The leader of Iraq's largest Iranian-backed Shiite militia expressed hope on Monday that the battle of Mosul would not be as protracted and devastating as in the one that allied Shiite militias are fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo. "We are afraid that Mosul could be another...

French authorities were on Monday clearing the last shacks in the Calais "Jungle", signalling the end of the notorious camp, as attention turned to the thousands of migrants sleeping rough in Paris. The authorities have said that nothing will be left of the notorious Jungle, home to around...

About 220 African migrants forced their way through a barbed wire fence into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta Monday, clashing with Spanish police who tried to prevent them from crossing the border with Morocco. Thirty-two migrants were treated in hospital for minor injuries after...

 Iraqi special forces neared the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) faced mortar fire as they pushed from the Christian...