The announcement comes at a moment of high tensions between Washington, D.C., and Moscow over Russia’s involvement in both the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 18, 2015
Russia said it would consider sending troops into Syria if asked by President Bashar Assad.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 18, 2015
The European Police Office is tracking some 30,000 people suspected of smuggling refugees out of Syria.
Adam Lidgett
Sep 18, 2015
The troubled bank is under investigation for allegations that Russian clients had laundered money worth billions of dollars through its services.
Aditya Tejas
Sep 18, 2015
Croatia, which has reportedly received 13,000 refugees in the last two days, is paving the way for their westward travel.
Aditya Tejas
Sep 18, 2015
Wear your best dirndl or lederhosen and get ready to celebrate German beer, food, music and culture in the District.
Morgan Winsor
Sep 17, 2015
Croatia has one of the top three youth unemployment rates in the EU. Now the country is faced with an influx of more than 7,000 refugees.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 17, 2015
The pressure on Balkan countries rose following Hungary closing its borders to refugees.
Elizabeth Whitman
Sep 17, 2015
Russia's actions in Ukraine and Syria have prompted the U.S. Air Force to call for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in Europe.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 17, 2015
The U.S. central bank's imminent decision on whether to increase the currently low cost of borrowing is keeping many markets on tenterhooks.
Aditya Tejas
Sep 17, 2015
Germany has struggled to handle the influx of refugees and economic migrants.
Jess McHugh
Sep 17, 2015
Thousands are heading to Europe in search of a better, safer life. Some are pretending to be Syrian to improve their chances of staying.
Rebecca Greig
Sep 16, 2015
With increasing border controls in Europe, refugees are endangering their lives by traveling perilous and often longer journeys.
Jess McHugh
Sep 16, 2015
Hungarian authorities used tear gas and water cannons to push back refugees trying to cross the border from Serbia.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 16, 2015
Olympic officials promised $1.7 billion in financial support for the 2024 Games, regardless of which of five candidate cities wins the bid.
Thomas Barrabi
Sep 16, 2015
A study released in Germany revealed as many as half of the refugees in the country were afflicted with psychological issues.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 16, 2015
German schools face dual challenges: not enough teachers qualified to teach German as a second language and a big influx of refugee children.
Lydia Tomkiw
Sep 16, 2015
The Shanghai Composite index rallied the most in three weeks, as world markets await the outcome of the two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Avaneesh Pandey
Sep 16, 2015
The ECB's Vitor Constancio addressed factors slowing the region's economy -- an ageing society and shrinking workforce.
Reuters
Sep 16, 2015
The Volkswagen Group, which owns Audi and Porsche, has unveiled two concept cars that could take on Tesla in the luxury electric-car market.
Angelo Young
Sep 15, 2015
This year 800,000 refugees are expected to claim asylum in Germany. Most will live in refugee camps, but a new website is matching them with German hosts.
Rebecca Greig
Sep 15, 2015
"Those countries that are refusing, nothing happens to them. The refugees simply pass them by," said one German minister.
Jess McHugh
Sep 15, 2015