Iran’s foreign minister has firmly dismissed the European Union’s call to begin negotiations aimed at ending the country's nuclear program.

Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi has warned the European Union against the "destructive approach" toward Iran's nuclear activities and support for Israeli aggression by several European countries.

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to hold constructive and unbiased talks with the European troika.

The top expert on Palestine at the UN has called for senior EU officials, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas to face prosecution for their complicity in Israeli war crimes committed in Gaza.

Iran says the EU should address Israel’s acts of genocide and aggression in the region instead of leveling hypocritical claims against Tehran.

More than 7,000 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo since January, Prime Minister Tuluka says.

The EU is considering normalizing ties with Syria's interim government, contingent on the protection of minorities and women's rights.