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Kremlin Claims European Moves To Recognize Guaido Are 'Foreign Meddling'

Taliban To Join Moscow Talks Without Afghan Government Officials

The Taliban says it will attend what it calls "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow designed to bring together prominent Afghan figures, including former President Hamid Karzai, opposition figures, and tribal elders -- but no government officials.

Syria Says U.S.-Led Coalition Jets Attacked Its Army

Cape Verde Seizes 10 Tons Of Cocaine, Arrests Russian Sailors

Police in the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde say they have seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine and arrested 11 Russian sailors aboard a vessel docked in the capital.

Russia Hits Back At U.S. Decision To Pull Out Of INF Treaty

Russian officials and politicians blasted the U.S. decision to suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, with one lawmaker saying Washington had “taken another step toward its destruction.”

Poll: Growing Number Of Russians Believe Country 'On The Wrong Course'

A new opinion poll shows more Russia believe their country is moving in the wrong rather than the right direction, a first since 2006.

Remembering The 1979 Iranian Revolution

Forty years ago, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spearheaded a revolution that deposed a monarchy in Iran. A repressive theocracy had replaced an authoritarian monarchy. We explain some of the key events of that revolution.

Iran Marks 40th Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution

Iran is marking the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the shah, ending 2,500 years of monarchical rule.

U.S. Set To Suspend Obligations Regarding INF In Dispute With Russia

The United States is expected to announce it will suspend compliance with a key Cold War weapons treaty, most likely on February 1, over its accusations that Russia is not meeting its obligations.

U.S. Senate Opposes Afghan, Syria Withdrawals In Rebuke To Trump

The Republican-led U.S. Senate approved a mainly symbolic bill opposing plans to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan in a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump.

Trump Says His Lawyers Assured He Is Not Target Of Mueller Probe

U.S. President Donald Trump says in an interview that his lawyers have been assured he is not a "subject" of the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian meddling in U.S. elections.

Facebook Deletes Hundreds Of 'Inauthentic' Pages Linked To Iran

Russia's Media Watchdog Accuses BBC Of 'Violations'

Russia's media regulator says the BBC World News channel has committed "certain violations" while operating in Russia.

Taliban Says Not Looking For 'Monopoly On Power' In Afghanistan

An official of the Taliban militant group, which now reportedly controls nearly half of Afghanistan, says the group is not seeking to rule Afghanistan alone in any future government structure and wants to co-exist with current institutions.

February 1979: Ayatollah Khomeini Returns To Iran From Exile

The return of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to Iran on February 1, 1979, marked a turning point in Iranian history. Millions of followers turned out in Tehran to greet Khomeini as he arrived from Paris, where he had spent 14 years in exile as an outlawed cleric.

Pakistani Islamist Party Calls For More Protests After Christian Woman's Blasphemy Acquittal

A radical Islamist party has called for protests across the country after Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its decision to acquit a Christian woman at the center of a years-long dispute over blasphemy charges.

Russian Lawmaker Arrested During Parliament Session In Murder Probe

A Russian ruling-party lawmaker has been arrested in parliament and charged with murder by authorities who suspect he was behind two high-profile contract killings in the North Caucasus region of Karachai-Cherkessia in 2010.

Eight Iranian Environmentalists Accused Of Spying Go On Trial

Eight Iranian environmentalists accused of spying appeared in a Tehran court on January 30 for a closed-door trial, local media report.

Trump Says Afghanistan Peace Talks 'Proceeding Well'

President Donald Trump expressed cautious satisfaction over the progress of peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, following six days of talks between the U.S. special envoy for the conflict-wracked country and Taliban negotiators last week.

At Least Eight Reported Killed In Attack On Pakistani Police Station

At least eight people, including seven police officers, have been killed and 21 wounded in an attack on a local police office in Pakistan, the authorities say.