Credit: AP/Shamil Zhumatov Russia hosts Syria’s new foreign minister for the first time since Assad’s ouster
Ukraine’s Parliament approves a law ensuring the independence of anti-graft watchdogs, reversing a contentious change
Tropical Storm Gil forms in the eastern Pacific and isn’t expected to threaten land as it strengthens, forecasters say
A Swedish man is convicted for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group
Lithuania Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas steps down after investigations and protests calling for his resignation
