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Some have speculated the military upgrade will prompt Nicaragua's neighbors, including Colombia, to reinforce its own aerial firepower in retaliation.

On Thursday, the IMF approved a $17.5 billion package to stabilize Ukraine's economy.

According to the latest Press Freedom Index, the U.S. also witnessed attempts to control journalists amid an ongoing "war on information."

Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun are suspected of killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former member of the country's FSB security service.

Yemen's new Houthi rulers are avowed enemies of the U.S. and Israel, but they're fighting al Qaeda too.

The leaders met in Minsk with a barely civil greeting, and outside, a Russian reporter barked at a Ukrainian news team.

Ukraine has little leverage in Minsk without modern weapons to defend itself against Russian-backed separatists, analysts say.

“We are for peace ... [but] our country needs to be defended and we will do that to the end," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

European policymakers have urged Athens to seek an extension to the bailout program when it expires at the end of the month.

The U.S. House of Representatives introduced new legislation to help Ukraine counter pro-Moscow rebels.

The ceasefire, if confirmed, would come just before Russian, German, French and Ukrainian leaders meet in Minsk.

President Petro Poroshenko said the rockets were part of a new system that had not yet been exported outside of Russia.

U.S. prosecutors have stepped up efforts to establish whether HSBC helped Americans evade taxes.

Greece has said that it intends to renegotiate the terms of its bailout agreement, but Germany has so far refused to agree.

Gaining control of the transport hub is expected to give rebels access to important routes within Luhansk and Donetsk.

The defense secretary nominee responded to questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The announcement comes amid international condemnation of Russia's role in the East Ukraine war.

It's a critical week for diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis, but Angela Merkel herself doubts it will do much good.

Turkey and Russia asked Twitter to take down content critical of their governments.