Eleven Daesh terrorists were “neutralized” and two others were injured in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Turkey-backed Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military said early Sunday. Turkish fighter jets also hit 165 Daesh targets, including shelters, defense...

(Al-Jazeera)- Authorities in Lebanon say they have thwarted a suicide bombing in one of the busiest neighbourhoods of the capital, Beirut. Lebanon's National News Agency said the would-be attacker was wearing an explosive belt under his jacket, as he intended to blow himself up inside a...

(Al-Jazeera)- Key players in the war in Syria are due to meet on Monday in Astana to begin talks aimed at consolidating a nationwide ceasefire and potentially paving the way towards a political settlement. The talks, organised by Russia, Turkey and Iran, come weeks into a countrywide...

Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a gruelling five-set victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday. Federer will now play Andy Murray's conqueror Mischa Zverev after winning 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in three hours...