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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish authorities briefly detained three journalists at the border with Syria for angering the local governor with questions about possible infiltrators from the Islamic State group, one of the journalists said in comments published Wednesday. In another incident illustrating the continuing crackdown on media freedoms in Turkey, …

The U.S. State Department recently conducted an assessment of its efforts to counter ISIS propaganda. The conclusion boiled down to the obvious: It is a failure. ISIS is growing in popularity, not only in the Sunni Middle East, but among Muslims living outside the region. Still, the State Department experts …

With as little public notice as possible, the United Nations Security Council plans to hold a summit meeting next week to significantly boost its role as a global military and police force, social development agency and international arbitrator, all rolled into one. Even though President Barack Obama is slated to …