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Both France and the U.S. have called on Turkey to cease its targeting of the Kurdish fighters in Syria.

By attacking the rebels who oppose Syrian leader Bashar Assad, Russia is aiding the Islamic State group, a State Department official said.

Russia’s Ukrainian library is facing closure after the arrest of its director amid a dramatic deterioration in cultural ties between the two former Soviet nations.

With the International Monetary Fund delaying its next tranche of aid to Ukraine, the country's young reformers face a growing political storm.

Chechen leader and Vladimir Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov has a reputation for human rights abuses and the murder of political opponents — but that doesn’t mean he's not concerned about his image.

The Turkish government accused Russian airstrikes of derailing the first peace talks held in two years about the war in Syria.

Following the resignation of the country's economics minister, it remains unclear if Western partners will continue economic support tied to reforms.

A weekend round of accusation throwing between Russia and Turkey has heightened fears of another aerial military confrontation.

In his resignation, Ukraine’s economy minister pointed to vested interests tied to the president and entrenched corruption.

Officials are proposing different ways out of the situation caused by the oil crash as the government ponders a $35 billion crisis plan.

Ramzan Kadyrov, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most loyal allies, released a video showing an opposition leader in the cross-hairs of a sniper's rifle.

State-controlled media in Russia see little chance of successful Syrian peace talks and have criticized the inclusion of groups they label as "terrorist."

A visit by Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino to Moscow is another piece of evidence that Russia may be open to production cuts.

Experts are questioning whether there’s room for concessions to be made to find a political solution to the war in Syria.

Public documents shown in Russian media suggest that the Russian president’s ex-wife has remarried, shedding light on his secretive private life.

Roger Ailes defended the anchorwoman Tuesday after Republican front-runner Donald Trump said he would skip Thursday's GOP debate.

After the GOP front-runner made his announcement, rival Ted Cruz challenged him to a one-on-one showdown.

The Russian president has been amassing a large personal fortune and the U.S. knows about it, according to the Treasury.

With Western officials hinting that economic sanctions against Russia could be lifted, Eastern European states are working to increase their military defenses.

Declining oil prices and Western sanctions have helped create the deepest economic crisis in Russia since 2009 — and it's hitting poor people hardest.

The emergence of the Syria and Iraq-based terror group, along with Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, are what saved the U.S. Air Force's storied A-10 aircraft.