VLADIMIR PUTIN

Russia's actions in Ukraine and Syria have prompted the U.S. Air Force to call for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in Europe.

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina moved up to the main event debate on Wednesday night and was a consensus winner.

The Syrian civil war has killed more than 250,000 people since it began in the spring of 2011 and prompted more than 4 million refugees to flee the country.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that "significant progress" had been made toward a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.

Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists by and large have observed the latest ceasefire agreement reached Sept. 1.

With Russian elections set for Sunday, political analysts say there's really only one choice on the ballot: Vladimir Putin.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced an increase in contract servicemen amid tension over Russia's role in Syria and Ukraine.

Premier Li Keqiang sought to reassure the world with a speech that paid scant attention to global unease about the implications of a slowing China.

Tehran's decision to open up its airspace comes just a day after the U.S. asked Bulgaria and Greece to shut down their respective airspace to Russian transport planes bound for Syria.

The foreign ministry cited suspicions that the actual cargo may not be for humanitarian purposes.

Units in Russia's airborne forces have been put on full alert as part of an inspection of the country's military readiness.

Both Russia and OPEC have refused to cut production amid a decline in global oil prices

The protests occurred as European Union leaders discussed a $550 million aid package to boost the agricultural sector.

The Russian leader, a close ally of Bashar Assad, says the Syrian president is ready to permit a "healthy" opposition to take part in elections.

The former governor of the state complained that the president didn't visit members of the oil industry or address the growing influence of China and Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the solution to the ongoing crisis was to have the international community work together to fight terrorism.

Making an appeal to countries from the Asia-Pacific region, Putin said his government will increase efforts to develop Russia's Far East.

Ukraine's president said his country must increase the number of contract soldiers as Russia remains a long-term threat.

To date, Russia has refused to cut its production, despite a steady decline in the price of oil.

Twenty students at a school in Khabarovsk, Russia, are scheduled to take the new course at the start of the semester.

The alleged attack came after rumors that the Islamic State group was attempting to recruit experienced fighters from the region to fight in Syria and Iraq.