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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Turkey Friday to help build international support in the fight against Islamic State extremists.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Arab leaders on an international coalition against Islamic State militants. Secretary Kerry is following up on President Barack Obama's push to "degrade and destroy" the group in both Iraq and Syria.

The State Department is leading a U.S. delegation that will meet with Russian officials in Moscow Thursday to discuss Russia's alleged violation of provisions in the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces accord.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says Russia has pulled more than two-thirds of its forces out of eastern Ukraine.

Japan's nuclear regulator has given final approval to restart two reactors shut down following the Fukushima nuclear meltdown three years ago.

President Barack Obama is preparing to lay out his strategy against militants of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria when he delivers an address to Americans Wednesday night.

The head of a leading Syrian rebel group was killed Tuesday along with at least 12 other people.

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougu (left) addresses the Security Council.

Dutch investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 likely broke up mid-air over eastern Ukraine after being hit by numerous "high-energy objects."

A wide view of the Security Council in session.