Putin offers new pause, exits for Syrian’s besieged Aleppo
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and SARAH EL DEEB The Russian president on Wednesday offered a new unilateral humanitarian pause for Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo, urging rebels to use it to leave the…
International relations
Russians unconcerned by Kremlin’s saber-rattling
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russia (AP) — Russia held civil defense drills involving 40 million people this month, the largest since the collapse of the Soviet Union. State media broadcast instantly…
Man shot dead after stabbing guard at US Embassy in Kenya
A Kenyan police official says a man has been shot dead after stabbing a policeman guarding the perimeter wall of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. Vitalis Otieno, the officer in…
Iraqi leader resists US push for Turkish role in Mosul fight
By LOLITA C. BALDOR U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s push for Iraq to let Turkey play a role in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group encountered…
South Africa’s move on ICC raises concerns of African exodus
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA South Africa on Friday reversed its early support for the International Criminal Court and said it will withdraw from it, raising concerns of a possible African exodus…
Philippine police van rams protesters in front of US Embassy
By BULLIT MARQUEZ and BOGIE CALUPITAN A Philippine police van rammed into protesters, leaving several bloodied, as an anti-U.S. rally turned violent Wednesday at the American Embassy in Manila. The…
Mystery swirls around Assange’s status at Ecuadorean Embassy
By RAPHAEL SATTER Midway through releasing a series of damaging disclosures about U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his hosts at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London…
Retaking Mosul: Iraqi forces most complex anti-IS operation
By SUSANNAH GEORGE Iraqi forces have launched their most complex anti-IS operation to date: retaking the country’s second-largest city of Mosul. While the country’s military has won a string of…