Flurry of foreign officials visiting over next month
A FLURRY of activity surrounding the Cyprus issue is expected over the next 30-day period, as a succession of foreign diplomats are due to visit...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Lavrov, Kerry to discuss Ukraine on Tuesday in Sochi, Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss the Ukraine crisis and other global conflicts on Tuesday in Russia’s...
Despite progress, Iran nuclear talks hit impasse on details (Updated)
By Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and Parisa Hafezi Major powers and Iran were closer to a preliminary accord on reining in Tehran’s nuclear programme as...
Europe and US clash over how to confront Putin on Ukraine
By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin Germany’s Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the...
Ukraine says its forces attacked by Russian troops, Lavrov seeks immediate ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was cutting short a foreign trip on Wednesday after Kiev accused Russian regular forces of attacking its troops in the country’s...
Ukraine summit called off over lack of progress on truce deal (Update 2)
By Stephen Brown Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have scrapped plans for a summit this week on the conflict in Ukraine because of a lack...
Ukrainian parliament angers Moscow by scrapping ‘non-aligned’ status
By Alessandra Prentice The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday renounced Ukraine’s “non-aligned” status with the aim of eventually joining NATO, angering Moscow which views the Western...
Ukraine’s military says suspends combat operations on ‘Day of Silence’
Ukrainian government forces said they had suspended combat operations as a “Day of Silence” began in the war-torn east on Tuesday, marking an effective ceasefire...
US, Iran in last-ditch bid to clinch historic nuclear deal
By Jonathan Allen and John Irish Iran and the United States on Friday intensified efforts to overcome deep divisions in talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme...
Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed, German foreign minister visits Kiev
By Alessandra Prentice and Richard Balmforth Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the military...
