The U.N.'s Syria envoy called on the war-torn nation's rival sides to meet their historic responsibility and seek a deal to end the six-year conflict ahead of a full day of talks set for Friday. The negotiations at the United Nations in Geneva formally opened Thursday with envoy Staffan de...

President Donald Trump takes the stage Friday at an annual conservative forum, looking to plant his personal stamp firmly on the political movement even as some activists fret his immigration and trade policies go too far. Trump will address the third day of the Conservative Political Action...

The U.N. Security Council is likely to vote next week on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions on Syria over the use of chemical weapons but Russia is almost certain to veto the measure, a senior diplomat said Thursday. Britain, France and the United States are pushing for a ban on...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow's goal in Syria was to "stabilize the legitimate authority" and strike a "decisive blow" against terrorism. "We have no plans to interfere in Syria's internal affairs," he told a group of naval officers returning from Syria, where...