Blacklist issued in Doha row

Russia is ready to help mediate in the crisis if asked, Lavrov says

Parents of terminally-ill baby end legal fight

LONDON - The parents of Charlie Gard, whose battle to get their critically ill baby experimental treatment stirred international sympathy and controversy, dropped their legal effort on Monday, saying tearfully that it was time to let their son die.

Russian forces to monitor Syria safe zones

MOSCOW - Russia has deployed military police to monitor two safe zones being established in Syria, it was announced on Monday, with officials calling it a new era of US cooperation.

Trump son-in-law details Russia contacts, denies collusion

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner was scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a second day of private meetings with congressional investigators, this time for a closed-door conversation with lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee.

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Israel embassy shooting complicates shrine crisis

The guard then responded by shooting dead the Jordanian worker, while the apartment owner who was there at the time was wounded and later died from his injuries, according to the ministry and a security source..

EU, Turkey try to defuse Qatar crisis

KUWAIT CITY - The European Union's foreign affairs chief and Turkey's president have been visiting the Gulf countries as part of the most recent international effort to heal the diplomatic rift between Qatar and a group of four nations led by Saudi Arabia.

Trump expected to support Russia sanctions package

WASHINGTON - The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow.

Suspect due in court after 9 die in sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Nine people are dead and the death toll could rise after emergency crews pulled dozens of people from a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer heat, victims of what officials said was an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong.

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Abe denies favors for longtime friend

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings sinking over a suspected cronyism scandal, on Monday said he had never instructed officials to give preferential treatment to a longtime friend, adding that the latter had never sought favors.

Taliban car bombing kills at least 35 in Kabul

KABUL - A Taliban suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40, and the death toll could rise, a senior government official said.