GENEVA/ AP Diplomats and negotiators have set their sights on modest achievements in the latest round of Syria talks in Geneva, after a week of discussions centering on setting an agenda for future talks. Meanwhile, fighting continued Thursday near Palmyra in central Syria. UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura is due for another round of meetings on …

  WASHINGTON / AP White House lawyers have instructed the president’s aides to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election and other related investigations, three administration officials said on Wednesday. The instructions, which were sent to White House staff on Tuesday, come after Senate Democrats last week asked the White House and law enforcement …

  PESHAWAR / AP A suspected US drone strike in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region on Thursday killed two militants, three intelligence officials said. The latest strike took place in the Kurram tribal region bordering Afghanistan and the identity and nationality of the slain men were not immediately known, said the officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were …