Trump has authorised arming Kurdish fighters 'as necessary to ensure a clear victory' to retake Raqqa

Heavy fighting underway for days around Kunduz with Special Forces units rushing to province to bolster defences

Laws were one yardstick for tracking action on global warming which was ratified by 144 nations, says UN official

Nine people were killed on the spot and three more died after being taken to nearby hospitals

The six can be seen in the video sitting on a floor, flanked by two masked, armed TTP militants

Before Syria's six-year civil war, Aleppo, like London, was its country's biggest city

Both men allegedly joined the group then called Al Nusra in 2012 to battle the regime of President Bashar al Assad

Germany's cabinet approved a plan last month to fine social networks up to 50 million euros

Canadian claims there are others who harbour critical opinion of Russian

The video showed the man urging other Russian agents to surrender