Russia hailed on Monday an Iranian initiative to conclude a non-aggression pact with the Persian Gulf countries.  This step can ease tensions in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, speaking at a news conference in Moscow, following the meeting with his Cuban...

Austrian lawmakers are likely to sack Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in a vote of no-confidence Monday after the leader of the far-right party holding the key to the outcome indicated it would probably vote against him. Kurz's conservatives came out on top in Sunday's European Parliament...

 Germany, a leading donor and member of the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan, has been talking with the Taliban and the Afghan government in an effort to restart peace talks to end 18 years of conflict, officials said. While the Taliban have been talking with U.S. officials since...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed concerns about recent missile launches from North Korea and said he was confident that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, would keep promises that he had made. “North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people,...