U.S. officials are voicing skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, in particular saying that his declaration of victory against the Islamic State extremist group seems premature.
Iran's southeastern province of Kerman was hit by at least two strong quakes on December 12 and 13, injuring at least 18 people and damaging around 20 buildings, state media reported.
A top U.S. State Department official said the administration was committed to meeting a February deadline to specify new measures against Russia officials and influential businessmen for Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 election.
French President Emmanuel Macron has told dozens of world leaders and company executives that "we are losing the battle" against climate change.
Russia's Roskomnadzor media regulatory agency has begun blocking access to websites of organizations deemed "undesirable" by the Justice Ministry under a 2015 law aimed at restricting the activity of organizations the Kremlin accuses of fomenting political dissent.
Russia's envoy for Syria peacemaking efforts says that President Bashar al-Assad should be allowed to run for reelection, a stance that runs counter to Western governments that say he should have no place in politics after a postwar political transition.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan was among the targets of an investigation in Turkey of bribery and money laundering in connection with a scheme to help Iran evade sanctions, a former Istanbul police officer has testified.
A top Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has offered Iran's "complete support" for Palestinian militants in their resistance campaign against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he has urged Iran to release detained dual nationals during a visit to Tehran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, following visits to Syria and Egypt.
A man has set off a pipe bomb strapped to himself near New York's Times Square, injuring the suspect and three other people during the morning rush hour, in what city officials called an attempted terrorist attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo for talks on the two countries' expanding ties and regional issues.
Twenty-five European Union member states have taken the formal decision to establish a new defense and security cooperation network.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Syria and ordered the Russian military to start withdrawing its forces from the war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation, Russian news agencies reported.
The trial is set to begin for Uzbek national Abdulkadir Masharipov, who allegedly confessed to killing 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub in a January 1 gun attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in New Delhi on December 11 to meet with his Indian and Chinese counterparts, with talks expected to focus on security and trade issues in the region and elsewhere.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Cairo and Ankara on December 11 for talks with his Egyptian and Turkish counterparts.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with Iranian President Hassan Rohani in Tehran as he continued efforts to gain the release of a jailed Iranian-British woman.
Iraq has declared victory over Islamic State (IS) militants, saying the last remnants of the extremist group have been driven from the country three years after it captured large swaths of Iraqi territory.
Iran's judiciary says the former head of the country's largest state-controlled bank who fled to Canada amid a massive embezzlement case has been handed a lengthy prison sentence in absentia.
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