MOSCOW (AFP)- From frustration with corruption and poverty to Moscow's showdown with the West, Russians shared their concerns as they voted in Sunday's presidential election that is set to extend President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024. "I am for Putin. There is no alternative...

A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former U.S. and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency reported, amid a series of diplomatic encounters ahead of a possible U.S.-North Korean summit. North Korea is pursuing its nuclear and missile programs in...

Israeli forces operating on the Gaza border Sunday foiled an attempt by the Hamas movement to rebuild an attack tunnel, the Israeli military said. "Using precise intelligence and new technology, the Israel Defense Forces thwarted an attempt by Hamas to renew an old terror tunnel near...

The Turkish military said Sunday it had taken complete control of the Afrin town center in northwestern Syria. “The Afrin town center was taken under control by Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army,” the General Staff said on its official Twitter account. A search...