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The Latvian company that makes meldonium, a drug for heart issues that purportedly helps athletes gain endurance, wants it off the banned list.

The militant group's monthly revenue stood at $56 million in March, down from $80 million in mid-2015, according to a new report by IHS.

The Israeli prime minister said he had spoken by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday and told him Israel’s security must not be compromised.

Tehran fears a loss of regional influence if Russia’s recent military pullback leads to the removal of Syria’s Bashar Assad, observers say.

In the wake of a corruption scandal, the country's Parliament was dissolved Friday, and snap elections were set for June.

Ahead of next week's meeting between Western and Russian military leaders, the Kremlin is showing little appetite for improved relations.

A gathering in Doha, Qatar, will do little to help to clear global oversupply quickly, analysts say.

The three-day drills were intended to review military preparedness and field-test new technology.

The three-day meeting, which begins Friday, comes at a time when risks to global economic growth have intensified.

Seven highlights from the Russian president’s annual, and highly stage-managed, question-and-answer session.

The Russian president was answering questions from Russian citizens — about 2.5 million questions were submitted — during an annual call-in show Thursday.

Russian authorities insisted the maneuvers were routine.

Mohamed Abrini reportedly said that departure areas for flights to U.S., Russia and Israel were targeted in the attack on Brussels airport.

For the first time in United Nations history, candidates for secretary-general are publicly presenting their visions and taking questions from the public.

Negotiations over a new government seem near to conclusion after the resignation of Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk.

Opponents of the Syrian government, including France, slammed the parliamentary elections taking place Wednesday as a sham.

Russia’s Gazprom is set to resume full supply to the gas companies with a newly agreed upon price reduction in place, according to reports.

Opposition groups widely denounced the elections, which were held Wednesday as peace talks over the ongoing conflict in Syria restarted in Geneva.

While coalition members have agreed to the outline of Plan B — to be implemented if the ceasefire fails — the White House has yet to approve a list of specific weapons systems.

South Korea and the United States are in talks to install the missile system in the Korean Peninsula to counter threats from North Korea.

While the Islamic State group has focused on attacks in Europe, its numbers have decreased in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. says.