Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday to express his concern about intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. “He also underscored that Russia and the separatists they back must immediately implement their obligations under the September 5th cease-fire …

Dozens of soldiers were killed and more than 70 wounded in car bomb attacks and clashes between troops and Islamists around Benghazi airport, a Libyan army spokesperson said on Friday, as the UN threatened sanctions. “Thirty-six soldiers were killed on Thursday in three car bomb attacks, followed by fighting between …

British Prime Minister David Cameron today became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as Nato troops end their long war against the Taliban. Mr Cameron arrived in Kabul on the unannounced visit after visiting an airbase in Cyprus, where British jets launching strikes …