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The Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Friday met with the prime minister of Palestine Mohammad Shtayyeh on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2023 in Germany, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the meeting, the two officials discussed issues and developments at regional and international levels. They…

The Netherlands on Wednesday said it had not changed its stance on the possible delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, following a media report that it had withdrawn its support.

EU to train an extra 15,000 soldiers and prepare new sanctions against Russia

Ukrainian and EU officials will hold talks in Kyiv on Friday over the war-torn country’s push to join the bloc.

Top European Union officials have arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian officials

January was a busy diplomatic month for South Africa. The country hosted Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen. Josep Borrell, vice-president of the European Commission, was also in town.

Senior officials call for end to violence after several deadly incidents in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

By Carien du Plessis

Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine's defences with heavy fighting in the east of the country, underlining Kyiv's need of more Western weapons, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).