The United Nations Security Council plans to hold a special meeting on Monday focusing on the violence in eastern Ukraine. The meeting was convened by Lithuania, a rotating member of the council, at Kiev’s request and will begin at 3pm (2000 GMT).

Clashes between protesters and security forces left at least 15 people dead on Sunday, the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 revolt that toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak. Security had been tightened in Cairo and other cities after Islamists called for protests against the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former army …

India could play a role in battling Islamic State, the White House said on Monday during a visit to New Delhi by President Barack Obama, underlining Washington’s confidence that India is increasingly prepared to engage on global security issues.