World

What is known about the man identified as the hostage-taker in Sydney

Adnan Khan on the rise of Islamic State, and how leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi went from virtual unknown to global threat

The latest bit of British political theatre foretells the coming election—how the far-right, anti-immigration movement is rising

Thriving on chaos, Putin will continue to lash out, destabilizing the old world order

Chaos has been contained in Iraq. It could spell the beginning of the end of Islamic State.

Why a new racial crisis has exploded, despite big gains under Barack Obama

The President seems singularly suited to deal with the monumental task of healing racial divides. Can he succeed?

Defections to Islamic State raise concerns that the group’s influence is spreading into other Arab Spring countries

In confronting the most powerful nation in Europe, Putin has found a crack that he intends to widen

India and Pakistan are building up their arsenals, and one terror attack could ignite an all-out war