Alaska lawmaker cites Holocaust deaths to oppose gun control
An Alaska Republican who is the most senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives argued against gun control by wondering...
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As fighting escalates, Russia, Syria clash with West over Syria truce
Russia and Syria clashed with the U.S. and its Western allies Wednesday over responsibility for the failure of a cease-fire...
Trump discusses Iran in calls with Saudi, UAE leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Iran's "destabilizing activities" and other security and economic issues in separate telephone calls with senior...
UN experts: North Korea sent banned chemical items to Syria
North Korea sent items used in ballistic missiles and chemical weapons to Syria along with missile technicians in violation of...
US envoy slams Iranian minister for 'making a mockery' of UNHRC
Iranian justice minister, a sanctioned human rights violator, unapologetically took the podium at the U.N.'s Human Rights Council meeting Tuesday...
Polish minister pulls back from idea of building 'Polocaust' museum
Poland's deputy culture minister backed away on Monday from an academic's proposal to build a so-called "Polocaust" museum for Polish...
US threatens action after Russia vetoes UN resolution on Iran
The United States threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a Western bid for the United Nations...
Russia sets stage for UN veto of Western bid to rebuke Iran
Russia has laid the groundwork for a likely veto on Monday of a British, U.S. and French bid for the...
Nazi songbook scandal rattles Austria's far-right party
Austria's Freedom Party was rattled Tuesday by fresh accusations that its ranks are steeped in anti-Semitism after a second student...
Under pressure over travel costs, EPA head nixes trip to Israel
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt is postponing a planned trip to Israel, a decision that comes as Pruitt...