UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the United States and Israel to end the war against Iran, and called on Iran to stop attacking its neighbors.
Speaking to reporters on the situation in the Middle East, the UN chief said his message to the United States and Israel is that "it is high time to end the war -- as human suffering deepens, civilian casualties mount, and the global economic impact is increasingly devastating." (UN-U.S.-Israel)
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BUDAPEST -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday that his government will gradually halt gas supplies to Ukraine, citing what he described as a continued blockade of crude oil deliveries to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline.
In a video message posted on social media ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, Orban said Ukraine has been blocking the pipeline for around 30 days. (Hungary-Ukraine-Gas)
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MOSCOW -- Russia will respond harshly if Japanese authorities start supplying lethal weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
"All of this further sets back the prospects of a settlement in Ukraine," she said at a weekly briefing. (Russia-Japan-Ukraine) Enditem
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