The Maritime Security Belt 2023 naval exercise held by Russia, China and Iran in the Gulf of Oman contributed to bolstering security in the region, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Tan Kefei said on Thursday.

Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Russian counterpart have held a meeting in Moscow to discuss issues of mutual interest.

Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed a deal to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement would help ease a global food crisis.

Explosions rock Kyiv; one wounded. Kyiv, Moscow both claim gains around Sievierodonetsk. Governor says Ukrainian troops control half of city. Macron says it's important not to humiliate Russia.

Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe's borders in response to Russia massing troops on the border with Ukraine, the government said on Saturday.

The sides voiced support for the activity of the Normandy Quartet and discussed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for the Iranian nuclear program and issues on the bilateral Russian-German agenda.