Sides In Ukraine Conflict Vow To Abide By Truce
Negotiators at the Ukraine peace talks have vowed to make fresh efforts to enforce a shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.
Iran says Arak reactor not yet decommissioned, work ongoing
Iran has not yet decommissioned the Arak heavy water reactor, one of its obligations under the nuclear deal with world powers to win a reprieve from sanctions, but expects to do so in the coming days, a senior Iranian official said.
Sanctions impact on Russia to be longer term, U.S. says
Western sanctions on Moscow are intended to exert long-term pressure on Russia and not to push it "over the economic cliff," a U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
NATO cannot limit missile defenses to please Russia, U.S. says
NATO allies cannot agree to Russian demands to limit their missile defenses because of the threat posed by North Korea, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
Talks On Afghan Peace Process Held In Islamabad
Diplomats from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States, and China held talks in Islamabad to try to draw up a plan for peace talks between in Afghanistan's government and the Taliban.
Putin, Lukashenka Complete Talks In Moscow On Security Issues
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow.
Putin Describes EU Sanctions As 'Theater Of The Absurd'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow over its interference in Ukraine as "absurd."
Iran complains to U.N. about Saudi 'provocations'
Iran's foreign minister has complained to the United Nations about Saudi Arabia's "provocations" toward Tehran, as a diplomatic crisis between the region's two major powers entered its second week.
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