Libya’s foreign minister urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo to allow the country’s military to fight jihadists, amid growing alarm over the threat from the Islamic State group. Mohammed al-Dairi made the appeal to the 15-member council after Islamic State militants beheaded 21 Egyptian …

Egypt pushed for action against jihadists in Libya ahead of a UN Security Council meeting Wednesday but faced reluctance from Western powers who stressed the need for a political solution. After launching air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya this week in response to the jihadists’ beheadings of …

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has called for a UN-mandated peacekeeping force to monitor a tattered ceasefire deal in east Ukraine. “We see the best format would be a police mission from the European Union. We are sure this would be the most effective and best guarantee for security,” Poroshenko said …