The Pentagon has dismissed as "absolutely false" Kremlin accusations that the United States is "pretending" to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Washington.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has said that the region "earned the right to independence" from Spain, but added that any declaration of independence would be suspended to facilitate a dialogue with Madrid.
Baha'i poet Mahvash Sabet, who was jailed for nearly a decade in Iran, has been selected as the 2017 International Writer of Courage.
The leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, is due to address the regional parliament on October 10 amid concerns in Madrid that parliament may vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
The Kremlin says an agreement to sell Russian missiles to Saudi Arabia does not pose a threat to any other country.
During a visit to Kyiv, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country will continue to support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The family of an Iranian-British woman serving a five-year prison sentence in Tehran for allegedly plotting to topple the Iran's clerical establishment says a new case has been opened against her.
The Russian Justice Ministry has warned Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that it may impose restrictions on some of the broadcaster's operations in Russia in response to what Moscow claims is pressure on Russian state-funded outlets in the United States.
The Nobel Prize for economics has been awarded to U.S. economist Richard Thaler for work focusing on "understanding the psychology of economics."
NATO does not want "a new Cold War" with Russia, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at the end of a four-day parliamentary assembly of the alliance.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Senator Bob Corker exchanged insults, with Trump blaming his fellow Republican for the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, while Corker said the president could be leading the nation to "World War III."
Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are nearing the “final week” of their assault on the Islamic State (IS) militant group’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, a top commander says.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a television interview he will not proceed with his pledge to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem for now, and he declined to specify his plans in regard to the landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on October 7 an operation to retake Idlib, a province under rebel control in northern Syria, amid a reported military buildup on the border between the two countries.
Supporters of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny are set to take to the streets in dozens of cities across the country on October 7 for protests that could trigger harsh crackdowns by police.
The Pentagon says the U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of the advanced THAAD missile-defense system to Saudi Arabia for $15 billion, citing Iran among threats in the Middle East.
An Iranian news website has reported the arrest of the brother of the country's vice president over various finance-related matters.
Spanish politician Pedro Agramunt has announced his resignation as president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
After discussing Iran and North Korea with U.S. military leaders on Thursday, President Donald Trump posed for a photo with them before dinner and declared the moment "the calm before the storm."
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