Kiev [Ukraine], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke to his Montenegrin counterpart Dorde Radulovic by phone to discuss a number of issues, including the situation on the border of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
London [UK], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK and Ukraine do not want to be hostile toward Russia, but are concerned about its military activity on the border with Ukraine, the two countries' defence ministers said in a joint statement.
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel launched a missile attack on a Damascus suburb from the direction of occupied Golan Heights, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong Kun in Washington and discussed North Korea and Myanmar, the State Department said in a readout of the conversation.
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): After convening a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is "not going to change its Taiwan policy", reported Sputnik.
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden on Tuesday proclaimed nearly all Nicaraguan officials, including President Daniel Ortega and his spouse, barred from entering the United States in response to alleged "repressive and abusive" acts by the Central American nation'
Brussels [Belgium], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said that he proposed to the member states of the union to create a rapid reaction force of five thousand people to solve operational problems.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.
Minsk [Belarus], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian border guards do not interfere in the confrontation between migrants and Polish security forces at the border, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene on Tuesday.
Brussels [Belgium], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU Council has reached an agreement with the European Parliament on the 2022 budget, setting total commitments at $194.1 billion and payments at $195.4 billion, Council of the EU said on Tuesday.
London [UK], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace criticized Russia's reported test of an anti-satellite missile, saying it demonstrates a complete disregard for safety and stability in space as the debris from the tests could put space activities at risk.
Sanaa [Yemen], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemeni authorities have no information about Yemeni refugees stuck at the Belarusian-Polish border, Interior Minister Ibrahim Ali Hidan told Sputnik.