Guantanamo Bay inmate sent home to Algeria after nearly 20 years
Sufyian Barhoumi was captured in Pakistan and taken to US base in Cuba in 2002
Biden deftly sidesteps potential #MeToo moment
America Letter: Likely presidential candidate must not let mature age suggest he is past it
Pelosi offers partial defence of Biden over ‘inappropriate touching’
House speaker says claims against former US vice-president not ‘disqualifying’ but he should apologise
Trump wants to remove ‘gender’ from UN human rights
US diplomats push for rewriting to remove language inclusive of transgender people
The Middle East has a new kingpin: Vladimir Putin
US retreat has allowed Russia to spread its influence on a scale not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union
Trump bans transgender people from US army
US president’s decision criticised by John McCain among others
Trump bans transgender people from serving in US military
Decision to reverse key Obama-era policy takes Washington by surprise
America’s secret ‘cyberwar’ against North Korean missiles
Pentagon employs malware and signal jamming as rocket sophistication spikes
Chelsea Manning thanks Barack Obama for ‘giving me a chance’
Whistleblower had 35-year military prison sentence commuted by US president
Over 80 killed in Libya stealth strikes on Isis - US defence chief
Official says reports show dozens of militants killed, with over 100 munitions dropped
Paris attacks suspects killed in Syria, US claims
Three Islamic State leaders died in an air strike in Raqqa, defence secretary says
Dozens of civilians and two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Air strike cover for US and Afghan forces causes casualties in village near Kunduz
Iraqi army tries to reach site of Isis executions near Mosul
Dozens reportedly executed in village to deter people from helping US-led offensive
Islamic State holds up Iraqi army south of Mosul
Fighting expected to intensify with up to one million people estimated to be uprooted
Iraqi army’s elite force pauses advance near Mosul
About 90 villages recaptured around Iraqi city as assault against Isis continues
Kurdish fighters seize town near Mosul from Islamic State
US coalition forces continue their offensive against last Isis stronghold in Iraq
Up to 1,000 in hospital in Iraq due to fumes from Isis fire
Hundreds left with breathing issues after Islamic State set plant ablaze near Mosul
Iraqi and Kurdish forces advance for ‘decisive’ Mosul battle
Ground troops supported by US-led air strikes seek to retake city from Islamic State
Syria’s opposition coalition unveils democratic transition plan
High Negotiation Committee blueprint commits to non-sectarian values, minus Assad
US and Russia wrangle over Syria deal at G20 summit
Barack Obama warns ‘grave differences’ remain between the two superpowers
US launches air strikes against Islamic State militants in Libya
US intensifies its role in fight against Isis in Libya to help UN-backed government there
Barack Obama scales back US withdrawal from Afghanistan
President says 8,400 troops will remain on active duty to help government fight Taliban
Transgender people to be allowed serve openly in US military
Lifting of Pentagon ban removes one of final barriers to military service in America
Islamic State in retreat in Palmyra as key leader ‘killed’
US says Isis finance officer targeted in air strike as Syrian forces continue advance
US claims to have killed top Islamic State commander in Syria
Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli was believed to be in line to lead terrorist group
Islamic State rocket kills US soldier in Iraq
American service member killed and several wounded in northern Iraq rocket attack
Lori Robinson set to become first woman US combatant chief
Barack Obama to nominate air force general to head US Northern Command
Rome sends mixed signals over military action in Libya
Matteo Renzi says he will not deploy soldiers but secret service is already active in Libya
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