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UN Refugee Agency Calls On EU Countries To End 'Immoral' Migrant Standoff

The United Nations' refugee agency has called on European Union countries to take responsibility for 150 migrants stranded aboard an Italian coast guard ship and urging Italy to let the migrants off the ship immediately.

U.S. Sanctions On Russia Over Poisoning In Britain Start Aug. 27

Sanctions against Russia announced after the United States determined that Moscow used a nerve agent in an attempt to "assassinate" a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain will take effect on August 27, the government says.

Khamenei Appoints A New IRGC Navy Commander

Trump Slams Social Media Firms As 'Silencing Millions'

Russia Vows To Speed Efforts To Stop Using U.S. Dollar In Trade

Report Claims Manafort Promoted Russia's Interests In Kyrgyzstan

A team of Russian investigative journalists has reported that U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, worked in Kyrgyzstan in 2005 to promote the Kremlin’s geopolitical interests -- including the closure of a U.S. military installation near Bishkek that was the main logistics hub for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Fighting In Bloodiest Day In Months

Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and seven others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.

'U.S. Won’t Tolerate Election Meddling,' Bolton Tells Russia's Patrushev

White House national security adviser John Bolton said he warned Moscow in talks in Geneva on August 23 that the United States "wouldn't tolerate meddling” in the upcoming midterm elections.

Assailant Kills Two Near Paris After Purported IS Audio Urges Attacks

French police say a man with a knife has killed two people in a suburb of Paris and gravely wounded a third victim.

U.S. To Appoint Special Envoy On Afghanistan To Promote Peace: Reports

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to appoint Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born former U.S. ambassador to Kabul, as his special envoy on Afghanistan, media reported on August 22.

UN Expert Blasts ‘Unjust, Harmful' U.S. Sanctions On Iran

A United Nations expert has criticized the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran following the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, saying they are driving “millions of people into poverty.”

U.S., Afghanistan Reject Multinational Peace Talks In Moscow

The United States and Afghanistan both say they will not attend Russia-hosted peace talks scheduled for next month, with Kabul asserting it prefers instead to hold direct talks with the Taliban.

Putin Says Trump Meeting 'Useful,' Deplores 'Senseless' U.S. Sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his summit with his U.S. counterpart last month was "useful," adding that the sides were not hoping to remove all differences in the two-hour talks.

Germany Detains Russian On Suspicion Of Planning Islamic Extremist Attack

A Russian citizen has been detained in Germany on suspicion of plotting to carry out an Islamic extremist attack using explosives.

Argentina Burns Cocaine Found At Russian Embassy

Nearly 400 kilograms of cocaine seized from the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires has been burned in the presence of Argentina's security minister, Patricia Bullrich, and Russian Ambassador Dmitry Feoktistov.

Russia Criticizes Reported U.S. Refusal To Join Moscow Talks On Afghanistan

Russia's Foreign Ministry has criticized Washington's reported refusal to send delegates to Moscow-hosted peace talks on Afghanistan after Interfax quoted a U.S. State Department spokesperson as saying the United States would not take part in the September 4 meeting.

U.S.-Turkey Crisis Could End 'Instantly' If Pastor Freed, Bolton Says

Turkey could end its currency crisis "instantly" by freeing a detained American pastor, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, has told Reuters.

Bolton Says U.S. Seeks 'Behavior' Change From Iran, Not Regime Change

Western Powers Warn Syria Not To Use Chemical Weapons Again

The United States, France, and Britain are warning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to use chemical weapons as he launches a campaign to retake the last remaining rebel-held province in Syria.

U.S. Jury Finds Manafort Guilty Of Financial Fraud

A U.S. federal jury has found Paul Manafort guilty on eight of 18 counts in his trial on tax-evasion and bank-fraud charges.