Diplomacy
EU envoys back keeping sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
EU diplomats say sanctions against Russia must remain in force until it helps end fighting in eastern Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump's overtures to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
Group calls for cease-fire amid upsurge in Ukraine fighting
Freezing residents of an eastern Ukraine town battered by an upsurge in fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels flocked to a humanitarian aid center to receive food and warm up
UN: Follow-up Cyprus security summit aimed for early March
The rival leaders of ethnically split Cyprus have asked the United Nations to prepare for a follow-up summit in early March that will aim to sort out security arrangements after the island is reunified
Deaths mount daily as renewed fighting hits eastern Ukraine
Heavy artillery and rockets hit an industrial town in eastern Ukraine amid a new outburst of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens
Syria powerbrokers endorse cease-fire deal at talks
Russia, Iran and Turkey pledge at the conclusion of talks in Kazakhstan to enforce a cease-fire in Syria and set up a joint mechanism to ensure compliance
Key points in the Syria statement issued in Astana
Russia, Turkey and Iran, who sponsored the first face-to-face meeting between Syria's armed opposition and the Syrian government this week, issued a joint statement Tuesday announcing a trilateral mechanism to ensure full compliance with a cease-fire
Syria's government envoy says Astana talks succeeded in consolidating cease-fire, paved way for further peace talks
Syria's government envoy says Astana talks succeeded in consolidating cease-fire, paved way for further peace talks
Talks on Syria's civil war off to a rocky start
Talks between the Syrian government and representatives of rebel factions are off to a rocky start in Kazakhstan
Icy, brief face-to-face meeting of Syria government, rebels
Their seats remained empty for a few tense minutes after the Russia-Turkey-sponsored talks were officially inaugurated
Intensive negotiations ahead of Russia-led Syria talks
Syrian rebel delegates are meeting in Kazakhstan on the eve of their first talks with the government in a year, in which the two sides hope to consolidate a cease-fire reached last month and deliver humanitarian aid