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Oscar nominations and wins can be jackpots for the relevant films, but the ratings of the ceremony itself doesn’t mean much for the movie industry.

If the agreement brokered by the U.S. and Russia holds, it will be the first successful peace initiative during the five years of the Syrian Civil War.

The rebel group called the alleged assault Saturday a breach of the cessation of hostilities plan that came into effect at midnight Friday.

As a ceasefire takes effect, opposition forces say they have not received U.S. support in months — raising questions about Washington's commitment level.

A lunar station could be used as a jumping-off point for longer missions to Mars.

One year on from the murder of Boris Nemtsov in Russia, his friends and relatives say the perpetrators are being shielded from justice.

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said the tests send a message to strategic rivals like Russia, China and North Korea that Washington has an effective nuclear arsenal.

Taiwan's Foxconn said a plan to buy Sharp wasn't final, contradicting an announcement by the Osaka company.

That's how much would need to be spent to replace the U.S. nuclear deterrent — and send a strong message to Russia, China and North Korea, the Pentagon says.

U.S. and Russian officials are completing a U.N. resolution that would “support a political transition” away from war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.

The embargo will give inspectors time to investigate whether humanitarian laws have been breached in Yemen.

Many questions over implementation and other strategies remain only two days before the U.S.-Russian engineered ceasefire takes effect in Syria.

Local media said that Germany was expecting a huge influx of asylum seekers by 2020, based on internal estimates by the Economy Ministry.

As NATO members prepare for a major summit in July, Baltic states are lobbying for more protection near the Russian border.

The militants are thought to be the first members of the Islamic State group to have renounced it and joined the reconciliation process.

The Medium Extended Air Defense System might be part of the country’s solution to growing spillover from the Syrian civil war.

Rep. Duncan Hunter said Wednesday that he thinks more members of Congress likely support Trump but need to "come out of the closet."

Russia and Ukraine’s latest rift isn’t over the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine or economic policy. It’s about a song.

In bombing raids meant to reopen an ISIS-controlled road, 20 of the terror group’s fighters and four civilians were killed.

Falling oil prices used to juice consumer spending, but the emergence of a massive oil sector in the U.S. has scrambled that once-reliable calculation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also said that there's a contingency plan that could be implemented if the ceasefire deal doesn't hold.