The EU on Thursday agreed to extend by another year sanctions on Russia in response to its illegal annexation of Crimea. "The measures apply to EU persons and EU based companies. They are limited to the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol," the EU said in a statement. The economic...

The United States Thursday added Saudi Arabia and Cuba to its blacklist of countries that it says are not doing enough to fight human trafficking, a designation that could bring sanctions. In an annual report, the State Department faulted ally Saudi Arabia for rampant violations against its...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Tehran had made a "very big" error, after Iranian forces shot down a U.S. spy drone near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "Iran made a very big mistake!" he tweeted in his first public reaction to the strike. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that U.S moves against technology giant Huawei aimed to weaken China, while U.S. tariffs sought to hold the Chinese economy back. Putin was speaking at his annual televised question and answer conference.