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The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump's tough talk may not force Pak to change

China is distracted by North Korea's standoff with the US and its allies Japan and South Korea, which can relapse into...

24 Aug 2017 6:41 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump's doctrine' on Afghan nothing new

India didn't enter Afghanistan after seeking Washington's permission, and will mind its own Afghan policy.

24 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST

Multiple ground assaults and a deluge of air strikes shrank the Islamic State groups caliphate to a rump and decimated its fighters in 2016 but the organisation remains a potential threat.

42 civilians killed in US-led air strikes in Syrian city of Raqa:...

Nineteen children and 12 women were among those killed in the raids, which hit several neighbourhoods in the northern...

22 Aug 2017 3:45 PM IST

Jim Mattis, US defence secretary

ISIS militants trapped in Iraq-Syria military wise: Jim Mattis

Mattis arrived in the Iraqi capital on an unannounced visit just after Trump made a fresh approach to the stalemated war...

22 Aug 2017 1:47 PM IST

An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people. (Photo: AP)

Spanish lessons

As ISIS has trademarked self-radicalised do-it-yourself jihad, it places maximum emphasis on drilling Islamist passion...

22 Aug 2017 3:49 AM IST

Police secure the scene in downtown Brussels after a reported attack on Belgian Army soldiers on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Islamic State claims Brussels knife attacker as their own

The Federal Prosecutor's Office said the man was known to police for assault charges but had no previous terror-related...

27 Aug 2017 3:46 PM IST

Military forces are reportedly moving from the western and northeastern front of Tal Afar. (Photo: AFP)

Islamic States's stronghold Tal Afar about to fall: Iraqi military

'Tal Afar city is about to fall completely into the hands of our forces, only five percent remains' under IS control,...

27 Aug 2017 9:45 AM IST

An Iraqi forces officer flashes victory gesture from the turret of an armoured vehicle during the advance through Tal Afar, west of Mosul. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq forces take Tal Afar from ISIS

Militants driven out of one of their last strongholds in war-torn country.

27 Aug 2017 7:10 AM IST

A 2014 report estimated that 18 per cent all European ISIS members were female and the total number is now believed to be more than 550. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi forces all out to retake Tal Afar from ISIS control

Once a key ISIS supply hub between Mosul and the Syrian border, Tal Afar is the last major population centre in north...

21 Aug 2017 3:29 AM IST

FC Barcelona players, across all levels, will don the black armbands, in their respective matches this weekend. (Photo: AP)

FC Barcelona to hoist flag at half mast to mourn death of terror...

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed 13 people and left more than 100 injured, in Barcelona.

18 Aug 2017 11:58 AM IST

Witnesses described scenes of chaos and panic, with bodies strewn along the boulevard as others fled for their lives. (Photo: AP)

Spain: 13 dead, 100 injured in 2 car attacks; ISIS claims Barcelona...

One of the 2 suspects arrested over the Barcelona attack is a Moroccan national named Driss Oukabir.

18 Aug 2017 9:37 AM IST

An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people. (Photo: AP)

13 dead in Barcelona van attack claimed by ISIS; 4 suspects shot

Police announced the arrest of two suspects, identified as a Spaniard and a Moroccan, but said the driver was still on...

18 Aug 2017 6:24 AM IST