President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday. Sisi announced the “state of emergency for three months” in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of the national defence …

The UN Security Council condemned the bombings of two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt on Sunday, calling the attacks “heinous” and “cowardly.” In a statement, the council urged all member states to cooperate with the Egyptian government in bringing to justice the perpetrators of the attacks, which were claimed by …

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mogadishu army camp Monday, killing at least three soldiers a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy, military sources said. “The suicide bomber was stopped at the main entrance and he blew himself up. Three soldiers died and …