Killing of Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah on August 7th kept secret until now, says paper

Highly regarded, controversial foreign correspondent had long relationship with Ireland

America at the Crossroads: Whoever wins the election, the US will continue going crazy

John Brennan has become one of most vocal critics of the US president’s administration

Democrats hope for swing against Trump to turn state blue amid record early voting

The negotiations will tackle issues such as permanent ceasefire, and the rights of women and minorities

It’s taken a global pandemic but a 30-year run of attendance will end on Sunday

As my eldest son left home I reflected on the last two decades and the experiences of life

10-part documentary on basketball star’s final season with Chicago Bulls starts on Sunday

Hollywood idea of killing ‘bad guy’ to fix foreign policy problem not borne out by history

The demise of Islamic State, and its underpinning ideology, remain a long way off

President needed foreign policy boost under the shadow of impeachment inquiry

UN report warns threat from Islamist extremist groups remains high

More than 500 US soldiers, airmen returning to base at invitation of King Salman

Soldiers protect demonstrators demanding overthrow of Omar al-Bashir

The US says bin Laden’s son has emerged as a leader of the al Qaeda terrorist group

Regional rulers have praised the former US president but he has a controversial legacy

Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents

It is a strange feeling to learn that a colleague you knew and liked died atrociously

The Saudis need the US more than the US needs them. Yet they continue to be coddled

President visits Shanksville 9/11 memorial site on 17th anniversary of attacks

Outcry after president strips security clearance from ex- CIA director John Brennan

Jennifer Musa defied local traditions by refusing to cover her head with a veil

This portrait explains the roots of a pain that Clapton’s successful career did little to extinguish

Reporter Rukmini Callimachi discusses how terrorist group’s decline has been overstated

But is Mohammed bin Salman taking on too much too fast in his anti-corruption drive?

On retreat in Syria and Iraq, Islamic State is set to return to its guerrilla roots

Afghanistan

Trump reverses on campaign pledges saying withdrawal could create vacuum for terrorists

All Round to Mrs Brown's is the kind of programme it's possible to love and hate at the same time

Anti-Muslim rhetoric appears to have given way to viewing Tayyip Erdogan as an ally

From toxic pens to poisoned milkshake, security men calculate 634 failed murder plots

In a 2004 interview in ‘The Irish Times’ the Dubliner talked about his extremist views

Further blow to truce deal as Russia and Syrian government spurn US plea to halt flights

Newspaper that published leaks by former NSA contractor dismisses calls by rights bodies

For months, Denis O’Brien has battled Dublin public affairs firm Red Flag in the High Court, claiming that an illegal conspiracy exists to damage him. But how did it come to this? Peter Murtagh explains a tortuous trail . . .

For all his blunders, Britain’s new foreign secretary has nuanced views on world affairs

Republican candidate claims US president has put ‘political correctness’ over security

Hopes for a free and democratic Arab world have drowned in the blood of 470,000 dead Syrians

For terror groups like Isis, brothers are ideal recruits – and a big challenge for authorities