. 

He urged all nations to send a signal that the world would continue to do business and would not succumb to fear. 

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Britain plans to increase the number of fighter jets it can launch from new aircraft carriers as it seeks to boost its military attack capabilities, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

"We are going to step up the aircraft carrier punch of the United Kingdom. We are going to make sure that when these aircraft carriers are available they are going to have planes that can fly from them in force," Mr Osborne said.

Asked if he would rule out police cuts, he said: "Every public service has to make sure it is spending its money well." 

The chancellor said the counter-terrorism budget was being increased and more money would be spent on defence.

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Islamic State (IS) militants have issued a new video which claims that recent French strikes on the group's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa hit civilian buildings without causing any casualties.

The video issued on 22 November was released by IS's so-called "Al-Raqqa Province" in French and Arabic. It showed footage of two buildings that were extensively damaged.

The video claimed that the buildings housed "the Central Administration of Bakeries" and a "medicines warehouse".

The militant in the video also vowed revenge against France for the airstrikes - and that the Paris attacks were "just a warning" aimed at telling the French that "we can reach you anywhere".

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told the BBC that the Paris attacks made him temporarily doubt the presence of God.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned that a chemical or biological attack "was among the risks" facing his country - and that all possible precautions to avoid such a scenario had been taken, AFP reports.

He said French authorities were not ruling anything out in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Brussels this morning was a city with few people on the streets - apart from the security forces.

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UK shadow chancellor John McDonnell says it is unlikely that military action alone would end the threat from Islamic State militants.

He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "This isn't a war like the Second World War, where you fight against an enemy in one terrain, you defeat them, they sign a peace treaty and that's it. 

"I think Isil... basically they're encouraging the UK and US to get involved in a war in the Middle East again, because it plays to their narrative of crusader invasion. 

"And remember if we did defeat Isil in some form, they have another army and that army we've seen is located in most of our capital cities."

The Syrian city of Raqqa was once a bustling town - but it has now been transformed under the "brutal rule" of Islamic State militants. 

The New York Times has compiled an interactive tour of the city,, external which it describes as the de facto capital of so-called Islamic State.

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Paris also remains on alert, with armed police and soldiers visible at the city's main airport and in other key places. 

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that he has urged Russia and the US to co-operate on defeating terrorism, Reuters reports.

"All these terrorists and ideology extremists should be defeated in the name of humanity," he said at the annual East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur. "In that regard, we need to unite."

He called for "global solidarity" to address the "common enemy".    

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Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon says authorities are not just looking for Abdeslam. 

"It involves several suspects and that is why we have put in place such exceptional measures," the Belga news agency cited Mr Jambon as telling Flemish television. 

"We are following the situation minute by minute. There is no reason to hide that. There is a real threat but we are doing everything possible day and night to face up to this situation."

French jets will be able to launch air strikes on Islamic State targets from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean from Monday, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying. 

Transport authorities in Brussels say the city's metro system is remaining closed "as a precaution". 

They had previously said the network would remain closed until at least 15:00 today. 

In a Facebook post, STIB said they would decide on a "day by day basis" - and in consultation with police and other authorities - when the stations would reopen.

Buses and trams are running, but some trams have been affected by the measure.

Residents - and tourists - in Brussels have been speaking to the BBC about the atmosphere in the city.

Headteacher Helen Bracegirdle-Brown said "everyone is on edge" following the raised terror alert.

And Chris Foreman, who is spending the weekend in Brussels on a city break with his girlfriend, had this to say: 

Members of US rock band Eagles of Death Metal, who were playing at the Bataclan in Paris when terrorists launched an attack, have given their first interview about the experience. 

Lead singer Jesse Hughes said: "A great reason why so many were killed was because so many people wouldn't leave their friends. 

"So many people put themselves in front of people."

The interview with Vice News, external will be released in full next week.  

The BBC was out talking to people on the streets of central Brussels last night - you can watch the video report here.

"People here may be able to cope with a quiet weekend, but tomorrow, this European capital has to wake up and work," BBC reporter Simon Clemison said.

The centre of Brussels was almost empty on Saturday night because the terror alert prompted restaurants and bars to shut early.

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