Germany's fencing federation has cancelled a women's foil World Cup event after the sport's global governing body (FIE) reversed a ban on athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus.
A court in St. Petersburg has upheld the right of a soldier conscripted during Russia's war in Ukraine to perform alternative civil service, a rights group said.
The UN Security Council on March 16 asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to provide an independent assessment on how to deal with Afghanistan's Taliban-led government.
China is concerned about an escalation of the war in Ukraine and wants Moscow and Kyiv to engage in peace talks, senior Chinese diplomat Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart on March 16.
Russia and Belarus are competing at the women's world boxing championships in India with their flags and national symbols. The two national teams are also named with their flags in the official International Boxing Association (IBA) competition list.
Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyberattacks against Ukraine, including a ransomware-style threat to organizations serving Ukraine's supply lines, a research report by Microsoft said on March 15.
Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Muhammad Al-Jadaan said on March 15 that Saudi investments in Iran could happen "very quickly" following an agreement to restore diplomatic ties.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani will visit the United Arab Emirates on March 16, Nour News, which is affiliated with the Iranian top security body, reported on March 15.
A major Ukrainian arms manufacturer has started making 125mm rounds for Ukraine’s Soviet-era tanks as Kyiv seeks to boost its armor capabilities for a counteroffensive against invading Russian forces.
A Russian official says a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports has been extended for 60 days, though Kyiv said it would stick to a 120-day extension and Turkey said talks were ongoing.
Sayfullo Saipov, the man convicted of killing eight people in an attack on a Manhattan bike path in 2017, was spared the death penalty after a federal jury on March 13 deadlocked on how he should be punished.
Britain cast China as representing an "epoch-defining challenge" to the world order, in an update to its foreign policy framework published on March 13 that declared that the U.K.'s security hinged on the outcome of the Ukraine war.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reestablish ties after years of hostility but did not comment on China's role in brokering the deal.
A Polish medical team is ready to go to Georgia to check the health of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, a government spokesman in Warsaw said on March 13, as fears over his condition grow.
Senior UN officials are hosting Russian envoys in Geneva in a bid to extend an export agreement amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to travel to Russia to meet his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said, which would be sooner than previously expected.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a March 11 attack in Afghanistan's Balkh Province, the extremist group's Telegram account said on March 12.
Saudi Arabia will watch Iran's behavior during the two-month window agreed upon to restore relations, Saudi columnists said on March 12, reflecting continued wariness in the longtime rivalry between the region's Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powers.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on March 12 that the country's representatives had not yet taken part in negotiations on extending the Black Sea grain deal.
The United Nations estimates that an Afghan woman dies every two hours during pregnancy and childbirth, making Afghanistan's maternal mortality rate the highest in Asia. A UN-funded midwife trainee program hopes to change those numbers and save the lives of women.
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