Egyptian security forces killed 11 Islamist militants from a local affiliate of the Islamic State group based in the restive North Sinai region, the interior ministry said Tuesday. The militants, armed with weapons and explosives, were killed in a shootout during a raid on their hideout...

The main rebel group in the Syrian province of Idlib pulled out of a key rebel town as regime forces advanced in the area on Tuesday amid intense bombardment and airstrikes, opposition activists said. As the militants withdrew, regime troops moved into northern and western...

 Spain said Tuesday it will send a military ship to the Italian island of Lampedusa to fetch migrants on board a charity boat that has been stuck at sea for days as Rome refuses it access. "The Audaz, which will leave this afternoon at 5 p.m. (1500 GMT), will sail for three days to...

Athens has received no request from the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya to dock in Greece, Merchant Marine Minister Ioannis Plakiotakis said Tuesday after a maritime tracker gave the ship's "reported destination" as the Greek port of Kalamata. "There is officially no request concerning the...