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 pins hopes on international pressure to conduct all-for-all prisoner exchange As Ukraine prepares for a major peace summit in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky sees an opportunity to free all Ukrainian prisoners from Russia before the end of the war. After the start of the ... 05/10/2024 - 7:43 am | View Link
U.S. soldier detained in Russia and accused of stealing, officials say The soldier, who was stationed in South Korea, traveled to Russia on his own to visit a woman he was romantically involved with, officials said. 05/6/2024 - 12:17 pm | View Link
Biden's historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history at 81, is battling a perception among voters that he's lost a step as he's aged. Discontent with his handling of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has ... 05/1/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link
Lawmakers call for release of Putin’s ‘political prisoner number one' After the death of Alexei Navalny, a Russian human rights lawyer says Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza is now "prisoner number one," on President Vladimir Putin's list. 04/28/2024 - 9:01 pm | View Link
U.S. citizens are languishing in Chinese prisons with little hope of release As Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China this week, the most important issue for hundreds of families in the U.S. was when their loved ones imprisoned in the country are coming home. 04/28/2024 - 2:26 am | View Link