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U.S. President Barack Obama will address the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. Follow the speech live here.

With conflicts in both Syria and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks could be important to watch.

U.S. President Barack Obama will use the Iranian nuclear deal as an example of successful diplomacy during his U.N. General Assembly speech Monday.

A petition on a satirical news site garnered more than enough votes to trigger a referendum on the pact.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said earlier on Sunday it was vital to coordinate all efforts against the Islamic State but this was not yet happening.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has made building the country's defense capabilities a top priority.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama are scheduled to talk after the former speaks at a United Nations meeting in New York Monday.

The European Union's dream of building "a ring of friends" from the Caucasus to the Sahara has turned into a nightmare as conflicts beyond its borders send refugees teeming into Europe.

Ukraine and Western countries have claimed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was hit by a Russian-made missile fired by pro-Moscow separatists in July of last year.

Ukraine and some of its Western allies condemned on Friday a decision by pro-Russian separatists to ban most foreign aid organizations from parts of rebel-held territory, saying the move violated the Minsk peace agreement.

Ukraine banned Russian airlines, including major carrier Aeroflot, from flying into the country Friday.

In the latest row over Crimea, textbooks in Kazakhstan said the peninsula was a part of Russia -- not Ukraine.

The U.S. Defense Secretary said that Washington and Moscow would coordinate on finding a solution to the Syrian conflict.

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

Poland's defense ministry said it would purchase 104 military radars amid continued concerns over Russia's actions in the region.

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

Amid international sanctions, dropping oil prices, a conflict in Ukraine and deepening involvement in Syria's ongoing civil war, joblessness in Russia is soaring.

The United States Air Force is stationing a minimum of 20 nuclear bombs in Germany moving into the third quarter of 2015.

The Russia has vetoed four U.N. Security Council resolutions on Syria in four years.

The ships were originally ordered by Russia, but those plans were scrapped amid disagreement over Russia's involvement in Ukraine.

A blockade of the road from Crimea to mainland Ukraine has entered day three, despite protest from Russia.