Ships are en route to crack down on smuggling of migrants and asylum seekers to Europe
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance must instead continue to rely on local forces to defeat ISIL
US-led military alliance invites Balkan state of Montenegro to become a member in first expansion since 2009
Plane shot down after it violated Turkish airspace, a long-feared escalation that could further inflame Syria’s conflict
MSF report on Afghan hospital airstrike provides damning evidence of a war crime
Clashes around Ghazni underline a worsening security situation across Afghanistan since the withdrawal of foreign troops
Two US service members among dead when aircraft crashed while trying to land at base in the Afghan capital
Remarks by NATO secretary-general come as Moscow steps up military action in Syria with missile strikes, ground cover
Moscow offers talks to avoid ‘misunderstandings’ in Syria; Turkish president warns Russia may lose a friend
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirms arms on flights, but spokesman declines to say whether troops have been sent
