Sudan’s government on Saturday rejected a new round of European Union sanctions, saying it was unacceptable to equate the national army with the “rebel groups” it is fighting, according to a foreign ministry statement.

Australia has delivered its first shipment of US-built tanks to the Ukrainian army, after a months-long wait. Meanwhile the EU finally approved an 18th package of sanctions against Russian

EU sanctions aim to weaken Russia’s war economy with oil price caps, ship bans, and finance curbs—without disrupting global supply, says EU envoy to India.

The spokesperson for Foreign Ministry of Iran condemned the European Council’s “illegal and destructive” decision to impose fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals.

Since the EU deal was announced last Thursday, scores of people including children have been killed by Israeli forces while seeking aid from the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Kaag said that the EU must not fall into a trap of seeing aid as a bargaining chip, rather than a fundamental human right.