France, US, German, British and Italian leaders stressed their strong support to the Minsk agreement in reaching a settlement to Ukraine crisis, French President Francois Hollande office said in a statement on Tuesday. “They (the leaders) have agreed that a strong reaction from the international community would be necessary in …

UN Security Council adopted unanimously resolution 2206, imposing sanctions on South Sudan, which has been a scene of internal conflict for months. UNSC, presided by France for this month, expressed their deep concern in the resolution adopted today, at the failures of both parties to honour their commitments to date, …

U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders held a video conference on Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, and France said all agreed that a “strong reaction” would be necessary if the ceasefire reached last month in Minsk was violated. The talk held at 11:30 a.m. EST (1630 GMT) between …