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World is in its 'first global energy crisis'

World is in its 'first global energy crisis'

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih …

Shoigu discusses situation in Ukraine with Pentagon chief

Shoigu discusses situation in Ukraine with Pentagon chief

The situation in Ukraine was the focus of telephone talks between Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, the second ones in the past three days, the Russian defense ministry said. "Telephone talks …

Nine more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports

Nine more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports

Nine more ships have left Ukrainian ports under the Istanbul grain export deal, Türkiye's National Defense Ministry said on Friday. A ministry statement, which did not disclose the point of origin of the ships, said shipments …

Iran urges nationals in Ukraine to leave country

Iran urges nationals in Ukraine to leave country

Iran on Friday asked its citizens currently stationed in Ukraine to leave the country and advised others against traveling there. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that all Iranian nationals presently in Ukraine should leave the …

Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran

Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said  he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to formally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran. "I am submitting to the president of Ukraine a proposition to sever …

More than 60% of grain from Ukraine sent to Europe

More than 60% of grain from Ukraine sent to Europe

Just 5.6% of grain exported from Ukraine as part of the "grain deal" was sent to poor countries, Turkey’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Vahit Kirisci said. "Since August 1, when the first ship sailed from …

Romania to donate $300,000 to Georgia for defense

Romania to donate $300,000 to Georgia for defense

As the Romanian Foreign Ministry reported today, Bucharest is preparing to transfer about $1,4 million to NATO funds that finance the Alliance's partners defense capability. This money will be distributed among Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova …

Russian and Turkish defense ministers discuss Ukraine and Syria

Russian and Turkish defense ministers discuss Ukraine and Syria

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu on Tuesday held phone talks to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the grain deal and Syrian settlement, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. "The situation …

Retired US admiral calls for Russia-Ukraine talks

Retired US admiral calls for Russia-Ukraine talks

Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, urged the Biden administration to work to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table. "I think we need to back off that a little bit and do everything …

Ukraine halting exports of electricity to Europe

Ukraine halting exports of electricity to Europe

Ukraine will halt exports of electricity on October 11, 2022, in order to stabilize its own energy system, the country's Energy Ministry said in a statement. Emergency power-outage schedules are currently being used in a number of …

Moscow to decide on counter-measures to Kiev’s visa regime

Moscow to decide on counter-measures to Kiev’s visa regime

Russia will decide on reciprocal measures to Kiev’s visa regime for Russian citizens by January, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Department of CIS Countries Alexey Polishchuk said. Kiev withdrew in mid-June …

13 more ships with grain left Ukrainian ports

13 more ships with grain left Ukrainian ports

Today, another 13 ships with more than 200,000 tons of agricultural products left Ukrainian ports as part of a grain deal, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said. "On October 9, 13 ships with 230,7 thousand tons of …

IAEA chief to visit Kiev, Moscow this week

IAEA chief to visit Kiev, Moscow this week

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will visit Kiev and Moscow later this week, the organization said in a statement on Tuesday. "Director General Grossi will travel to Kyiv and then to …

Putin signs laws admitting four new regions to Russia

Putin signs laws admitting four new regions to Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed four federal constitutional laws on the accession of the Donetsk and the Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and the Kherson Regions to Russia, according to relevant documents that …

Iranian diplomat blames Ukrainian conflict on U.S. and NATO

Iranian diplomat blames Ukrainian conflict on U.S. and NATO

Tehran regrets the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, adding that the situation was the result of provocative actions by the US-led NATO. "Unfortunately, the flame of the …

Five ships to deliver corn, wheat to Spain, Italy, Tunisia

Five ships to deliver corn, wheat to Spain, Italy, Tunisia

Five bulkers carrying over 116,000 tonnes of wheat and corn departed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, having been cleared by the Joint Coordination Center, the United Nations said in a statement. "The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) …