
Russia warned the United States against any “unilateral action” against North Korea, saying any response to Pyongyang’s nuclear activities should not violate “international law,” amid reports of potential military confrontation between North Korea and the US. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks at a news conference in Moscow ...

The United Nations says nearly half a million civilians have fled Mosul since Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military operation last October to retake the city from ISIL militants. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Monday that 493,000 people have been displaced from the city. As ...