Moscow / AFP The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday urged the West to stop isolating Russia and take a more “constructive” approach in response to President Vladimir Putin’s moves towards normalising relations. The 85-year-old who presided over the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War argued that Moscow has an “important and ...

  ANKARA /AP NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday efforts to stem the tide of migrants seeking the shores of Europe are working. Speaking at a press conference with Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, the Turkish capital, Stoltenberg said the collective effort is “making a difference” and that the number of migrants crossing the Aegean Sea ...

  Beirut / AFP Hundreds of sick or wounded Syrians and their families were being evacuated from besieged rebel- and regime-held towns for treatment on Thursday as relief efforts intensified even as peace talks falter. The evacuees, who were “in urgent need of life-saving medical attention,” according to the United Nations, were bussed out of their enclaves late on Wednesday ...