BRUSSELS / AP Former European Union President Herman van Rompuy says that Europe needs to become “much more ambitious” and that a common foreign policy for the 28-nation bloc is more necessary than ever. The EU is debating how to move forward as Britain prepares to leave and the bloc faces wider tensions. Van Rompuy said Tuesday that “even …

  TORKHAM / AP Thousands of Afghans gathered at the Pakistani border to return home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks. The Torkham and Chaman crossings were to remain open through on Wednesday for nationals from both countries with valid visas who want to return …

  BEIRUT/ AP The top generals from Turkey, the United States and Russia met on Tuesday to discuss developments in Syria and Iraq as Syrian government forces made fresh gains fighting the IS group. The surprise meeting between Turkey’s Gen. Hulusi Akar, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Valery Gerasimov, …