Middle East
Russia says it will unilaterally start using force against those violating the partial truce in Syria, if the US does not agree to joint rules by Tuesday.
Some of the last remaining Jews in war-torn Yemen have been brought to Israel in a secret mission.
A US marine has been killed and several other American servicemen injured by rocket fire outside the city of Mosul, the Pentagon has said.
A video has appeared online apparently showing a British photojournalist who was taken hostage in Syria by so-called Islamic State in 2012.
Kurdish parties have declared the establishment of a federal system in areas they control in northern Syria.
Kurdish parties say they are planning to declare a new federal system in areas they control in northern Syria.
Syrian government representatives have ruled out starting direct talks with the opposition delegation, as peace talks entered a third day in Geneva.
At least 41 civilians have been killed and 35 others wounded in an air strike by Saudi-led coalition warplanes in northern Yemen, medics say.
