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...

(The Wall Street Journal)- A cease-fire appeared to be taking hold across Syria on Friday, despite allegations of violations by both sides, as government forces and armed rebel groups paused hostilities as part of a wider agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey to end the country’s nearly...

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...