Trump says Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces
US president calls Abu-Bilal al-Minuki ‘most active terrorist in the world’ and says he was eliminated in ‘very complex mission’Donald Trump has said ...
Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power
Army supported by Russian mercenaries launches airstrikes after offensive by coalition of Islamist extremists and Tuareg separatistsMali’s armed force...
Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging
Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in inkJapan’s bigge...
Pussy Riot protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close
Demonstrators, angered by Russia’s inclusion at arts festival, shouted ‘Curated by Putin, dead bodies included’The Russian pavilion at the Venice Bien...
Gaza flotilla Britons say they needed hospital care after Israeli forces’ abuse
Alice Chapman and Zak Khan say they were beaten, kicked and spat on after detention near Crete last weekTwo British activists have said they were admi...
Mexican special forces arrest top commander of powerful cartel
Audias Flores, known as ‘El Jardinero’, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, captured in western state of NayaritMexican special forces have arrested...
‘Israel must change direction’: Netanyahu rivals join forces for next election
Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this yearTwo of Benjamin Netanyahu’s most form...
Tanzania Report Blames ‘Outside Forces’ for Deadly Election Violence
The findings in a new report by a commission appointed by the government were at odds with details from human rights groups, which estimate that hundr...
Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces Say They’re Being Pushed Back to the Taliban
Once promised a move to the United States, Afghan refugees who helped U.S. forces say they face ‘bad or worse’ options: resettlement to Congo or retur...
‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit
Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged ba...
Iranian forces seize two ships in strait of Hormuz amid doubts over further peace talks with US
Standoff between Iran and US continues as both impose blockades of critical shipping waterway Iranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Ho...
Gaza’s yellow line creeps forward as Israeli forces expand zone of control
Residents waking to find line has moved overnight and they are now in free-fire zone as army takes more territoryIsraeli forces have been moving an ag...
