Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
Iran president still a force even as his era ends When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. More
Kerry: Russia sells missile defense to Syria Secretary of State John Kerry says the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. More
Ukraine Starts Freeing Some Prisoners to Join Its Military Nearly 350 inmates have been freed under a new law that allows them to serve in exchange for the possibility of parole, the country’s justice minister said. 05/24/2024 - 4:48 am | View Link
Trump claims Putin would release jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich 'for me' if he's elected The presumptive Republican presidential nominee didn't explain the claim, which drew a sharp response from President Joe Biden's campaign. 05/23/2024 - 11:49 am | View Link
Russia Says U.S. Ignores Its Proposals for Prisoner Swap The State Department says efforts to secure the release of Americans held by Russia are ongoing. 05/17/2024 - 10:03 am | View Link
Prisoner sentenced to 4 years for threatening to kill Kamala Harris, Obama, DeSantis Stephen Boykin tried to mail the menacing letters while he was imprisoned for previously sending death threats, prosecutors said. 05/13/2024 - 3:07 pm | View Link