The United States has been helping Somalia fight al-Shabab militants for more than a decade, but rights groups say increasing drone strikes are putting civilians at risk.

After his party suffered a humiliating loss in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is down but far from out.

Iran appears increasingly boxed in by intensifying U.S. sanctions, the latest of which will effectively cut it off from its main oil customers.

The Giant of Africa’s next president will have to contend with daunting security and economic challenges.