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In addition to an end to Russian airstrikes, the opposition wants vulnerable prisoners, including women and children, to be released, a source said.

As Turkey intensified its cross-border shelling, Russia proposed a U.N. resolution calling for plans for ground invasions to be abandoned.

An Amnesty International report condemns Turkey’s border closure and documents cases of the country’s soldiers shooting civilians, including children.

A senior Russian diplomat has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that Moscow expects loyalty from Damascus in return for political and military support.

A stronger yen will likely be a drag on Japanese markets, a senior strategist at Okasan Securities in Tokyo said Thursday.

As the Assad regime flies supplies to Qamishli Airport, near the Turkish border, Turkey deploys military supplies to Nusaybin, just across the line.

The Kremlin reportedly aims to fire the head of Russia’s state development bank, which needs hundreds of billions of rubles to keep from drowning in bad loans.

The FBI’s attempt to force Apple to give it access to a terrorist’s iPhone could have a big repercussions for surveillance and privacy worldwide.

ISIS fighters were defeated near to the strategic northern town of Latakia in Syria the same day a truce was due to begin.

While the Pentagon has increased its budget in response to Russian aggression, a majority of Americans do not think the Kremlin poses a military threat to the U.S.

An MSF report said at least a dozen hospitals were completely destroyed and 81 medical staff was killed during 2015 in a total of 93 aerial and shelling attacks.

The suspects were allegedly helping extremists travel to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State group, as well as those returning to Russia to conduct terror attacks.

The U.S. believes that the plane is one of Russia's most advanced reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, CNN reported.

But China's economic slowdown remained a factor that could put downward pressure on stock prices, one fund manager said.

After weeks of a diplomatic deadlock, humanitarian aid is being delivered to Syrians in besieged towns.

Wednesday's blast in Ankara killed 18 and injured 61, not far from the headquarters of the nation's parliament and military.

Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers were reportedly heading toward British airspace on Wednesday.

Russia and Ukraine's next financial showdown will take place in a London court after months of arguing over bond repayments.

But Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh stopped short of offering to restrain the nation's oil output as part of a global pact to freeze production.

Ukraine's ruling coalition lost another party following a failed no-confidence vote that left Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk in power.

The deal for five defense missile system was signed between Iran and Russia in 2007 for $800 million and was suspended due to a U.N. embargo in 2010.