The United States is disappointed that Hungary's ruling party blocked an opportunity for a vote on Sweden's NATO bid, State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters on February 5.
The opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) party has embraced technology to try to boost its chances in parliamentary elections in Pakistan on February 8.
The lead Republican negotiator on a bipartisan U.S. Senate bill toughening border security and providing aid to Ukraine said his caucus is expected to decide by February 6 whether to open debate on the proposal.
Israel's government said on February 4 that it would bring in 65,000 foreign workers from Uzbekistan, India, and Sri Lanka to resume construction stalled since October 7 when Palestinian workers were sent home in the wake of the attack on Israel.
Moldova's pro-Russia separatist region of Transdniester said on February 3 that it needs more Russian natural gas to operate its industry.
Poland's president said he was unsure if Ukraine would be able to regain control over Russian-occupied Crimea but believed it could retake Donetsk and Luhansk, in comments that drew criticism from politicians in the governing coalition.
Romania's coalition government on February 2 said it had reached an agreement with farmers and hauliers to end weeks of protests against high business costs, even as farmers elsewhere in the EU continued to block roads and border crossings.
Pakistan's military has killed 24 militants in three days in the restive province of Balochistan, broadcaster Geo News reported on February 2, citing a military statement.
China has warned Ukraine about designating Chinese companies as "international sponsors of war," saying it could damage relations between the two countries, Reuters reported, citing unidentified sources familiar with the matter.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has played down fears that the reelection of former U.S. President Donald Trump would weaken the defense alliance as it works to ensure robust support for Ukraine.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations' top court, will rule on January 31 whether Russia breached international anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination laws in Ukraine. RFE/RL correspondent Olena Abramovych reports.
Moldova's top negotiator in resolving the three-decade-old dispute with its pro-Russian Transdniester separatist enclave on January 28 ruled out any role for Moscow in finding a solution as long as it was engaged in its war in Ukraine.
Hungary's far-right Our Homeland party would lay claim to a western region of Ukraine that is home to about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians if Ukraine loses its statehood due to Russia's invasion, the party's leader said.
U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to use his country's influence to help rein in Iran's support for Huthi rebels attacking Red Sea merchant vessels, according to a senior Biden administration official.
The Huthis' Al-Masira television said on January 27 the United States and Britain launched two air strikes that targeted the port of Ras Issa, Yemen's main oil export terminal.
EU Council President Charles Michel won't seek a seat in the European Parliament and will instead remain in his job, he said on January 26.
France, Germany, and Britain on January 26 condemned Iran's launch of the Soraya satellite last week using the Ghaem-100 Space Launch Vehicle (SLV).
Britain and the United States said they had sanctioned four senior Iranian-backed Huthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
Ukraine expects to start construction work on four new nuclear power reactors this summer or autumn, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said, as the country seeks to compensate for lost energy capacity due to the war with Russia.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has offered to meet his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orban, in Brussels next week to discuss his country's NATO application and other bilateral issues, the government said.
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