Thomas Harding

One ship seized in Atlantic had carried fuel for Hezbollah-linked firm and evaded interception after US Coast Guard tried to board in Venezuela

European leaders gather in Paris to work on peace strategy that can win crucial backing from Trump

UK Prime Minister rebukes US President as more voices in Washington call for annexation of mineral-rich territory

Warnings also made that Al Qaeda and other terror groups could 'prosper' in power vacuum

Chief of charities' group tells The National UK's axing of funds will fall heaviest on females

Team that will now be withdrawn works with US and UK to co-ordinate attacks on terrorists

Kyiv dismisses claim and says Moscow seeks to derail peace talks

Government admits to 'serious information failures' over anti-Semitic and anti-British posts from Alaa Abd El Fattah

Talks edge closer to deal to end four-year war with negotiations set to go on into January

Egyptian dissident, who faces calls to be deported from the UK, says some posts were twisted out of meaning

Western countries scramble to bring in new defences as experts see rise of autonomous threats everywhere

Outstanding scuba diving, white beaches, sublime hotels and fascinating visits to capital and islands made holiday feel like a wonderful escape from reality

With the broken bodies queuing up at the resource-starved Nasser Hospital, Saladin Sawan had to choose between who might survive and who could not be saved...

British government targets both Assad regime crimes and allies of President Ahmad Al Shara

Countries have also signed agreement to help stop people smugglers in the Mediterranean and English Channel