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Russia accuses Europe of seeking to thwart Ukraine talks

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Europe Saturday of "doing everything" to thwart talks to resolve the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, in an outspoken UN speech in which he vowed his country would achieve its Ukraine aims. "Europe is doing everything it can to

Six big takeaways from a turbulent week of UN diplomacy

By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Limousines whisked world leaders away from the United Nations on Friday after a week of speeches, meetings and hallway diplomacy. While they reached no breakthroughs on the world's most intractable conflicts, talks on the

Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

The United States had yet to publicly respond on Saturday after Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, though reports indicated that President Donald Trump had rejected the proposal. The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict