European Union energy ministers have agreed on a natural gas price cap after weeks of talks on the emergency measure as the EU seeks to tame an energy crisis.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on December 17 that his party would dissolve two provincial assemblies next week, earlier than scheduled, in an attempt to build pressure on the federal government to hold early general elections.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has presided over the opening of his country’s first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the North Sea town of Wilhelmshaven.
Andy Murray has been named as the 2022 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award recipient in recognition of his support for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine following Russia's invasion of its neighbor.
The Iranian oil minister is in a stable condition after a heart attack on December 15, the Oil Ministry said in a statement reported by the official IRNA news agency.
Pakistan has signed a $475 million loan agreement for flood relief with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country's economic affairs minister said on December 15.
Canada says it will revoke a time-limited sanctions waiver that allowed turbines for Nord Stream 1, Russia's biggest gas pipeline to Europe, to be repaired in Montreal and returned to Germany.
French broadcasting authority Arcom has urged the Eutelsat satellite company to stop carrying three Russian TV channels.
The e-scooter company Whoosh staged Russia's only initial public offering (IPO) of the year on December 14, raising less than originally hoped in a market deprived of Western investors since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February.
Spanish authorities have taken action against a criminal gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the Magnitsky case, a 219 million euro ($233 million) corruption case in Russia, and have arrested one individual.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on December 14 that the environmental harm from Russia's war will affect millions of people for years and urged New Zealand to take leadership in diplomacy to address the damage.
The United States on December 13 unsealed a 16-count indictment charging five Russian nationals and two U.S. nationals with conspiracy related to a global procurement and money-laundering scheme on behalf of the Russian government.
European Union energy ministers have failed to strike a final deal on a bloc-wide cap on natural gas prices.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on December 13 that she does not see any chance of reviving Rio Tinto's $2.4 billion lithium project for which licenses were revoked earlier this year.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on December 13 that an agreement had been reached on removing heavy weapons from Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and that talks were under way on procedures for doing this.
EU governments have struck a deal with Hungary that sorts out financial aid for Ukraine in 2023 and gains Budapest's approval for a global minimum corporate tax, all in exchange for EU flexibility about funds paid to Hungary.
European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels on December 12 to try to agree on further sanctions on Russia and Iran as well as on an additional 2 billion euros ($2.11 billion) for arms deliveries to Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on December 11 that Iran's Gulf Arab neighbors would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtain nuclear weapons.
Iran's troubled currency fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on December 10 amid continued unrest and the country's increasing isolation in the face of Western criticism of its security crackdown and ties to Russia.
The United States has imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities over alleged rights abuses, including Russia's Central Election Commission (TsIK), Iranian officials, Chinese nationals, and a notorious Ukrainian judge.
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