French President Francois Hollande on Monday expressed hope that Athens would resume debt negotiations for last-minute breakthrough in the few hours before the talks would be definitely closed.
Chinese vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong told reporters on Sunday in Vienna there won't be a long extension of Iranian nuclear negotiation, and that sides in the talks are only "a step away" from the possible comprehensive nuclear deal.
The central Bank of Greece recommended a bank holiday and the imposition of capital controls, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during a televised address to the nation on Sunday evening.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to leave Vienna for Tehran on Sunday night, an Iranian official told Iranian media.
The Iranian foreign minister, also the chief nuclear negotiator, reiterated on Monday that the country prefers a "good" deal even if it means going beyond the self-imposed deadline for clinching a comprehensive nuclear agreement.
Talks on a draft resolution for a comprehensive deal on Iran's nuclear issue are continuing at all levels, but the progress has not been sufficient, Iran's senior negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Monday.
Iran is not bound by the self-imposed deadline in a run for a comprehensive deal with the world powers on the country's nuclear program, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said here on Saturday.
Greece was "in the final stretch" to achieve a deal on the resolution of the Greek debt crisis with its international lenders in following days, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday in Athens.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Thursday that Kiev will not agree to further delay implementing the Association Agreement with the European Union (EU) , which includes a comprehensive free trade deal, despite concerns raised by Russia.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill to allow Congress to review and potentially reject an international nuclear agreement with Iran.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that 65 government soldiers were killed and 243 wounded since the truce in eastern Ukraine came into force more than two months ago amid continuing ceasefire violations.
Iran's leaders questioned on Thursday the hard-won framework agreement on the country's nuclear program and said they would not sign a final deal if sanctions were not lifted.
U.S.-Israel relations are likely to remain strained after Benjamin Netanyahu's electoral win this week, as the Israeli leader and the White House have butted heads for several years now, U.S. experts said.
The Iranian foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state will meet to further their bilateral attempts to settle differences over Tehran's nuclear program, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
The recent letter by a group of U.S. Republican senators about a possible deal concerning Iran's nuclear issue has "no legal value," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency Monday.
The next round of ministerial level U.S.-Iran nuclear talks will resume on March 15, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after a three-day discussion with his Iranian counterpart in the Swiss lakeside resort town of Montreux Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for rejection of a bad nuclear deal with Iran, insisting such an accord would allow the Islamic republic to develop nuclear bombs.
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