ECOWAS troops in Gambia halt advance

West African troops in Gambia have temporarily halted their advance aimed at flushing out forces loyal to former President Yahya Jammeh to give room for one final exit solution.

Senegal army enters Gambia in support of Barrow

The Senegalese army says its troops have entered Gambia in support of Adama Barrow, who has been sworn in as president. A political crisis continues in the country as longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down.

African troops on standby as Gambia deadline expires

West African troops are poised to intervene in The Gambia after President Yahya Jammeh's mandate expired and overnight talks to convince him to stand down failed.

Colombia ceasefire with FARC to end 31 October: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that a ceasefire with FARC rebels will end on 31 October, as both sides scramble to find a solution to the half-century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal.

There is a certain deadline: US fails to separate terrorists and "moderate opposition"

The hope that the ceasefire in Syria will be reinstated is very little now, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

Syria Talks: ISSG Meets in Vienna with Participation of 20 Sates, Organizations

Meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) started on Tuesday in Vienna with the participation of 20 states and organizations.

Turkey needs to stem migrant flow by June 1 deadline, says EU envoy

Turkey needs to stop or significantly reduce the number of illegal migrants crossing into Europe by June 1, when a readmission agreement between Ankara and Brussels goes into full effect, an EU envoy said on March 4.

UN chief hails high-level inter-Korean dialogue

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday welcomed a high-level dialogue between two sides of the Korean Peninsula, encouraging "both sides to use the resumed discussions to pave the way for deescalating the situation" in the region.

North, South Korea to hold high-level talks to address tensions

South Korean officials said they would hold high-level talks with their North Korean counterparts in a bid to defuse tensions.

Greece's third bailout deal in final stretch

Greece's marathon negotiations with international lenders to finalize the third Greek bailout deal in five years were in the final stretch on Monday and "white smoke" could emerge as soon as Tuesday morning, according to government sources.

Greece ‘close’ to bailout deal as repayment deadline looms

Greece and its creditors were to continue talks Monday after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.

Big progress made in ongoing Iran nuke talks. Western states decided to extend the Geneva interim deal till next Monday

Big progress was made in certain issue of the nuclear talks, while work is still needed in a few remaining issues, a diplomatic source told Xinhua on Friday.

Kerry says prepared to ‘call end’ to Iran talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Thursday that Washington will not wait “forever” and that he was prepared to “call an end” to nuclear talks with Iran if “tough decisions” are not made.

‘48 hours left’ for Iran nuclear agreement

Iran and major powers gave themselves at least until Friday to negotiate an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, but a source from one of the powers said on Tuesday they had to wrap up in the next 48 hours.

US Says Iran Nuclear Talks May Miss Deadline, But Will Be ‘Close’

Talks to clinch a historic deal on Iran’s nuclear program may slip past a June 30 deadline, “but will be close,” a top US official admitted for the first time Thursday.

Britain, France demand Iran nuclear inspections

Britain and France insisted Monday that any deal on Iran's contested nuclear program must include a comprehensive verification regime to ensure Tehran sticks to its commitments, as the clock ticks down to an end-of-month deadline.

EU urges Britain to meet deficit target in two years. (The deadline for Britain to meet its deficit targets has been extended several times)

Britain was asked to meet the deficit target set by the European Union (EU) in two years, the EU's finance ministers said on Friday.

Greece, EU bicker over reform demands

Greece and the European Union traded barbs yesterday over Brussels' latest demands for economic reforms in Athens, with EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker accusing Greece's premier of misrepresenting the proposals that Athens has termed "absurd."

Agreement on limiting Iran's enrichment capacity: "Key parameters" of Iranian nuclear deal agreed

Marathon nuclear talks in Switzerland have ended with an agreement on the “key parameters” of a deal, Iranian President Hassan Rohani and EU diplomats said, including a 10-year agreement on limiting Iran's enrichment capacity.

Japan's PM condemns IS's purported beheading of Goto

TOKYO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on early Sunday morning harshly condemned the purported killing of Kenji Goto, following the latest video message uploaded by the militant group Islamic State shows the beheading of a man suspected to be the captured Japanese national...