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 …

At least 36 mourners at a funeral ceremony were killed and 27 wounded when an unidentified plane bombarded a village in Niger near the Nigerian border, the army said today. The strike yesterday came as Niger takes part in a regional offensive against Nigeria-based Boko Haram fighters, who have extended …