Few national security analysts were surprised by recent allegations of Russian bounty payments to Taliban insurgents who killed Americans, even as many were disturbed by President Trump’s failure to take any action against Moscow after being briefed about the plot.

A former Cambridge University student has denied possessing a bomb-making instruction manual.

Defying state power, a group of 14 pro-Iran militiamen clothed in khaki military fatigues trampled over doctored portraits of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.