A Russian-occupation official in annexed Crimea said Friday that a Ukrainian missile had struck the headquarters of Moscow’s Black Sea fleet, the latest assault by Kyiv on the peninsula. Crimea has been targeted by Ukraine throughout Russia’s offensive but attacks on military installations there have recently intensified as Kyiv vows to recapture the Black Sea […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a “strategic partnership” with Syria on Friday during talks with President Bashar al-Assad, who is seeking financial support to help rebuild his devastated country. The leaders met on the eve of the Asian Games opening ceremony, which Assad will attend as part of his first visit to China since 2004. […]
A cross-party delegation of Australian lawmakers that traveled to the United States seeking the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said they had a productive discussion in Washington with the U.S. Justice Department. The group of Australian lawmakers urged U.S. officials to drop their attempts to extradite Assange from a British prison to the United […]