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Iraqi forces, bolstered by new recruits, get ready to push back against ISIL (LIVE BLOG)

The US is prepared to send up to 300 military advisors, but will not be sending any troops into combat and is not planning air strikes currently.

Iraqi forces, bolstered by new recruits, get ready to push back against ISIL (LIVE BLOG)

Where ISIL, the jihadist group that is seizing Iraq, came from and what it wants

Where ISIL, the jihadist group that is seizing Iraq, came from and what it wants

Obama says Iraq needs to solve its own problems, but the US will do its part (LIVE BLOG)

Obama says Iraq needs to solve its own problems, but the US will do its part (LIVE BLOG)

Newly sworn in Poroshenko vows to restore unity of Ukraine (LIVE BLOG)

Newly sworn in Poroshenko vows to restore unity of Ukraine (LIVE BLOG)

The man at the center of the chaos in Libya: Khalifa Haftar

The man at the center of the chaos in Libya: Khalifa Haftar

Ukraine's president-elect vows to punish pro-Russian rebels (LIVE BLOG)

'I just received information that near Slovyansk, the terrorists — using a Russian man-portable air defense system — shot down our helicopter,' acting President Oleksander Turchynov told parliament.

Ukraine's president-elect vows to punish pro-Russian rebels (LIVE BLOG)

Fighting in eastern Ukraine leaves 50 pro-Russian rebels dead (LIVE BLOG)

Ukraine used air strikes and a paratroop assault on Monday to clear rebels from Donetsk's international airport and had pushed the separatists out of the complex by the end of the day.

Fighting in eastern Ukraine leaves 50 pro-Russian rebels dead (LIVE BLOG)

Thailand's military detains former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (LIVE BLOG)

A day after declaring a coup and a curfew, Thailand's military tightened its grip on the country.

Thailand's military detains former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (LIVE BLOG)

Chad and France are really not helping the Central African Republic right now

And Sudan might only be making the situation worse.

Chad and France are really not helping the Central African Republic right now

Soma begins burying its miners as riot police fire tear gas at protesters in Turkey

Protesters in Turkey's eastern mining town of Soma were met by tear gas and water cannons as they protested the deaths of more than 280 miners.

Soma begins burying its miners as riot police fire tear gas at protesters in Turkey

Day 1,155: The Al Qaeda split in Syria is now official

US has deemed ISIL and Al Nusra, former Al Qaeda allies now fighting each other in Syria, two separate terror groups.

Day 1,155: The Al Qaeda split in Syria is now official

13 startling facts from Amnesty's report on torture around the world

The word is rarely used in an official capacity, but Amnesty International says torture is used by authorities all over the world.

13 startling facts from Amnesty's report on torture around the world

How Putin has launched a 3-pronged attack on the free press

Russia has passed laws banning cursing in media and restricting bloggers. Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin handed out awards to journalists for their 'objective coverage' in Ukraine.

How Putin has launched a 3-pronged attack on the free press

Putin visits Crimea on Russia's Victory Day, as deadly violence hits eastern Ukraine (LIVE BLOG)

Violence flared in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, with reports saying security forces killed around 20 pro-Russian rebels who attempted to seize police headquarters.

Putin visits Crimea on Russia's Victory Day, as deadly violence hits eastern Ukraine (LIVE BLOG)

Meanwhile in Kyiv, ultra-nationalists clashed with Maidan protesters

Scuffles broke out, and some were reportedly injured. No one was arrested.

Meanwhile in Kyiv, ultra-nationalists clashed with Maidan protesters