Three French women who joined Daesh (ISIS) before being captured by Iraqi forces could be facing the death penalty as they await trial in Baghdad, sources close to their cases told AFP. The women were detained after Iraqi fighters ousted the militants from Mosul last July, one source said,...

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the detention of at least four journalists in Turkey after they criticized its incursion into northern Syria, and urged Turkish authorities to release the journalists and allow the media to report without fear of reprisal. Police detained...

The last challenger seen as a potential threat to the re-election of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi abruptly ended his campaign on Tuesday after the army accused him of violating military law by running for office without permission. A security source and members of the...

France's foreign minister is expressing annoyance that the Trump administration is pressuring European allies to redesign the Iranian nuclear deal to fit U.S. needs. Jean-Yves Le Drian was bracing for tense discussions in Paris on Tuesday with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex...