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U.S. President Donald Trump drives a golf buggy on his golf course at Turnberry golf club, in Turnberry, Scotland, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Supporters cheer as Trump nears Helsinki hotel

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People celebrate on the Champs Elysees avenue after France won the soccer World Cup final match between France and Croatia, Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Paris. France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2 . (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

With flags, song, pride, French celebrate unifying victory

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, left, presents a T-shirt to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia on a high as World Cup wraps; Putin’s problems remain

By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

In this July 11, 2018 photo, booths marketing products by event sponsors Budweiser and Coca-Cola stand beside a statue of Lenin, as fans arrive for the semifinal match between Croatia and England at Luzhniki Stadium, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Lenin statue at final sandwiched by ads for Budweiser, Visa

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

U.S President Donald Trump arrives to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May before their meeting at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, England, Friday, July 13, 2018. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump says after Strzok hearing that ‘rigged’ Mueller probe is hurting U.S. relations with Russia

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Putin and Netanyahu meet for Syria-focused talks in Moscow

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

France head coach Didier Deschamps, second right, inspects the pitch prior to the semifinal match between France and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in, St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: Pogba dedicates France win to freed Thai players

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In this April 19, 2018, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Russian soldiers and Syrian government forces oversee the evacuation of rebel fighters from the Army of Islam and their families from the town of Dumayr, northeast of Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

Syria civil war nears Israel border, brings possible Iran military presence

By Seth J. Frantzman

A specialist team member in a police protective suit leaves the front entrance of John Baker House for homeless people on Rollestone Street in Salisbury, England, Friday, July 6, 2018. British police are scouring sections of Salisbury and Amesbury in southwest England, searching for a container feared to be contaminated with traces of the deadly nerve agent Novichok. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

UK police cite ‘high dose’ in nerve agent death

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2018, file photo, U.S. National security adviser John Bolton listens to question as speaks to the media after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. Bolton said Sunday, July 1, the U.S. has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

EDITORIAL: Despite protests by allies, the U.S. agrees to ignore several trouble spots

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this photo taken on Friday, June 29, 2018, tourists and soccer fans walk in the State Shop, GUM, decorated with giant soccer balls during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. The World Cup is sending business surging across the 11 Russian cities hosting soccer’s biggest show. Bars, taxi services, dumpling sellers and nesting doll vendors are among those benefiting. The Russian president was counting on just such a boost after U.S. and European sanctions and low oil prices sank the country into recession. But experts warn the boon won’t last long without deeper economic reforms. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

World Cup fans rev up revenues for sanctions-hobbled Russia

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Rocket launchers captured from the rebels in Syria are displayed during a briefing by Russian Foreign and Defense Ministries in Kubinka Patriot park outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 22, 2018. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Russia reportedly begins large-scale military withdrawal in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with U.S. National security adviser John Bolton with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the background, during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Bolton is meeting Putin for talks intended to set the stage for a U.S.-Russia summit. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Moscow: Top U.S., Russian diplomats to meet before summit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with U.S. National security adviser John Bolton during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser is due in Moscow Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a possible U.S.-Russia summit. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

The Latest: Trump says Putin summit likely in July, Europe

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In this April 9, 2018, file photo, National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

John Bolton due in Moscow to talk possible U.S.-Russia summit

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In this April 9, 2018, file photo, National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

John Bolton heads to Moscow to arrange Trump-Putin summit

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Athens, on Friday, March 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

China ‘adapting and improving’ on tactics deployed by Russia during 2016 race: Victoria Nuland

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A big stink erupts over landfills ringing Russia’s capital

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

A special crane stacks pipes weighing several tons each which will be used for the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Sassnitz-Mukran harbour in northeastern Germany, 06 December 2016. The first sections of the 1,200 kilometer pipeline were delivered in late October 2016. Around 2,000 of a total 90,000 steal pipe components are currently being stored on the island of Ruegen. According to the Gazprom subsidiary Nord Stream 2 AG, work will begin in mid-2017. So far the politically controversial pipeline, which will have a total capacity of some 55 billion cubic meters, has not recieved building permission. Photo by: Jens Büttner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Nord Stream 2 Russia-Germany pipeline unnerves U.S., riles region

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Jean Hinderer, activities director, plays a dice game with elders at Circles of Caring Adult Day Services on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Pullman, Wash. (Luke Hollister/The Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP)

A home away from home for people with dementia, Alzheimer’s

By ALYSEN BOSTON - Associated Press