The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have jointly urged the United States and Iran to end their conflict through peaceful means, warning of rising risks to global stability and trade.

The European Union has warned that the principles of the United Nations Charter are “under direct assault,” as global tensions continue to rise.

 The European Union has no interest in striking energy deals with Russia, even behind closed doors, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday amid rising energy prices.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja ⁠Kallas says she has discussed with UN Secretary General ⁠Antonio Guterres the idea of freeing up transport of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz by replicating ⁠a deal that gets grain out of Ukraine during wartime.

We have more lines from the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

Top EU diplomats have failed to reach an agreement on the 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions, EU Foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said after the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

The European Union remains sceptical about the prospects of a near-term meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.