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President Obama fears getting the U.S. more entrenched in the war in Syria, but the rise of ISIS has forced him to take an active role.

The U.S. president will discuss issues including the Syrian civil war and terrorism, in a meeting in Germany on Monday.

Somali migrants travel through Sudan into Libya or Egypt, from where they set off in overcrowded, rickety boats that must sail through choppy seas.

The children would be resettled in the country over the next four years, the British immigration ministry announced Thursday.

Last week’s event could be one of the worst as scores flee war-torn nations in boats ill-equipped to make the journey into Europe.

Since they arrived by ship last month, Prime Minister Fayez Seraj and his deputies have edged slowly into a capital still controlled by armed brigades.

An Italian prosecutor said legalizing marijuana would deal a major blow to both the Mafia and ISIS.

A television journalist suffered serious injuries to his face after an airstrike close to where he was reporting near Aleppo, Syria, April 14, 2016.

While the Islamic State group has focused on attacks in Europe, its numbers have decreased in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. says.

The president said his administration is not given enough credit for repairing the economy but expects perceptions to change over time.

Most of the weapons being offered online originate from Russia, a study found, with heavy machine guns making up the majority of the offerings.

A group called “Jahba East Africa” has pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling him the “rightful khalifa (leader) of all Muslims.”

Although the number of people applying for asylum in Germany has fallen by over 60 percent, officials worry new routes into Europe could sprout.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has been embedding with local governing institutions in Yemen, offering vital social services in the impoverished country.

The country's oil production has fallen sharply to less than a quarter of the 1.6 million barrels it produced daily before an uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

“You should know that there is no truce, there is no negotiations,” one of the unidentified masked men reportedly said in the video.

"They took us out of the offices, took control and suspended broadcasting. None of us has been hurt,” one journalist from the channel reportedly said.

A second federal judge has taken the rare step of allowing a group suing for records from Hillary Clinton’s time as U.S. secretary of state to seek sworn testimony from officials.

The militant was killed during daylight hours in a U.S. special operations raid in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.

The Islamic State group poses a widening threat to East Asian nationals, a report by Japan’s Defense Ministry says, following kidnappings and killings.

At least 400 operatives trained in Syria, Libya and other locations are being deployed in autonomous cells to launch attacks in areas outside of the Middle East, security officials say.