Stable Oil Market Needs Russian, Saudi Cooperation, Prince Says

Global oil market stability is impossible without the cooperation of Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude producers, the kingdom's influential deputy crown prince said after speaking with Vladimir Putin ahead of an OPEC meeting later this month. Saudi Arabia hopes to work with Russia for oil market stability, Mohammed bin Salman said after meeting with the Russian president in Hangzhou, China, Sunday.

U.S., Russia Near Deal to Impose New Cease-Fire in Syria

The U.S. and Russia are nearing agreement to coordinate strikes against Islamic extremists in Syria and impose a cease-fire that would halt President Bashar al-Assad's attacks on the moderate opposition and civilians in his war-shattered country. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Hangzhou, China for a meeting of the G-20, could announce a deal as early as Sunday, said a senior State Department official who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are private.

Syria, Brexit on Obama’s agenda in China

U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China on Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey -- two essential U.S. allies -- as each leader confronts widespread internal strife back home. It's the second day of high-stakes diplomacy for Obama, who arrived here Saturday to an inauspicious welcome: no red-carpeted stairs for Air Force One and open quarreling on the tarmac between Chinese and U.S. officials over press access.

Putin Says DNC Hack Was Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It

Vladimir Putin said the hacking of thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents was a service to the public, but denied U.S. accusations that Russia's government had anything to do with it. "Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?'' Putin said in an interview at the Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Thursday.

Why Obama shouldn’t expect much from the G20

Behind the forced smiles and obligatory handshakes that mark what could be President Barack Obama's final encounters with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin this Sunday at the G20 lurks one undeniably inconvenient reality: These days, more divides Russia and Turkey from the United States than unites them. Where you stand in life and politics has everything to do with where you sit.

Putin Denies Russia Hacked DNC: ‘Does It Even Matter Who Hacked This Data?’

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly denied that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee's data and questioned if it even matters who is responsible. "Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?" Putin asked during an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday.

Obama, China ratify climate agreements

President Barack Obama is embarking on a final bout of delicate overseas diplomacy before his successor is elected in November, arriving in Asia on Saturday for meetings with some of his most nettlesome counterparts. Obama used his first appearance in China to herald newly ratified climate agreements, an area of cooperation with China amid persistent differences.

House Democrats demand FBI probe of Donald Trump ties to Russia hacks

Top House Democrats on Tuesday asked the FBI to investigate a possible connection between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and suspected computer hacks by the Russian government. In a letter to FBI Director James Comey, the lawmakers cited Mr. Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and policy positions they said could benefit Russia as warranting an investigation.

Ukraine Journalist and ‘Personal Enemy’ of Vladimir Putin …

A Ukrainian journalist who reportedly considered himself a "personal enemy" of Russian President Vladimir Putin was found dead in his apartment on Sunday, the day after he had celebrated his 54th birthday. The Kyiv Operatyvny reported Alexander Shchetinin was found dead on his Kiev apartment balcony by friends who had come to congratulate him.

Trump advisers lobbied for pro-Russia influence

A firm run by Donald Trump's campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country's pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, never disclosed their work as foreign agents as required under federal law.

Echoing Trump, Hezbollah accuses Obama of creating Islamic State

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group has accused the U.S. and President Barack Obama of creating the Islamic State group, using the words of presidential hopeful Donald Trump as proof. Quoting the Republican candidate, Hassan Nasrallah also accused Mr. Trump's Democratic Party competitor Hillary Clinton of helping create the militant group.

Putina s return to power ended Clintona s a Moscow Springa

As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic "Moscow Spring," seizing on Vladimir Putin's break from the presidency to help seal a nuclear arms-control treaty and secure Russia's acquiescence to a NATO-led military intervention in Libya. When Putin returned to the top job, things changed.

Military success in Syria gives Putin upper hand in proxy war with US

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Assange Is – Working On’ Exposing TrumpBy Marlow Stern

The head of WikiLeaks opened up to the comedian about how he hacked the DNC and why the organization hasn't targeted Trump yet. The head of WikiLeaks , still banished to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, has come under fire by U.S. intelligence officials-and even NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who criticized the organization's "hostility to even modest curation"-for not just his troubling anti-Semitic streak or lingering rape accusation, but also that they are probably doing the work of Russia in releasing thousands upon thousands of Democratic National Committee emails, thereby tilting the U.S. presidential election towards former reality star Donald Trump, whose campaign has very deep ties to Vladimir Putin.