Moscow responded "negatively and with regret" to the European Union's decision to extend economic sanctions on Russia, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, quoting the Kremlin.
At first glance, it appears that there are only two clear paths that the US can take when dealing with the Middle East: the Sunni path of Saudi Arabia and the bulk of its Gulf allies, on the one hand; or the Shiite path represented by Iran.
France's 39-year-old President Emmanuel Macron is poised to wind up as the most powerful leader in Europe -- in the wake of Theresa May's stunning election blow in Britain and his fledgling party's landslide win in the first round of France's parliamentary elections.
Singapore says that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has accepted an invitation to visit the city state, a sign that recent tensions between the two countries could be easing.
The White House said that there are "potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack" by the Syrian regime and warned the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, of a "heavy price" if one is carried out.
CNN has exclusively obtained undercover video from Raqqa, Syria, the city ISIS calls its capital. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh breaks down the extraordinary footage.
The Trump administration would be foolish to go to war without careful deliberation, a coherent foreign policy strategy and the semblance of bipartisanship, writes Frida Ghitis.
They fled terror, tyranny and persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their families. They believed that the United States would offer them that life -- that the country formed by immigrants would welcome them with open arms.
A new US State Department report lists China as among the worst offenders for human trafficking, joining countries including Russia, Syria and Iran on the lowest rung of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
German lawmakers will decide Friday whether to legalize same-sex marriage, according to CNN affiliate NTV. The snap vote comes after Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she would like to see parliament move towards a "vote of conscience" on the issue.
The Russian Ambassador to the US at the center of a political firestorm over his encounters with associates of President Donald Trump is leaving his post and returning to Moscow.