The Latest: Iran envoy arrives in Vienna for Syria talks
The latest developments in talks on ending the Syrian War (all times local) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Vienna ahead of international peace talks on resolving…
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The Latest: Merkel confident Germany can integrate refugees
The latest on the stream of people crossing Europe in search of safety or a better life. All times local. 3:50 p.m. Chancellor Angela Merkel says she remains confident Germany…
Israeli army: Palestinian stabs Israeli, is shot dead
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli in the West Bank before being shot and killed Monday, the Israeli military said. The Israeli was stabbed in the neck and “severely wounded” at…
Despite US-led campaign, Islamic State rakes in oil earnings
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part…
Assad’s trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
By ZEINA KARAM Russia’s military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country’s disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit to Moscow —…
Clinton meets face-to-face with Benghazi committee
By MATTHEW DALY and BRADLEY KLAPPER Hillary Rodham Clinton firmly defended her actions on Benghazi as she came face-to-face Thursday with the Republican-led special investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012,…
Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Berlin to meet Kerry
By JOSEF FEDERMAN With no end in sight to weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israel’s prime minister headed to Germany on Wednesday for a high-profile meeting with U.S. Secretary of State…
Russians support airstrikes in Syria, despite Afghan legacy
By KATHERINE JACOBSEN A vast workshop that upgrades warplanes of the kind Russia is using in Syria is this town’s lifeblood, and support for the Syria campaign is strong. “We’ve…