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Russia's airstrikes in support of Syrian President Assad are pushing the Obama administration to dial back its support of the rebels.

Turkey has said continued violations of its airspace could jeopardize all bilateral relations with Russia.

More than 2,000 soldiers have died in Ukraine, and suicide was the leading cause of deaths outside battle.

In a YouTube video, a former Ukrainian minister has launched a campaign to have his named removed from the EU's list of sanctioned individuals.

With the passage of a draft law, Ukraine's parliament welcomed foreigners to officially serve in the civil war in the east.

The war in eastern Ukraine and a poor global economic environment could see the country's GDP fall by 12 percent this year.

The Ukrainian military began pulling back light artillery from the frontline Monday in the hopes of ending a conflict that has resulted in the deaths of over 8,000.

A day after the Oregon shootings, President Barack Obama again called for action against gun violence, while Republican Jeb Bush advised against an impulsive reaction.

Following Russian airstrikes in Syria, the Republican presidential candidate aims to demonstrate his expertise in foreign policy.

With Russian airstrikes in Syria, low oil prices and sanctions, Russian businesses are holding back on construction and expansion plans.

The Association of Muslim Scholars is warning that Russian airstrikes in Syria allegedly targeting ISIS could herald similar operations in Iraq.

Witnesses in war-torn Syria said airstrikes have injured at least 100 civilians, despite Russian officials' claims that their strikes are targeting ISIS.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said some Syrian refugees may be part of ISIS, and asked why they were fleeing their country instead of fighting the militants.

Most Russians don't want their government to admit the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics into the Russian Federation, a poll says.

The country's president used his address at the United Nations General Assembly to call for international support in opposition to Russia.

According to Putin, Monday's discussion between the two leaders was "very constructive, businesslike and frank." But the photos seem to tell a different story.

The policy has sparked considerable protest as video footage showed huge food supplies being bulldozed, even as more than 22 million Russians live in poverty.

"We will not forget the past, but we do not wish to live in the past. We will not forget war and sanctions, but we look to peace and development," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Monday at the United Nations.

Russia is raising eyebrows with its military presence in Syria, but some think it's an attempt by Putin to reinstate Russia at the center of world affairs.

The U.S. and Russian presidents will meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Monday.

Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance Thursday at a moment of increased uncertainty over the growing Russian presence in Syria.