POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in one of two eastern provinces that have been the focus of Moscow’s grinding war. A Ukrainian official, however, denied Moscow’s control was complete. If confirmed, Russia's claim that it seized...

The Syrian regime forces launched since March 2011 arrest campaigns against thousands of Palestinian refugees in Syria, stressing that they focused primarily on targeting elite doctors, media professionals, political activists and opinion leaders who had a prominent and influential presence...

The EU condemned civilians deaths in the conflict in Syria on Friday. “The EU condemns in the strongest terms these crimes causing the deaths of so many civilians over more than a decade of conflict. These crimes were mostly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and its allies, including...