Jonathan Rugman
Chilling message of the latest IS murder video
The timing of the release of the latest Islamic State video, showing Steven Sotloff’s murder, suggests the lives of other western hostages could be at risk.
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President Obama: Islamic State a threat to entire region
The US will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants, President Obama says, after the White House confirmed that a video showing the beheading of a US journalist was authentic.
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Jonathan Rugman
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Matt Frei
Faced with Russia’s Putin, ‘no drama Obama’ doesn’t look good
The US may have become more cynical about the impact of a president. But it still cherishes the aura of the office – which means “no drama Obama” simply won’t do.
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Kylie Morris
Obama’s plan for Middle East no clearer
Obama admitted ‘we don’t have a strategy yet’, which is why there was no need to put anything before congress, or bring the American people into the debate. He didn’t want to put the cart in front of the horse.
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Matt Frei
Why there are fewer jihadis from the US than Britain
The authorities think that America has spawned several dozen jihadis as opposed to Britain’s several hundred. This is because America has a totally different relationship to its ethnic minorities.
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US launches surveillance flights over Syria
US officials say manned and surveillance flights over Syria will prepare the way for potential air strikes on Islamic State militants, following the brutal murder of James Foley.
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Ice bucket challenge – who’ll be the spoilsport?
George W Bush has done it, but Barack Obama won’t budge. David Cameron has just been nominated to get soaked in ice-cold water too – so who’ll be first to step up to the bucket?
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Matt Frei
Why US foreign policy is like ‘smoking without inhaling’
To America, the Middle East is like a balloon. If you squeeze it in one corner it will bulge in another. You just can’t be sure where.
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How Mike Brown’s death exposes US race inequality
Fifty years since the US civil rights act, why have the parents of black teenagers who have been killed taken their case to the UN?
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Kylie Morris
Twitter and tear gas – why Ferguson won’t stop yet
Social media and police tactics have combined to turn the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, into an intractable conflict that shows no sign of going away.
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Kylie Morris
What I saw in Ferguson last night
There were more standoffs between police and protesters overnight in Ferguson, as tensions continue to rise after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. Kylie Morris was there.
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Obama: ‘Excessive police force cannot be justified’
Barack Obama says he understands the anger in Ferguson, where people have been protesting following the shooting of an unarmed young man, and adds that people’s rights need to be safe-guarded.
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Kylie Morris
Mike Brown shooting: Obama urges ‘calm’ in Ferguson
If you’re wondering why Ferguson, Missouri, suddenly looks like a war zone, it’s not only got to do with the aggressive stance of the county police but also their weaponry.
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Obama: ‘We broke the siege of Mount Sinjar’
President Obama says a mission to rescue trapped Yazidi refugees from Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq is no longer necessary as aid drops have allowed thousands to escape the militant threat.
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Obama: ‘No quick fix for Iraq’
Barack Obama says airstrikes in Iraq destroyed arms and equipment that Islamic State insurgents could have used to attack Irbil, but warns the current operation could take some time.
