Obama’s defence secretary pushed out
Chuck Hagel is first US cabinet member to stand down after midterm election losses
Islamic State poses an ‘imminent threat’ to US
Pentagon officials say militants ‘beyond a terrorist group’ and may take years to defeat
Obama says Islamist militant siege of Mount Sinjar has broken
Nuri al-Maliki gives up fight to remain prime minister of Iraq
US withholds part of major aid package for Egypt
Deliveries of tanks, fighter aircraft, missiles and $260m in cash cancelled
‘Clear and compelling’ evidence Syrian regime used poison gas
Kerry sets out the case for intervention as US releases intelligence report
US rethinking opposition to arming Syrian rebels
Senior administration figure acknowledges government is no longer ruling out arming rebels
Dozens massacred as Syrian forces storm coastal village
Human rights group says women and children among at least 50 people executed but warns final death toll may exceed 100
North Korea missile 'not capable' of reaching US
Spokesman for army says ‘explosion is approaching fast’
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