Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the situation in Israel, on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

The Foreign Affairs Council will start at 8.30 in Luxembourg and be chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, reads a press release of the EU Foreign Affairs Council.

Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian missiles aimed at Crimea

On Sunday, Russian forces shot down three Ukrainian missiles aimed at Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 and a frequent target of strikes carried out by Kiev's forces, a Russian official informed, reports Agerpres.ro.

Russian forces continue their attacks on the Ukrainian cities of Avdiivka and Kherson

The Russian forces, whose objective is to limit a Ukrainian counteroffensive that began four months ago, maintained constant pressure on the city of Avdiivka on Sunday and intensified the bombing in the southern area of the city of Kherson, notes Hotnews.ro.

Sergey Lavrov will participate in a meeting dedicated to the Armenian-Azeri conflict in Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Iran’s capital Tehran on Monday, state-run RIA news agency reported, citing ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Jens Stoltenberg discussed the Middle East and Sweden's accession to NATO with the Turkish president

The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, discussed yesterday with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the situation in the Middle East and the ratification of Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic alliance, which Ankara has not yet approved, just like Hungary, reports EFE and Agerpres.

US sends additional missile defenses to Middle East

The US military is sending more missile defense systems to the Middle East and placing additional US troops on prepare-to-deploy orders in response to escalations throughout the region in recent days, CNN reports.

Slovenia deploys police on borders with Croatia, Hungary

Slovenia on Saturday deployed police on border crossings with Croatia and Hungary to prevent potential security threats, leading to queues as travelers waited to have their documents checked, Reuters reports.

A person with dual Israeli and Romanian citizenship is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip

A person with Israeli and Romanian citizenship, initially reported in the list of missing persons, is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, announces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Bucharest, reports Rador.

Six killed in Russia's missile attack on Kharkiv postal centre

Russian missile strikes killed at least six people and wounded 14 others Saturday, when they hit a mail depot in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, local officials said, AFP reports.

Germany to allocate another 200 million euros to Ukraine for education, healthcare, drinking water and urban reconstruction

Germany will allocate another 200 million euros to Ukraine, announced the state secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economy of Germany, Jochen Flaisbart, during his visit to Ukraine on Friday, writes Ukrainskaia Pravda.

First humanitarian trucks enter Gaza as Israel-Hamas war rages

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent official told AFP.

Leaders from several Arab and European countries will meet in Egypt to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip

Leaders and foreign ministers from many Arab and European countries are to meet in Egypt on Saturday to discuss the crisis in the Gaza Strip, the BBC reports. Participants include Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan's King Abdullah, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.