(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...

The United States on Thursday fired back at Moscow over its meddling in the presidential election, announcing a series of tough sanctions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutting down of Russian compounds on US soil. US President Barack Obama had all but accused...

Two mortar bombs were fired at the Russian Embassy in Damascus Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said, adding that no casualties or damage had been caused. "From 1 p.m. to 1:19 p.m. Moscow time (1000 GMT to 1019 GMT), the Russian Embassy was bombarded by terrorists. One mortar bomb,...

Russia said on Tuesday that a U.S. decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian rebels had opened the way for deliveries of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, a move it said would directly threaten Russian forces in Syria. Moscow last year launched a campaign of air strikes in Syria to...