Ukrainian troops on Tuesday wrested back control of the strategically-important town of Severodonetsk from pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, the interior ministry said. Ukraine’s security forces were in control of “all the vital facilities” in the city of around 110,000, located roughly 120 kilometres (75 miles) to the north of …

Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa on Tuesday,  arrived in Algeria as head of a government delegation to discuss border security and counterterrorism cooperation with the Algerian officials. Jomaa was accompanied by Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalam and Defence Minister Ghazi Jribi ahead of a high level meeting with top Algerian officials.

The United States on Monday condemned a weekend attack on an Egyptian border checkpoint which left 21 soldiers dead, and vowed to keep up support for Egypt’s security.