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2,000 cars leave besieged Mariupol in first successful evacuation
Mar 15, 2022 12:41Ukrainian authorities say some 2,000 cars have left the port city of Mariupol along a humanitarian evacuation route, while a further 2,000 are waiting to leave.
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UN chief warns of 'hurricane of hunger' amid Ukraine crisis
Mar 15, 2022 08:48UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the "hurricane of hunger and a meltdown of the global food system" in the wake of a simmering crisis in Ukraine.
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'Iran to remain in Vienna talks until ‘strong deal’ reached to meet its logical demands'
Mar 14, 2022 10:24Iran's top security official says Tehran will remain in the talks with the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital of Vienna on the revival of the landmark 2015 deal until a "strong agreement" is reached that will guarantee the Islamic Republic's logical demands.
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Russia: Humanitarian situation in some Ukraine cities 'catastrophic', Kiev to blame
Mar 13, 2022 05:45A senior Russian Defense Ministry official says the humanitarian situation in some Ukrainian cities continues to decline rapidly, blaming Ukraine's nationalist forces for the worsening situation.
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US brought Vienna talks to halt by seizure of Iran oil cargo: Report
Mar 13, 2022 04:48A report holds the US to blame for the pause in the talks in Vienna on a potential revival of the 2015 Iran deal, saying the halt was announced in the wake of Washington's seizure of Iranian oil cargo at sea.
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Putin slams ‘flagrant violation’ of international humanitarian law by Ukrainian forces
Mar 12, 2022 16:44Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the "flagrant violation" of international humanitarian law by Ukrainian forces, calling on the leaders of Germany and France to pressure Kiev to force its nationalist battalions to stop their crimes.
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EU summit ends: No Russian oil sanctions, Ukraine membership
Mar 12, 2022 05:07A two-day summit of European Union leaders in Versailles, France to discuss Russia’s military operation in Ukraine concluded with increasingly belligerent rhetoric possibly overshadowing the rejection of concrete sanctions.
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Iran, P4+1 announce pause in Vienna talks on JCPOA revival
Mar 11, 2022 12:20Iran and the P4+1 group of countries have announced a pause in the Vienna talks on a possible revival of the 2015 Iran deal, with Tehran saying that all relevant parties will concentrate on a “successful conclusion” of the diplomatic process.
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EU leaders dash Kiev’s hope to join bloc as conflict enters day 16
Mar 11, 2022 08:20European Union leaders have dashed Kiev’s demand for an accelerated membership of the bloc over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with leaders declining to open a membership procedure at the time of war.
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NATO pushing Russia-Ukraine tension to ‘breaking point,’ China warns
Mar 10, 2022 01:43China says NATO’s conduct has pushed the current tension between Russia and Ukraine to a “breaking point.”