The last time Ukraine signed a peace accord with Russia, 10 years ago, it brought only sporadic violence, mounting distrust, ...

Behind Putin’s war—and any discussions about peace—is a two-century-old fiction about the two countries’ unity.

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has boosted its ties with Russia, which has been a longtime military backer. After the junta's leader met with Vladimir Putin, more high-tech drones could soon enter the ...

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs ...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago and the subsequent imposition of tough economic sanctions, the ...

The great challenge will be how to ensure that Russia does not renew its appetite for swallowing the remainder of Ukraine at ...

Myanmar and Russia also signed an agreement for the construction of a small-scale nuclear plant in Myanmar. Zachary Abuza, a professor at the National War College in Washington who focuses on ...

Gunmen and security forces linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers killed more than 340 people, the head of a war monitor said.