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ISIS’s affiliate in Egypt claims it downed the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula. AFP
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The Russian Navy’s frigate Admiral Grigorovich sails in the Bosphorus on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul. Reuters
Putin Says Astana Talks Helped Revive Geneva as Syrian Opposition Meets Russians
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that talks on consolidating the Syrian ceasefire held in Kazakhstan’s capital this year helped jumpstart the United Nations-led peace negotiations in Geneva. At the first round of the talks in Astana in January, Russia...Caption:
A Christian man who fled el-Arish stands outside the Evangelical Church in Ismailia, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, February 26, 2017. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
Egypt Denies Asking Christian Residents to Leave North Sinai
Cairo – Several members of the Egyptian parliament demanded to check the country’s security plan against ISIS in north Sinai, in what seems a doubt of the government’s ability to end the attacks of the terrorist organization. The request comes after hundreds of...Caption:
Predator drone (AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Air Strike Kills Key Taliban Commander in Northern Afghanistan
An air strike has killed a senior Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city and who has been declared dead several times in the past, officials said Monday. Mullah Abdul Salam Akhund, the Taliban shadow governor in Kunduz...Caption:
Claudio Ranieri pictured after the 2-1 first-leg defeat to Sevilla in the Champions League, his last game as Leicester City manager. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters