Syrian President Bashar Assad said he will take back “every inch” of the country from his foes, in the first major address since peace talks broke down.
Meanwhile, the NATO Western military alliance is staging major exercises and increasing deployments on its eastern flank.
Donald Trump, who has been complimentary of Vladimir Putin, is apparently the preferred choice of Russians.
The 10-day military drill aims to examine the Eastern European bloc’s ability to defend its borders in light of Moscow’s increasing assertiveness in the region.
The Obama administration has sought to improve ties with Mongolia, given its location between two increasingly assertive U.S. rivals — China and Russia.
Prior to leaking classified data, the former NSA contractor had a face-to-face session with a government official, a report says.
Washington and Seoul are reportedly in talks to install THAAD system in the Korean Peninsula to counter threats from North Korea.
The prospect of Israelis and Palestinians living side-by-side in peace is gradually fading, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said.
The Kuril Islands, also claimed by Japan, have caused tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.
“We have many small and big enemies, but foremost among them are America and this very evil Britain,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech Friday.
After being denied humanitarian access to besieged areas in the war-torn country, the council will meet Friday to assess possible alternatives.
Russian lobbying has exacerbated splits in the European Union over sanctions on Moscow.
Nearly 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottomans in 1915-1916 — a massacre most historians now term genocide.
The statement issued by the council on Wednesday condemned two late-April tests and a failed missile launch by Pyongyang on Tuesday.
Russia's military will hold more than 2,000 drills this summer, incorporating experience gained on the ground in Syria.
Two ships became available after a French deal with Russia was canceled in 2014.
The alliance's focus on conflict in cyberspace reflects, in part, growing concern over Russia's increasing assertiveness in Eastern Europe.
EU sanctions were put in place on Russia following the annexation of Crimea in March 2014.
After being released in a prisoner exchange, Nadiya Savchenko has assumed her role in Parliament and has taken aim at fellow lawmakers.
After months of complimenting the country, Donald Trump received the endorsement on Tuesday from DPRK Today.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the announcement Tuesday. Trade between the two countries had fallen by 27.8 percent.
The British singer was performing in Moscow, where he voiced concerns about AIDS and gay rights in Russia.
