The European Union (EU) on Thursday adopted its 19th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Right-wing Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday approved the first reading of a bill to extend Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank, according to Israeli media reports.
Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he backed US President Donald Trump’s proposal that the current front line should be the basis for negotiations with Russia, but said he doubted President Vladimir Putin would accept it.
US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday cautioned there were challenges ahead both in terms of disarming Hamas and rebuilding Gaza as part of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement.
Russia said Wednesday that preparation for a presidential summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was still ongoing, despite the US leader’s announcement that it had been shelved.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that allied nations in the Middle East were prepared to send troops into Gaza to confront Hamas if the group did not cease its alleged violations of his peace plan.
Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Hassan Rashad met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said any negotiations regarding Ukraine’s territory must be handled only by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Europe cannot be considered a peacemaker, as it continues to incite Kyiv to prolong the war.
