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The US and its allies in the coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) have agreed on a strategy to defeat the group, US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has said.They will corner the militants in their bastions of Raqqa, in Syria,…

A decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 over the country's alleged state-sponsored doping regime has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Russia's athletics federation was suspended by the…

Massive numbers of Libyans took to the public squares in Tripoli and Misurata as well as other cities to condemn in the strongest terms the French intervention in Libya by backing up Dignity Operation forces in the east of Libya, led by…

A large police operation in the Belgian capital which lasted all afternoon was a false alarm, officials say.Police were called following reports that a man was acting suspiciously and wearing a coat with wires protruding.The…

The Chief of Staff of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, Saqir Al-Jorushi, admitted Wednesday evening that there are French troops among their forces in the Dignity Operation in Benghazi, eastern Libya.Al-Jorushi…

France's defence ministry says three of its soldiers have died in Libya, reportedly after their helicopter was shot down.A short statement said the soldiers died "while on mission" in the north African country.Earlier on…

A social media video that got viral yesterday appears to show Syrian rebels beheading a Palestinian boy who they accused of being a pro-government fighter.The video, posted online on Tuesday, shows a group of men in the back of a…