A Frozen War in Russia's Backyard Heats Up

Who would win in an Azerbaijan-Armenia face-off?

Pentagon looking into reports airstrike killed Syrian civilians

The U.S. military is reviewing whether civilians were killed earlier this week during a bombing in Syria that activists say may have left over 200 dead.

Oil Prices Slump Amid Bloated Inventories Reviving Fears of a New Crash

The world’s energy markets continue to be held down by Saudi Arabia’s death march of overproduction in its bid to strip market share from competition nations and faces a host of potential geopolitical tremors that could send prices into a free-fall.

For US, Losing Turkey to Russia is a 'Major Geopolitical Setback'

Turkey's increasingly warm relations with Russia spell trouble for the United States at a time when the already strained ties between Ankara and Washington have been further complicated following the unsuccessful attempt to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, journalist and research analyst Salman Rafi Sheikh asserted.

Turexit: Will Turkey Leave NATO Over Post-Coup Attempt Rift with the US

With polls showing that only 17% of Turks welcome the US in their country and with the country's leadership accusing the United States of staging the attempted government overthrow and even threatening war against the Americans, this relationship appears doomed to fail.

US to Keep Bombing Syria Despite Civilian Deaths and Humanitarian Pleas

Asked if airstrikes would pause, chief spokesman for U.S. military in Iraq and Syria said, "No. Operations continue against [ISIS.]"

US Failing Dismally on Sustainable Development, Despite Vast Wealth

First-of-its-kind report rated 83 countries on UN's sustainable development goals and found US "seriously far from achievement"

Refugee Crisis Threatens Global Stability, Power Says

U.N. Envoy Decries ‘Misguided’ View of Refugees, Calls for More Aid

As Democrats' convention nears, hacked emails are posted online

As Hillary Clinton prepares to accept her party's nomination for president, the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks has released nearly 20,000 hacked emails that offer an embarrassing look inside the workings of the Democratic Party as it prepares for its convention in Philadelphia.

Leaked DNC Emails Show Orchestrated Anti Bernie Sanders Campaign

A new batch of internal DNC emails have been released by Wikileaks that conclusively prove that the Democratic party colluded with Hillary Clinton to suppress Bernie Sanders from being nominated.