The new Lebanese government received a vote of confidence from the Lebanese parliament
EU foreign ministers meet to discuss cancellation of Australian contract to buy French submarines
Following the Australian agreement with the United States and Britain and the cancellation of the Canberra contract for the purchase of French submarines, the British Prime Minister described the relations between London and Paris as "indestructible".
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he has heard "promising statements" at a meeting of world leaders about raising funds to support developing countries in tackling climate change.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement that Russia had violated the civil and political rights of its citizens in the recent parliamentary elections and that the United States did not recognize the holding of elections in the independent territory of Ukraine. He reiterated Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty
Reacting to the recent parliamentary elections in Russia, the British Foreign Office said that the recent Duma elections show a serious setback in the field of democratic freedoms in Russia.
