Ukrainian forces on Tuesday suspended operations against independence-seeking insurgents in the country’s eastern regions, the government said. A ceasefire initiated by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was established within the “day of silence” framework in the combat area, the press service of the government’s military operation said in a statement.

Chuck Hagel is the first American defense secretary to visit Iraq since the US officially ended its long war three years ago. And his message to Iraqi leaders was plain- US military power didn’t solve Iraq’s problems last time, nor will it now.

The EU’s foreign policy chief did not raise any criticism or proposals for the alignment of Turkey’s foreign policy with the EU, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, in reply to remarks by Federica Mogherini. Despite Turkey’s “very important contributions” to the EU’s security and defense policies, the EU …