KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country's industrial heartland. Mostly women, children and elderly residents left on a special evacuation train...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli airstrike that struck Damascus International Airport caused “significant” damage to infrastructure and rendered the main runway unserviceable until further notice, Syria said Saturday. The statement by the Transportation Ministry was the first...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to travel to Turkey on Wednesday for talks expected to centre on the issue of establishing a mechanism that would allow Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea to global markets. Turkey is involved in efforts by the United Nations to...

Syria’s state television reported Tuesday that Israeli missiles targeted Syrian army positions south of the capital of Damascus, causing material damage but no casualties. , The TV quoted an unnamed military official as saying that Israeli warplanes fired several missiles while flying over...