A prominent Saudi Jihadist and top leader in the Nusra Front said the reached agreement with Syrian regime Thursday over three besieged towns is a historic victory, according to video statement . Sheikh Abdullah al-Muhaysini, the General judge of Fateh Army, an alliance of Islamist group...

Diplomats said on Thursday the United States has refused to negotiate over a draft statement that Russia had hoped the U.N. Security Council would approve to bolster its position on Syria ahead of a major gathering of world leaders. A draft of Russia’s council statement, obtained by The...

The worsening war in Syria, allegations of child sexual abuse by U.N. peacekeepers and the mishandling of the Ebola epidemic cast a spotlight on the inadequacies of the United Nations in a globalized world, operating with a power structure that hasn’t changed since 1945. With age, the...

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday over the top priority for the talks. The White House insisted the meeting would...