The White House has not ruled out air strikes against ISIS in Syria, and the U.K. has signalled interested in joining a nearly month-long U.S. airstrike campaign in Iraq.
More than 60 heads of state representing 21 member nations are gathered in Newport, Wales, for the NATO summit.
Three Indian states with high Muslim populations are on alert after al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri vowed to bring Islamic law to all of India in a new video this week.
Pope Francis is pledging his support for persecuted Christians in Iraq, saying they are the "heart" of the church and the world's Catholics are proud of them.
An international rights group is accusing ISIS war crimes, while the Vicar of Baghdad tells CBN News the situation in Iraq as "the worst reality of religious persecution since the Holocaust."
The president's trip to Europe is aimed at reassuring the Baltic states that the U.S. will defend them if Russia threatens more incursions.
According to a statement released by Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko's office, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Islamist militias in Libya are believed to have taken nearly a dozen commercial aircraft, and Western intelligence analysts are concerned they could be used in terrorist attacks in the coming weeks and months.
Imprisoned Iranian Pastor Farshid Fathi's situation has taken a sudden turn for the worse. Elam Ministries is stepping up efforts to to see him released. Find out how you can help.
The Obama administration says securing the release of three Americans being held in North Korea is a top priority.