Saudi and Syrian officials announced deals ranging from aviation to telecommunications, offering a much-needed boost to Syria’s battered economy.

Pakistan has made headway against the Islamic State and other militants, but a bloody suicide attack showed how fragile its progress has been.

Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.

The drone and missile bombardments were the latest attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during a winter freeze, as peace talks have made little progress.

Many people in the Faroe Islands, a tiny archipelago in the North Atlantic, want to be their own state. The crisis over Greenland, Denmark’s other territory, has complicated that, for now.

In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.

Repairs at key missile sites began soon after they were hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes last year, but work at Iran’s nuclear facilities has been slower.

Marco Balich has helped design grand spectacles at more than half a dozen Olympics. On Friday, he’ll do it again, on home turf in Italy.

The attack bore the hallmark of several assassination attempts on top military officers in the Russian capital.

Middle Eastern diplomats see a chance for progress on Iran’s nuclear program, but they are pessimistic about other U.S. demands.