Aid organisations working in Syria say they are “extremely shocked” after the UK cancelled millions of dollars in cash assistance to the northeast of the country out of concern that money could be diverted to ISIS. “We have suspended the use of UK aid through cash transfers in...

Eight people have been arrested in connection with a string of eight deadly blasts that killed 207 people and injured more than 450 in Sri Lanka Sunday, the country's prime minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said "so far the names that have come up are local," but that...

With the Brexit deadline delayed until autumn, Britain will still be an EU member when elections for the EU Parliament begin May 23 and thus obligated to elect its own MEPs. It is a confusing state of affairs that puts Europe in an “absurd” position. Just a few weeks ago, the prospect...

 Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack at the communications ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed seven people, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Sunday. Saturday’s attack began when a suicide bomber detonated explosives just outside the...