What Trump has said about the world
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
Global Affairs
From US State Department
US, Russia spar amid charges of war crimes in Syria
By Elise Labott, CNN
Russia vetoes UN resolution to halt Aleppo airstrikes
By Susanna Capelouto and Richard Roth, CNN
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Saturday that demanded a halt to Syrian government air attacks in Aleppo and called for access for humanitarian aid.
Obama: Refugee crisis is test of our humanity
By Laura Koran
President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea Tuesday for countries to fulfill a moral obligation to alleviate a global refugee crisis "of epic proportions," despite a political backlash in the US against absorbing those fleeing Middle East violence.
Yemen: Missiles target US warship, Pentagon says
By Ryan Browne and Jamie Crawford, CNN
Two missiles targeted a US warship off the coast of Yemen on Sunday but missed the vessel and hit the water instead, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Russia backs UN envoy's plan to escort extremist fighters out of Aleppo -- report
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
Russia is ready to persuade the Syrian government to agree to a UN proposal to escort rebel fighters out of Aleppo, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian state media.
EU: Turkey can't join if it introduces death penalty
By Angela Dewan and Ralph Ellis, CNN
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told CNN he would approve reinstating the death penalty if lawmakers backed the measure in Parliament. He called the attempted coup on Friday a "clear crime of treason."
The US has put down its cards and walked away from Syria
By Nic Robertson, CNN
Not since the Cold War have relations between the US and Russia been so poor.
