Damien McElroy

UN says Al Qaeda affiliate is expanding, building ties with Somalia’s Al Shabab and eyeing external attacks

The good news is there are solutions out there

Many in the continent put off by the US President’s recent pressure plays

Prince Harry joins criticism of US President after he said Nato forces 'stayed a little off the front lines'

Donbas debate at centre of US-mediated negotiations between warring sides

The global body's success will depend on whether it can bring its ethos to bear on a world where pressure is the determining factor

The country’s real handicap is its dysfunctional administrative state

Immigrants and exiles shine a spotlight on issues emanating from their countries of origin, but whether this has an impact is questionable

Washington failed to secure clean-cut captures of leaders of Iraq and Libya

Although outspoken against Israeli occupation and the war on Gaza, Dublin faces several contradictions in its approach

Terror group's staying power suggests battle against extremism needs to be much more sophisticated

What could be more emblematic of a dirty-war problem than the failure to even put the 'Stakeknife' asset's name in the seven-year investigation?

Monarch to reduce weekly treatments in boost to his busy schedule of royal visits

By tackling the ideological factors behind societal divisions, London can begin to reverse some of its ugliest trends

Chris Bryant mobilises support from UAE for free-trade agreement talks