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Trump says that he is abandoning the INF treaty, basically confirms a renewed arms race, and absolves himself from any responsibility to lead efforts to reduce nuclear tensions around the globe.

Saudi Arabia's apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea - or Israel and the United States. State-sponsored assassination is a ruthless gamble. But other countries have gotten away with it.

As a bloody siege looms over Idlib, the U.S. is digging into the east, and conflict between Iran and Israel may put Syria in the crosshairs. Turkey will have to eventually withdraw from Syria; Israel will eventually have to come to terms with Iran...

Why is the US Christian nationalist right looking to Russia? The thought shatters old notions as odd indeed. It's supposed to be the left that's cozy with Russia. Since 1990 it's a new world. Newsweek gives a peek into it...

It takes a special counsel to actually catch white-collar criminals.

Crippled ports. Paralyzed corporations. Frozen government agencies. How a single piece of code crashed the world.

In 1987, the real estate tycoon visited the country to explore a hotel deal. Is that when he became compromised by Russian security services?

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The most compelling evidence that the president may have obstructed justice appears to come from his own most senior and loyal aides.