As the jihadist group's final territory in Syria falls, its followers face an uncertain future.

Laura and Brad Barrett explain what it means to be financially independent and how they got there.

Yago Riedijk was born and raised in Dutch suburbia. He is one of 135 Dutch nationals still in Syria.

Two men are arrested and later released on bail after allegedly disrupting an execution in Texas.

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

Canada prides itself on two things: diversity and hockey. But the two don't always go hand in hand.

Thomas Duke tracks down film locations and recreates scenes from his favourite movies on Instagram.

Nigerien filmmaker Mohamed Boureima talks about being nominated for an award at this year's Fespaco.

Ravita Pannu appeased her parents by working in law but gave it up to follow her make-up dream.

Ariel Marinkovic flies with his hawk, Hook, in the hills around Chile's capital city, Santiago.

The seven-foot (2.1m) hoodwinker sunfish washes up in Santa Barbara, baffling scientists.

North Korea's leader spends a final day in Vietnam after talks with President Trump abruptly end.

The OPCW has said its data provided "reasonable grounds" an attack took place, but assigned no blame.

In a tweet the president calls on China to "immediately" lift tariffs on US agriculture products.

Laura Muir storms to 3,000m gold by almost lapping the entire field to cross the line in eight minutes 30.62 seconds at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

David Ibbotson was training for a commercial pilot's licence but dropped out before he finished.

US Ambassador Woody Johnson criticises warnings about chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-fed beef.

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris saves a late penalty as Harry Kane's spot-kick earns Tottenham a point in the north London derby

Thelma Bradshaw, 86, wants to fight against ageism after passing the advanced driving test twice.

Labour's deputy leader says "opacity and delay" in party processes have led to "a complete loss of trust."

The Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 168-161 in the third-highest scoring game in NBA history.