MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday quickly approved the extension of the last remaining nuclear Russia-U.S. arms control treaty, a fast-track action that comes just days before it’s due to expire. Both houses of parliament voted unanimously to extend the New START treaty for...

A top Palestinian official welcomed Wednesday plans by the new US administration to restore aid to the Palestinians and reopen diplomatic offices that were closed by former President Donald Trump. "We look forward to reconnecting on the basis of international law and previously past UN...

Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks and expects to provide enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall. Biden,...

Recent military drills by Iran in its southern waters amid heightened tensions with Washington are a message to the new US administration, according to a political expert. Iran has held a series of military drills in recent weeks. The exercises have gained momentum since the US dispatched...