Islamic State cells still hiding out in desert and members maintain support with some local organizations; Kurds struggle to deal with jailed terror suspects and refugee influx

Critics say Volodymyr Zelensky, who is mostly known for playing a politician on TV, lacks experience, but polls still show him cruising to an easy victory over Petro Poroshenko

Policies like gender separation are being enforced unevenly, meaning some are jailed for doing the same things that others get away with

Groups warns of return to autocratic system as Egyptians go to polls for three days of balloting on letting president stay in power until 2030

Police say large number of detainees have created logistical problems as Extinction Rebellion demonstrations continue for sixth day

Tichon Hadash finishes undefeated run at international tourney in Greece by stunning home crowd with last-second basket

Oscar-winner who fled statutory rape rap in 1977 says he wasn't given a chance to defend himself when the academy voted to expel him last year amid #MeToo furor

'Diane Arbus: In the Beginning' provides a snapshot of the wealthy Jewish shutterbug who sympathized with the Big Apple's downtrodden, calling them 'aristocrats'

Daughter of late billionaire philanthropist Edgar Bronfman Sr. gave tens of millions to group leader; admits to harboring someone living in the US illegally and credit card fraud

Iraqi leaders say they will not be constrained by US attempts to isolate Tehran and Damascus and are spearheading an initiative to bring Syria back into the Arab League

Review of past exams given by Jeff Byers finds second objectionable question referring to Ku Klux Klan last year

Yisrael Beytenu head says coalition entry dependent on party sticking to its basic principles on security, immigration and absorption

Gérard Araud, a former ambassador to Israel, says he's 'very close' with Jared Kushner, whom he describes as 'extremely smart but has no guts'

Al-Hayat newspaper reports Paris issues warning to Beirut, based on intel from Jerusalem on Tehran-backed, weapons-manufacturing facility

Teenagers aged 18 and 19 detained under anti-terrorism legislation for suspected murder of Lyra McKee

Anniversary of 1999 high school mass murder marked days after teenager, whose obsession with the shooting set off school closures and a manhunt, was found dead

Police say 126 arrested in 23rd straight weekend of protests; demonstrators angry at $1 billion donated by tycoons to cathedral fund while their own demands remain largely unmet

Strong blast heard in Sha'ar Hanegev region; projectile falls in open field in Palestinian enclave

Clashes threaten to ignite civil war on the scale of the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi

US president takes aim at former White House counsel Don McGahn who interviewed with the special counsel for about 30 hours

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