The US State Department urged US citizens to depart immediately from countries throughout the Middle East “due to serious safety risks.” Follow for live coverage.

Former FARC rebels now fight to survive as a political party as Colombia votes in a high-stakes congressional election.

The Tasmanian Greens will have one fewer question in parliament after Helen Burnett quit the party to sit as an independent. Parliament voted on Tuesday to remove a question from the Greens and ...