Netanyahu, US officials to face off on Iran
By JULIE PACE and ARON HELLER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials were set to face off Monday in dueling speeches on the high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiations,…
John Kerry
Kerry asks for benefit of the doubt on Iran nuclear talks
By BRADLEY KLAPPER Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address, yet insisted the Obama administration’s diplomatic record…
Thousands march in Russia to mourn Putin critic Nemtsov
By LAURA MILLS and LYNN BERRY Carrying flowers, portraits and signs that said “I am not afraid,” tens of thousands of people somberly marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn opposition…
Despite spat with US, Israeli leader fighting Iran nuke deal
By ARON HELLER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington next week on a last-gasp effort to seal what he hopes will become his signature achievement: preventing Iran from…
Kerry: Fighting extremism requires more than military action
By JOSH LEDERMAN In the fight against violent extremism, President Barack Obama has argued the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn’t: a long tradition of warmly…
Ukraine cease-fire largely holding, Debaltseve still tense
By PETR JOSEK and PETER LEONARD A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, although continued fighting over a bitterly contested railway hub…
Political stakes high for Iran’s president in nuclear talks
By ADAM SCHRECK Throughout the long negotiations over the fate of Iran’s nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani has withstood scathing criticism from hard-liners at home by sticking to his case…
Merkel, Obama, try to bridge differences on arms to Ukraine
By STEVEN R. HURST President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are trying for a public display of unity despite a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to wage…