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Syrian government forces have reclaimed five more districts in the eastern part of Aleppo, according to the Russian Center for Reconciliation.

Some reports suggest up to 85% of the area,…

Gas pipelines and nuclear power stations were among the highlights of recent talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Premier Binali Yildirim.

The two countries are…

Repealing Obamacare will be the first order of business in the US Senate in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said on Tuesday. Republicans will replace President…

Angela Merkel has told her own party congress that Britain will not be allowed to “cherry pick” in Brexit negotiations.

The German chancellor told her Christian Democratic Union meeting on…

The world is facing a humanitarian crisis that will require a record $22.2 billion in funding for 2017 to support nearly 93 million of the most vulnerable and marginalized people, a UN office said…

Iraqi army units launched a fresh assault in southeast Mosul on Tuesday and a senior commander was quoted as saying an armored division had advanced to within less than a mile (1.5 km) of the…

Japan’s export-dependent economy could be hurt, if Donald Trump adopts protectionist policies that curb global trade.

Public transport was free and cars with odd registration numbers were banned in Paris on Tuesday because of a rise in pollution levels linked to cold weather. 

Major towns in the Rhone…

South Korea›s military cyber command, set up to guard against hacking, appears to have been breached by North Korea, the military has said.

A spokesman told the BBC that classified…

Music is playing in the streets again. Flags are flapping at full staff. After nine days of national mourning for Fidel Castro, Cuba is slowly returning to noisy, boisterous normality.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stepped down on Tuesday to focus on running for president in next year’s election and was replaced by Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

Valls resigned…

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday she would accept the result of an impeachment vote against her this week but indicated she would not step down now as demanded by opposition…

Libyan pro-government forces say they have driven the self-styled Islamic State terrorists out of the last neighborhood of Sirte, declaring the battle for control of the city is over. 

Syrian government forces gained more ground in the battle for Aleppo on Monday, as Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that sought a seven-day truce in the city.

Three…

Donald Trump has nominated former opponent Ben Carson as his secretary of housing and urban development.

In a statement from his transition team on Monday, Trump said he was “thrilled to…

Uzbekistan’s acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won a tightly controlled presidential election following the death of longtime ruler Islam Karimov.

Mirziyoyev, the Central Asian…

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced his resignation on December 5, saying that he would step down shortly.

“I think as a party we’re doing amazing well, as a party we’re doing…

With Donald Trump’s latest tweets touching on highly sensitive issues, China must decide how to handle an incoming American president who relishes confrontation and whose online statements appear…

Syrian government forces have taken control of more than half of Aleppo’s districts held by militants.

Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for Syria, said on Saturday he anticipated a “…

Matteo Renzi was roundly defeated in a referendum to change Italy’s Constitution, marking a major victory for anti-establishment and rightwing parties and plunging the eurozone’s third largest…

The Army Corps of Engineers will not grant the permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri River, the army announced on Sunday, handing a major victory to the Standing Rock…

A fake US Embassy in Ghana operated by organized crime gangs has been shut down after a decade of operations that included issuing counterfeit US visas.

The US Department of State revealed…

Alexander Van der Bellen defeats far-right candidate Hofer in a rerun of the May presidential runoff.

Austria’s far-right party has conceded defeat in a bitterly fought presidential race,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for further downsizing the 2.3 million-strong Chinese military and improving its combat capabilities, after his last year's move to cut 300,000…

Austrians have returned to the polls to decide the presidential race between a rightwing populist and his left-leaning rival. 

The vote is being watched, as a far-right win could boost…