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An Islamic State leader in the Sahara has been killed by the French military. President Emmanuel Macron said Adnan Abu Walid al Sahrawi’s death...

The UK, Australia and the United States have agreed a “landmark” partnership to boost their defences and share nuclear submarine secrets at a time...

Three former US intelligence and military officers have admitted working as mercenaries for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and carrying out sophisticated hacking operations...

Many of the women of Afghanistan are frightened right now. And those who worked for the foreigners who’ve pulled out of the country, are...

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has met Vladimir Putin in Moscow – their first meeting in the Russian capital since 2015. Mr Putin congratulated...

Ten million people are “likely to die” due to extreme temperatures if world leaders fail to agree significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by...

An Afghan man suspected of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl in Austria has been arrested in the UK and faces extradition. Rasuili Zubaidullah,...

North Korea has successfully fired a new long range cruise missile, its state media has said. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that...

The notorious detention centre built by the Americans inside the huge Bagram military base is a terrifying place even when empty. It’s known locally as...

For 20 years now, New Yorkers have woken up to this day – to relive, to remember. Some find themselves forced to, others want...

The Taliban fighters we are with are on a charm offensive. “We have changed. We have changed a lot,” one of them tells us....

The head of MI5 has said terrorist attacks on UK soil will likely happen on his watch and that his officers and the police...

The British embassy’s new tenants in Kabul cannot understand why the diplomatic staff have not returned since the Taliban took control. “Why don’t they...

Twenty years on from the September 11th terror attacks, the Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan. After being driven out by US forces...

The Taliban says it will allow 200 Americans and other civilians to leave Afghanistan on charter flights, according to a US official. The official,...

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has told a court he is “a soldier of Islamic State”. Abdeslam is among 20 men on trial accused...

Donald Trump’s deal with the Taliban was a “catastrophe”, according to a former secretary-general of NATO. Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Sky News that agreeing...

Survivors and relatives of those who lost their lives during the terrorists attacks in Paris in November 2015 are hoping for justice as France’s...

The Taliban has appointed several old guard members to Afghanistan’s caretaker government. Among those appointed to the new interim cabinet as interior minister is...