Snapshots

Moscow's military superiority in the region is restricting the alliance's support for Kiev to symbolic measures.

While plenty of Western countries are criticizing the country's election results, Russia has chosen to herald the victory of opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi.

After decades of strong economic growth, the limits of Beijing's 40-year economic model and a trade war with the United States are contributing to a slowdown.

Talks between Pyongyang and Washington seem to have hit a dead end. Can a newly announced summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un actually put things on the mend?

Washington and Brussels have both released their objectives for trade negotiations, and their differing goal for thorny issues such as agriculture and auto tariffs are sure to present problems.

Chinese legislators are pushing to address a chief U.S. grievance as the countries remain locked in their trade tussle.

The Trump administration is calling for investment in new technologies to better repel threats from Iran and North Korea -- and cutting-edge weapons being developed by China and Russia.

The White House is intent on bringing U.S. troops home from Syria, but an attack on American soldiers in Manbij shows that a swift withdrawal is easier said than done.

The Kremlin has heralded a new military budget, but the spending plan is a far cry from the amount of investment needed to meet Moscow's modernization goals.

The House of Commons' resounding rejection of Theresa May's withdrawal agreement with the European Union sets up a no-confidence vote and leaves British politics with no clear path forward.

A new International Criminal Court ruling will likely free former President Laurent Gbagbo, opening the door for him to return to his country's politics and attempt to regain his former job.

Kenyan authorities and witnesses are describing the incident, which is still ongoing, as a terrorist attack.