US president ceded American influence over large part of the Middle East to rivals, plunging region into uncertainty

Without firing a shot, dictator's forces are returning to towns and villages in northeastern Syria where they haven't set foot for years

Backpacker imprisoned for 7.5 years for smuggling some 10 grams of marijuana reportedly claims she is being well treated; family says interview appears staged

Kremlin tells Kurdish fighters to pull back from frontier or face being 'steamrolled' by Turkish forces

Hours before Ankara set to resume offensive against US allies, leaders of Turkey and Russia agree to create 20-mile deep area free of Kurdish fighters

Moscow official confirms the leaders talked about a potential resolution for Naama Issachar's case during their Monday phone call

No word on whether conversation touched on Israeli jailed in Russia for drug offenses, whom officials believe is being held as leverage in order to free an imprisoned Russian

'We are not political people -- we just want her to come home,' says Naama Issachar's friend as hundreds of supporters attend simultaneous protests

After meeting justice minister, Naama Issachar's lawyer urges holding off on proceedings against Russian national sought by Moscow in anticipation of possible swap

Foreign Ministry official says imprisonment of Naama Issachar on drug charges casting a 'dark cloud' over Jerusalem-Moscow ties