Ukrainian, Russian, French and German Foreign Ministers hold a conference call later this week to discuss a possible summit meeting of their leaders in Kazakhstan, to address the crisis in east Ukraine, an Ukrainian official said Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Perebeinos said foreign ministers would hold a conference call …

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane briefed the Security Council this morning on chemical weapons in Syria, in particularly followup in resolution 2118. After the conclusion of the joint OPCW-UN mission late last year, this is the first briefing for her to the Council, Kane told the reporters.

The Egyptian armed forces announced that they killed 11 militants during the period from 3 to 5 January. Two of them were killed in Al-Arish, eight in Sheikh Zuweid, and one in Rafah, according to a Tuesday statement by the military spokesman.