Does Putin care about keeping Assad in power?
Fran Townsend, former homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush, says there is only one strategic asset in Syria that the Russian president cares about
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U.S. intelligence spots activity at missile-damaged Syrian airbase
Earth-moving equipment has been spotted at Shayrat airfield, which was hit last week by a U.S. cruise missile strike
U.S.-Russia relations are at a "low," Tillerson says
Their news conference comes just after Tillerson's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Tillerson, Putin meet in Moscow
Tillerson and Putin met for about two hours at the Kremlin
Taiwan bans human consumption of cat and dog meat
People who sell or the meat face a fine of up to $8,000 and their names and photos may be publicized
Melania Trump wins damages, apology from Daily Mail publisher
Paper retracts false statements that the first lady "provided services beyond simply modeling"
Troops kill Islamic militant commander involved in beheadings
“This is a major blow to the Abu Sayyaf ... If they have further plans to kidnap innocent people somewhere, they will now have to think twice,” official says
Show of force toward North Korea could expose U.S. weakness
The Trump administration deployed an aircraft carrier to the region this week
Records link some Ukraine ledger payments to ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort
At least $1.2 million listed in the ledger next to Manafort’s name were received by him, the AP reports. A Manafort spokesman says the story is "totally misleading and incorrect"
Microchips implanted in humans: Practical or perilous?
While some people are volunteering to get chips, others warn of the implications that they may have on one's privacy
After travel ban, Malala Yousafzai suggests where "Trump needs to go"
Human rights activist and Nobel Prize recipient is still advocating education for women and girls worldwide as she figures out her plans for the fall
Putin says U.S.-Russia relations "degraded" under Trump
Russian leader's stark assessment comes as top U.S. diplomat Rex Tillerson visits Moscow and countries haggle over solution to Syria crisis
Next president of Iran could be a familiar face
Seen by some as tough-talker who can stand up to Trump, ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expanded Iran's nuclear program and questioned the Holocaust
U.S. woman pleads guilty to Valentine’s Day massacre plot
Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath was one of three people involved in the plan to shoot shoppers at a mall in Canada
As tension mounts, China insists on diplomacy with N. Korea
Trump, Xi Jinping talk over phone as U.S. sends aircraft carrier to Korean Peninsula, conducts one of biggest-ever U.S.-South Korea military exercises
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Debris found of medical plane that went missing near Nantucket with 6 on board
Cornell president says school "must do better" amid criticism of its investigation
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Trump urges daylight saving time bill supporters to personally call Sen. Cotton
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
Zach Bryan wears "Free Palestine" shirt during concert at Gillette Stadium
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
