The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to cement existing economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine, and impose new ones in response to Moscow's alleged meddling in last year's election campaign.
Republican lawmaker Steve Scalise, one of five people shot by a gunman during practice for a charity baseball game, remains in critical condition following surgery, the hospital treating him said.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on June 14 that he will present a new military strategy for Afghanistan, including an adjusted troop number within weeks.
.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. administration was reviewing all policy options and aid for Pakistan, as House lawmakers criticized the U.S approach toward Islamabad.
A fire sent clouds of smoke into the air at a stadium that is being built to host 2018 FIFA World Cup soccer matches in the Russian city of Volgograd.
China's foreign minister is scheduled to visit Islamabad and Kabul this month to discuss ways to improve relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a top Pakistani government official has told RFE/RL.
UN war crimes investigators have expressed alarm over what one called the "staggering" number of civilian deaths caused by U.S.-led coalition air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in the Syrian city of Raqqa.
A gunman opened fire at U.S. Republican politicians playing baseball in a Washington suburb, wounding a senior U.S. congressman and three other other people, officials and news reports said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has opened the door to troop increases in Afghanistan by giving Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to set troop levels there, media report.
The U.S. Senate has narrowly defeated a move to block President Donald Trump's planned sale of $500 million in precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia out of concern they could be used to kill civilians in Yemen.
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 13 gave the administration more time to present its case for reinstating President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has denied any suggestions he colluded with Russian officials during last year's U.S. presidential campaign.
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