Trump praises Pakistan's role in 'progress' on Afghan peace President Donald Trump on Monday hailed Pakistan's help in advancing peace talks in Afghanistan, a marked shift in tone as the United States seeks an accord with the Taliban to end almost 18 years of war.

Syria, UN envoy say 'progress' towards talks on post-war constitution Damascus and a visiting UN envoy on Wednesday announced "progress" towards forming a body to agree on a post-war constitution for Syria.

Syria's breadbasket, Kurds and Damascus battle for wheat Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his enthusiasm.

Kushner: Mideast plan won't say ‘two states’ Jared Kushner revealed new contours on Thursday of the upcoming US peace plan for the Middle East, indicating that it will pull back from longstanding mentions of a two-state solution with the Palestinians and accept Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country's political establishment. 

Việt Nam, Philippines discuss cooperation

Việt Nam and the Philipines have agreed to step up collaboration in search and rescue operations at sea and the fight against terrorists, pirates and cross-border crimes, especially drug-related crimes. 

US envoy heads 6-nation tour for ’intra-Afghan’ talks: official

A senior US diplomat is set to lead a large delegation on a six-nation tour, including Afghanistan, to boost that country's peace process and bring "all Afghan parties together in an intra-Afghan dialogue," the State Department said Sunday.

Putin, Abe hold summit to break island impasse

Russia and Japan's leaders meet for talks in Moscow on Tuesday over the disputed island chain that has long prevented a peace treaty to end World War II. But recent rhetoric has dampened hopes of a breakthrough.

Ten killed in car bomb attack on Colombian police academy

A car bomb attack on a police cadet training academy killed 10 people and wounded 65 on Thursday in Bogota, making it the worst such incident in the Colombian capital in 16 years.

New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts

The new special UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus on Tuesday, facing the daunting task of rekindling moribund peace talks and succeeding where his three predecessors failed.