IRAQ

The French president, who has called for an international anti-ISIS coalition, is likely to push for greater Russian cooperation in the fight against the militant group.

The Islamic State group has released a new video hailing their supposed successes and taunting world powers to try to defeat them.

Arab officials and Iraqi residents say Kurdish forces are forcing out of their homes after recapturing cities from the Islamic State.

Calls for French leaders to expel “preachers of hate” and shut down their mosques have been echoed by the country's Muslim community.

Tunisia has been hailed by many as the Arab Spring’s success story but the country remains a target of terrorist attacks.

Activists say it's important to decry anti-Muslim bias in the West -- but the same standards should apply in Muslim-majority countries.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to defend her open-arms policy, while Poland requests a review of the EU's quota plan in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

“It is the call to glory and adventure that moves these young people to join the Islamic State,” a terrorism expert told the U.N.'s counterterrorism committee.

The Islamic State group purportedly released the threats in a new video telling the French, "We will come to crush your country.”

It remains unclear whether ransoms were paid for the release of the captives.

In response to the attack, President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a 30-day state of emergency and announced a nightly curfew, a report said.

The Turkmen, who are Syrian citizens of Turkish descent, have fought President Bashar Assad's government in Syria since the civil war began.

At the White House Tuesday, France and the U.S. solidified their unity in the fight against the Islamic State group and advocated de-escalation between Russia and Turkey.

Russia has sought to tout the successes of its airstrike campaign against the so-called Islamic State group in Syria, but rights groups charge Russia with targeting civilians.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the shoot-down of a Russian jet a stab in the back, saying it was carried out by "accomplices of terrorists."

NATO's collective defense clause has only been used once before -- after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington.

The debacle underscores rising hostilities between Ankara and Moscow, as the two countries –- despite being strong trade partners –- have not seen eye to eye over Syria.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said sending troops to the region was neither "feasible" nor "practical."

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ordered law enforcement officials to test their readiness for a mass casualty attack in the wake of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks.

The app is free and is part of a new “See Something, Send Something” campaign aimed at encouraging New Yorkers to alert the authorities of potential threats. 

The Charles de Gaulle more the doubles the capacity of France's airstrikes against the Islamic State group.