U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will use talks in Moscow on Tuesday to try to narrow differences with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the role of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any political transition, a senior State Department official said on Monday.

• Date: 14.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

The global climate summit in Paris agreed a landmark accord on Saturday, setting the course for a "historic" transformation of the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades in a bid to arrest global warming.

• Date: 12.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia is supporting the opposition Free Syrian Army, providing it with air cover, arms and ammunition in joint operations with Syrian troops against Islamist militants.

• Date: 12.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

The leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) accused Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday of fuelling support for France's far-right National Front by insisting on tighter budgets during the euro zone crisis.

• Date: 12.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.rferl.org/

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Friday that he would not negotiate with armed groups, appearing to scupper peace talks that Russia and the United States hope to bring about next month.

• Date: 11.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 11.12.2015  |  Security  |  from http://www.rferl.org/

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' governing majority is looking fragile as crunch time approaches for a pension reform that will test his resolve to impose painful measures to satisfy Athens' international creditors.

• Date: 11.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 11.12.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.rferl.org/

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) has agreed to buy Hong Kong's flagship English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), in the most politically sensitive acquisition by the e-commerce giant to date.

• Date: 11.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 11.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.rferl.org/

European Union nations postponed a decision on December 9 on renewing the bloc's economic sanctions against Russia after Italy called for a debate on the matter.

• Date: 10.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.rferl.org/