The Paris peace conference is hoping to drive home a message of opposition to Israeli settlements and the establishment of a Palestinian state, just days ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.

A plane carrying 35 Russian diplomats and their families, who have been expelled by order of President Barack Obama, has arrived back in Moscow.

President Putin has said Moscow “will not expel anyone” in response to Washington’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats over alleged cyber hacking to interfere with the US election.

The United States on Thursday fired back at Moscow over its meddling in the presidential election, announcing a series of tough sanctions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutting down of Russian compounds on US soil.

Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov has died after being shot in Ankara.

President Barack Obama has debriefed the press along with Germany’s Angela Merkel following a day of talks on the US president’s farewell to Europe trip.

US President Barack Obama visiting Athens on Tuesday has backed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ call for a restructuring of Greek debt.

Russia and the US have discussed possible cooperation to defeat terrorist groups in Syria.

The atrocious war in Syria is dragging on, Turkey is teetering, there is war in Yemen and the Middle East is, again, in turmoil. To discuss the region, we’re now joined by Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Adel al-Jubeir. Welcome to euronews