MOSCOW (Reuters) - For U.S. President Donald Trump, a summit with Vladimir Putin risks a political backlash at home and abroad. For the Russian president, however, the fact the summit is even ...

The Middle East situation on the ground is significantly different in comparison to a short while ago. There were times when Iran sought to become the leading hegemon in the region. With Tehran’s ...

Republican Senator John McCain said Trump's seeming acceptance of Putin's denial was a historical "low point" for the US presidency and the Helsinki summit between the two leaders a "tragic mistake." ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his US counterpart Donald Trump raised the issue of Israel’s security during their summit meeting in Helsinki. Trump tells reporters that both of them spoke with ...

WASHINGTON - The White House announced Thursday that Vladimir Putin has been invited to Washington this fall, even as leaders in Washington tried to fully understand what happened when President ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in Washington, July 17, 2018. Congressional Republicans have responded to Russia's attacks with conflicting impulses, pressing to sanction Moscow even as ...

When two dominant personalities meet, the world watches for signs of mutual respect or hidden tension.

The president has long articulated a moral equivalence between the country’s interests and those of dictatorships.