US announces new Iran oil sanctions moments after concluding talks

The US on Friday announced new sanctions to curb Iran’s oil exports, including targeting 14 vessels, moments after the adversaries wrapped up a day of indirect talks in Oman.

West forced OSCE to serve interests of hybrid war against Russia — Lavrov

Since the start of the special military operation, the Western countries have made it one of their main goals to force the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to serve the interests of waging a hybrid war against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following conversations with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, and the organization's Secretary-General Feridun Sinirlioglu.

US military kills two people in latest attack on vessel in the Pacific

The United States military has said that it killed two people in its latest attack on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Macron's declared intention to call Putin are ‘miserable attempt at diplomacy’ — Lavrov

If he truly wants to have a serious conversation, French President Emmanuel Macron simply needs to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the RT television channel.

Ukraine is ready to swap drones for Polish jets

Kyiv is ready to swap its drones for air defense missiles and Polish MiG-29 fighter jets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday at a news conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump

China's leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan "the most important issue" in China-US relations during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Israel indicts 12 suspects, including IDF soldiers, for smuggling goods into Gaza

Prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against 12 Israeli suspects including reservist soldiers for offences including "assisting the enemy in wartime", over the alleged smuggling of prohibited goods into war-shattered Gaza.

Ukraine, Russia, US negotiators gather in UAE for war talks

Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were set to gather in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, seeking to advance fraught talks on how to end the four-year war.