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Declaring his abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops in northern Syria “strategically brilliant,” President Donald Trump Wednesday scrambled to contain the damage from what outraged Republicans and Democrats said was an expanding litany of losses for America…

Image copyrightMikhail SvetlovImage caption President Putin has been on a tour of the Middle East this week, taking in Saudi Arabia and the UAE Remember five-year plans? They used to be popular around here. Communist Russia reckoned that in five years, y…

Media captionWatch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected a US call for an immediate ceasefire in northern Syria, saying Turkey's offensive will continue. His comments come as US Vice-President…

BURNETT: Vice President Biden, if youre elected, you will turn 80 during your first term. Last month, former President Jimmy Carter said he could not have undertaken the duties of the presidency at 80 years old. Why are you so sure that you can? BIDEN: Becau…

(Adds quotes, details) MOSCOW, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin's envoy for Syria on Tuesday called Turkey's military offensive in northeast Syria "unacceptable" and denied Ankara's operation had been cleared by Moscow in advance, Russian news agencies reporte…

RIYADH/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin complained on Monday that Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria was “not exactly” compatible with Syrian territorial integrity, and Ankara should ensure its actions were proportionate. The Kremlin was commenting as Rus…

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany could hold a summit in Paris in mid-November if Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine can maintain a ceasefire, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday, warning of a “last ch…

Fiona Hill, a former White House adviser on Russia, is expected to testify Monday in connection with the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Evan Vucci/AP House investigators are scheduled Monday to hear from Fiona Hill, the former White House adv…

(Adds comment from Russian man in Israeli prison, details) By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Israel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to pardon a U.S.-Israeli woman given a 7-1/2 year jail sentence for drugs found in her luggage a…

Image copyrightAFP/Getty ImagesImage caption At least 13,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine's east broke out in 2014 Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has backed in principle an agreement to bring elections to the territories …