Aleppo / AFP The Syrian regime pressed its assault on rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday ahead of a showdown at the United Nations between Western governments and its ally Russia. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the mounting tensions between Washington and Moscow over the conflict had created a situation “more dangerous” than the Cold War. US …

  Dhaka / AFP Bangladeshi forces on Saturday killed 11 suspected extremists including the new leader of a banned group behind a Dhaka cafe massacre, a minister said. “Eleven extremists were killed. They are all members of the new JMB (Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh),” Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said, referring to the outlawed group that killed 22 mostly foreign hostages at …

  Ankara / AFP Two people suspected of planning a car bomb attack on the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday blew themselves up after being confronted by police, averting what the justice minister called a “huge disaster”. The suspects, who both died in the explosion, were believed to be preparing an attack when they set off the explosives, the official …