The number of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Europe is falling significantly but people smugglers can rapidly change routes and authorities must not reduce their security efforts prematurely, the head of NATO said on Thursday. Speaking in the Turkish capital, Ankara, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the migrant crisis showed the urgent need for ...

US President Barack Obama and Gulf Arab leaders started talks in Riyadh on Thursday at a summit aimed at forging joint action on perceived security threats from Iran and Islamic State, and at ironing out strains in their old alliance. Obama, who arrived on Wednesday, hopes to allay Gulf countries’ fears over Iranian influence and encourage them to douse sectarian ...

Queen Elizabeth cuts the cake Nadiya Hussain, winner of the Great British Bake Off baked for her, as she walks through Windsor on her 90th Birthday. Queen Elizabeth has greeted thousands of well-wishers from across Britain and beyond as she celebrates her 90th birthday, demonstrating the world’s oldest monarch’s intent to keep doing the job she has performed for more ...

The National Union of Students (NUS) National Conference in Brighton has chosen Malia Bouattia as president for the next academic year. The former NUS black students’ officer beat current president, Megan Dunn, with 372 votes to 328 to land the highest national role in student politics in the UK. Ms Bouattia is the first black and minority ethnic (BME) woman ...