Russia has circulated a proposed resolution at the U.N. Security Council that would endorse the fragile cease-fire aimed at ending nearly six years of war, the country's ambassador to the United Nations said Friday. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters before a Security Council meeting...

President Vladimir Putin said Friday said he would not expel any Americans in response to Washington turfing out dozens of Russian diplomats over alleged election interference. The Kremlin strongman's shock decision came after Russia's foreign ministry asked him to send home 35 US diplomats...

Iraqi forces faced car bombs and fierce resistance from ISIS militants in southern Mosul Friday, the second day of a renewed push to take back the city after fighting stalled for several weeks. An officer in the federal police forces, which joined the battle Thursday, said there were heavy...

Egypt's Cabinet has approved the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia despite protests earlier this year and a court ruling the transfer unconstitutional. The state-run MENA news agency reported Thursday that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's government approved the deal and sent...