The Trump Administration on Monday announced its intention to certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement reached two years ago under the Obama Administration, but said Iran is "in default of the spirit" of the accord.

BBC- The Greek prime minister has said sanctions imposed on Russia over its actions in Ukraine are not productive.

BBC - North Korea has fired six short-range projectiles into the sea, South Korea's defence ministry has said, hours after the UN imposed tough new sanctions.

Ukraine urged the European Union on Thursday to stay united in keeping up sanctions pressure on Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as EU leaders gathered for a two-day summit.Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to divide Europe over Ukraine and that this would be a "disaster for the free world."