Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who is leading the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, told French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday that conditions for a ceasefire were not in place

The counting of votes was underway in India on Thursday for the just-concluded general elections, and early trends showed the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading the polls.

The last state visit to Austria under the elected government came from China. Whils busy to avert chaos in his country amid a scandal video, Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz tried to focus on topis probably more sustainable than his friendship to the right wing FPÖ.

CEO of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom Alexei Miller on Sunday did not rule out possible delays in the implementation on the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project but pledged these would be minor delays.

A stunning video has brought Austria’s center-right coalition on the brink of collapse. The video shows the right-wing Vice-chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, discussing with an undercover person how he would take money from Russia to transform Austria’s media landscape. The resignation of Strache seems inevitable.

U.S. president Donald Trump has played a “constructive role” in deescalating the situation with Iran, William Wechsler from the Atlantic Council says. Yet the situation is extremely dangerous, as a war might break out “by mistake”.

The Permanent Missions of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Kingdom of Norway sent a joint letter to the United Nations Security Council.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu have held telephone talks on Tuesday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement.

B-52 bombers ordered by the White House to deploy to the Persian Gulf to counter unspecified threats from Iran have arrived at a major American air base in Qatar, the US Air Force acknowledged Friday.