Ukraine bans Putin buddy Depardieu for five years
Ukraine said it had blacklisted French film star and newly minted Russian national Gerard Depardieu in apparent retribution for reportedly refusing to recognise the independence of the former Soviet state.
PKK 'never respected' peace process: Turkey
Turkey's foreign minister said that Kurdish rebels "never respected" the peace process with Ankara, with a ceasefire now in tatters after a series of attacks and cross-border offensives.
28 July 2015
Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev finalizes accession to WTO
We have been pursuing a policy driven by WTO norms for quite a while (…) Kazakhstan has been removing barriers, promoting integration in the region, advancing open cooperation: President Nazarbayev.
British PM heads to Southeast Asia with trade, IS on agenda
British Prime Minister David Cameron begins a visit to Southeast Asia, seeking greater cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group and to strengthen trade ties with the region's booming economies.
27 July 2015
Obama marching Israelis to 'door of oven,' Huckabee says
White House contender Mike Huckabee is warning that President Barack Obama is marching the Israelis to the "door of the oven" by signing off on the nuclear deal struck between Iran and six world powers.
Greece to vote on second bailout bill in test for Tsipras
Greek lawmakers are set to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Athens is to receive its third huge international bailout, in a key test of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' authority.
EU fails to reach migrant settlement target
EU ministers failed to agree on how to redistribute a total of 40,000 mostly Syrian and Eritrean migrants from overstretched Italy and Greece.