The European Union has announced that it has approved a new set of sanctions to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

WASHINGTON – World Bank President David Malpass on Monday warned people and businesses against hoarding food and gasoline despite the surge in prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and massive sanctions imposed on Moscow.

DUBAI – Iran’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of 81 men the previous day as a “violation of basic human rights principles and international law,” Iranian state media reported.

China’s No_ 2 leader says the government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this year to help reverse a painful economic slump but faces “many difficulties and challenges.”.

Greece’s prime minister has met with Turkey’s president over lunch in Istanbul in a rare meeting between the neighbors.

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.

China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan in a move that would help to insulate Beijing from economic sanctions on Moscow.

Sanctions are hitting Russia’s economy hard.

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol says he will solidify an alliance with the United States, build a powerful military and sternly cope with North Korean provocations.

VILNIUS – Lithuania imposed a stricter state of emergency on Thursday in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, limiting rights to free expression and peaceful assembly, in what critics said were the toughest constraints on personal freedom since Soviet times.