Russia and the United States blamed each other for a near collision between their warships in the East China Sea on Friday with both countries accusing one another of dangerous and unprofessional behavior. Russia’s Pacific Fleet said that the USS Chancellorsville, a guided-missile...

The U.N. refugee agency says heavy rains have triggered severe flooding in southwestern Libya since late May, killing four people and forcing more than 2,500 to flee their homes. The UNHCR says in a statement released on Friday that the rains began on May 28 in the town of Ghat. The town is...

Russia Friday rejected an appeal from London to "change its behavior" in order to mend relations that have been stung by the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. "No, we won't change [behavior] because the only thing Russia wants is beneficial relations that are based on each...

Iran rejected French calls for wider international talks over its nuclear and military ambitions, saying on Friday it would only discuss it existing 2015 atomic pact with world powers, state TV reported. French President Emmanuel Macron had said a day earlier that Paris and Washington both...