EU agrees extending Russia economic sanctions, formal decision pending: sources
The European Union's Brussels envoys agreed on Tuesday to extend until the end of January the energy, financial and defense sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, but formal approval is still pending, diplomatic sources said.
Putin says Russia must strengthen as 'aggressive' NATO approaches
Russia must boost its combat readiness in response to NATO's "aggressive actions" near Russia's borders, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
OSCE urges Ukraine and separatists to investigate ceasefire violations
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, monitoring a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, has called on Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists to do more to investigate violations of the agreement.
Rosneft's Sechin says Saudi Arabia, U.S. and Russia call shots on oil markets
Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's top oil producer Rosneft, said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia were the three main players on global oil markets, dismissing again OPEC's role as a regulator.
Russia calls for swift resumption of Syria peace talks
Russia called on Tuesday for a swift resumption of stalled Syrian peace talks, saying it was the only way to halt "massive violations" of human rights perpetrated in the five-year-old conflict.
PM Cameron says Britain's EU referendum is 'very close': Financial Times
Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday's referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union was likely to be very close but he also predicted a "remain dividend" in investments if Britons voted to stay in the 28-nation bloc.
NATO's Stoltenberg: EU sanctions on Russia should remain
The European Union should keep in place the sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters on Monday, a day after the German foreign minister said they should gradually be phased out.
With oil price near $50, resilient U.S. shale producers eye new chapter
Two years into the worst oil price rout in a generation, large and mid-sized U.S. independent producers are surviving and eyeing growth again as oil nears $50 a barrel, confounding OPEC and Saudi Arabia with their resiliency.
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