Sputnik | Military drills between South Korea and the United States kicked off earlier in the day and are believed to be the largest-ever joint exercises of the two countries amid increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

RT | The exercise involves conducting amphibious operations for possible wartime missions.

Prison Planet.com | German leftist illegal squat cleared for new migrant home.

Embassy security had to open fire into the air to deter the attackers.

London Independent | As many as 50 children from the UK are said to be among the ‘future mujahideen’ forced to hold up decapitated heads and carry out brutal executions.

Militants continue to freely cross the Turkish-Syrian border.

Pope Francis has described the European migration crisis as an “Arab invasion”.

State Department approved $165 billion worth of commercial arms sales to 20 nations.

Almost one third said they’d rather stay at a friend’s house overnight than try and get home.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva questioned after police raids in new phase of investigation into bribery and kickback allegations.

Daily Mail | Now being trained as the next generation of fighters.

CNS News | Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says he would send more American ground troops to Syria, Iraq and now Libya, where Islamic State terrorists are gaining a foothold.

Speisa | Sweden’s population is constantly increasing. Meanwhile, emigration reaches record levels.