Obama administration opening 2-front campaign on Syria
By MATTHEW LEE The Obama administration opened a two-front campaign on Syria on Thursday with a push to end one war there and step up another. The United States, Russia…
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The Latest: Dutch riot police, anti-migrant protesters clash
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere to Europe (all times local): 4 p.m. Riot police have clashed with demonstrators in…
UK judge: Putin probably approved plan to poison ex-spy
By JILL LAWLESS President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia’s FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison,…
Russian ruble slides to record low in Moscow trading
The Russian ruble slid to a record low against the dollar Wednesday under pressure from the low oil price. The ruble traded above 81.8 to the dollar in Moscow on…
Prominent Putin foe may seek asylum in UK after new arrest
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and once Russia’s richest man, may seek asylum in Britain following the declaration in Moscow that he had been arrested…
Notorious Lebanese militant killed in Syria airstrike
By BASSEM MROUE and JOSEF FEDERMAN A Lebanese man convicted of one of the most notorious attacks in Israel’s history and who spent nearly three decades in an Israeli prison…
The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…
Obama vows to ‘redouble’ Islamic State fight after Paris
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to redouble U.S. efforts to eliminate the Islamic State group and end the Syrian civil war that has fueled…