Palmyra falls as the caliphate is pushed back in Iraq and Syria
Jihadists on the run
Jihadists on the run
Profits are too high. Too much of a good thing?
Efforts in a Belgian town to stop young Muslims from turning to violence appear to be working
The Yugoslavia tribunal sentences its biggest fish, but it has failed to reconcile Bosnia
But don’t hold your breath—a UN summit on drugs next month looks likely to be a flop
Iain Duncan Smith’s flounce was opportunistic, but he is on to something
The new prime minister begins to make his mark
Millions of Cubans hear an unprecedented call for democracy on the island
The tarnished president should now resign
Analysis: Europe must confront the possibility of such attacks on a regular basis
Distributed ledgers are the future, but their advent will be slow
The court’s guilty verdict against a former Congolese commander marks a milestone
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