US officials remain “deeply concerned” by the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, and call on Russia to remove all its military forces and equipment from inside Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. Russian military forces and equipment are still in Ukraine, and the Russia-Ukraine border is still …

The European Union “will remain committed” to the process of talks in Algiers with the various Malian groups to reach a lasting peace agreement in Mali, Chairman of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy said Monday in Brussels following his meeting with Malian Premier, Moussa Mara. “I assured the Prime …

Islamist-allied militias in control of the Libyan capital say they reject the United Nations’ call for a cease-fire. The announcement followed the first round of UN-brokered talks between Libya’s rival lawmakers on Monday.