The US and Russia’s top diplomats meet in Saudi Arabia today to discuss improving ties and ending the war in Ukraine. It follows Monday's hastily-arranged summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris,

During the G-20 summit in India in September 2023, India, the United States, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, and the European Union (EU) announced plans to create the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and signed the IMEC memorandum.

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomed European leaders at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine. Peace talks on ending the war are set to take place in Saudi Arabia between the US and Russia,

Reeling from shocks delivered by the Trump administration last week, European leaders held emergency talks in Paris on Monday as US and Russian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss ending the war in Ukraine – without European or Ukrainian involvement.

French President Emmanuel Macron pulled together an urgent meeting after U.S. President Donald Trump arranged bilateral talks between envoys from Washington and Moscow in Saudi Arabia and excluded European allies and Ukraine from them.