(Sky News)- British tourists have started to arrive back in the UK from The Gambia amid that country's worsening political crisis. Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency earlier this week after refusing to hand over power following his loss in last month's election....

Residents of government-held areas of the Syrian city of Deir az-Zour have expressed fears of massacres as the Islamic State group continues its advance on the city. Besieged by IS since early 2015, the regime-controlled third of Deir az-Zour city is home to an estimated 100,000 people....

President Barack Obama said Wednesday it was in America's interest to have "constructive" ties with Russia, but admitted the relationship had reverted to an "adversarial spirit" when Vladimir Putin regained the presidency. "I think it's in America's interest and the world's interest that we...

The attacks in Turkey came in rapid succession: twin bombs at a stadium, a Russian diplomat’s murder and then, just a few days later, a mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve. The assaults, carried out over a three-week period beginning in December, were a stark...