More than 400 militants holed up in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a lay down weapons and renounce violence following breaches of a truce agreement they reached with the national army last month.

US President Joe Biden says Washington is considering maintaining a military presence in Afghanistan beyond the Aug. 31 deadline.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again tempered expectations of a breakthrough in protracted negotiations with the EU.

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have unexpectedly agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the Sunday (December 13) deadline.

Britain and the European Union face another fast-approaching deadline to conclude marathon talks on their future relationship.

As post-Brexit trade negotiations draw to a close the EU has issued what may prove to be a final warning to the UK.