The sanctions on Russian diamonds are part of a G7 effort to develop an internationally coordinated diamond ban to deprive Russia of this revenue source.
Today, Pope Francis delivered his traditional urbi et orbi blessing to the faithful around the world, where traditionally took stock of world conflicts.
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules to reduce road transport emissions for passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers.
The UN Security Council has been meeting at UN Headquarters in New York for what was a scheduled quarterly open debate on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
Long-range missiles hit Russian-occupied airfields in Ukraine, causing destruction. Putin calls it a mistake. US secretly supplied missiles to Ukraine.
Some 1.1 million people have to leave northern Gaza the same order applied to all UN staff and those sheltered in UN health centres and clinics, schools.