Bashar-al Assad fled the country on December 8 to take refuge in the Russian capital, where he owns several luxury apartments ...

Gabbard replied that she had only meant to highlight the “egregiously illegal and unconstitutional programs” that Snowden had ...

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, faced harsh ...

Lawmakers gave DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard more than a half-dozen chances to withdraw past support of Edward Snowden in her confirmation hearing, but she didn't take them.

Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, was repeatedly asked during a confirmation hearing whether Edward Snowden’s leaks made him a traitor. Ms. Gabbard told senators ...

Russia lost a key ally when the Syrian President was ousted by Islamist rebels last month. NPR visited a Russian air base in western Syria to examine how Moscow will fare under Syria's new rulers.

The new Syrian government demands that Russia extradite former President Bashar al-Assad. He fled to Moscow after rebels ...

Russia deployed troops to Syria in 2015 to support Assad regime's brutal crackdown against anti-government forces.

Russia and Syria are engaging in further talks concerning Russian military bases in Syria. Headed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, these negotiations focus on the continued Russian ...

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President ...

Moscow is anxious to maintain its strategically important military assets in the country, which hosts its only bases outside ...