German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Tuesday pressed his Russian counterpart to allow humanitarian relief supplies to reach people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo in Syria, members of Steinmeier's delegation said. Steinmeier spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after the...

EU member states must fulfill their commitments under the EU-Turkey refugee agreement, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference with Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Berlin, Merkel reaffirmed her support for the March 18 deal which aims to...

Russia plans to send 100,000 tons of wheat in humanitarian aid to Syria this year, government officials said Tuesday. A source at the agriculture ministry has said Russia has been considering sending around 100,000 tons of wheat to Syria from government stocks. "I can't say how much, but...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened the first congress of his Fatah party for seven years on Tuesday, with 1,300 mostly elderly delegates gathered to elect new leaders and discuss longer-term policy, including how to confront Israel. The meeting comes at a challenging time for Abbas,...