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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Serhiy Kyslytsia as Ukraine's permanent representative to the United Nations. He was Deputy Foreign Minister

Earlier this week, the Ukrainian President has appointed Ukraine's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko as US ambassador, Reuters and TASS reported.

Turkey will be able to purchase S-400 missile systems from Russia and F-35 fighter aircraft from the United States, the country's Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said Tuesday.

Albania President Ilir Meta on Friday met parliament's foreign affairs committee, seeking more talks on the government's request for authorization to negotiate a new maritime border deal with Greece.

Militants have stormed an office of Save the Children in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, and fought security forces who surrounded the building.

A local government spokesman said the siege was over after a three-hour battle. At least two people, including a soldier, are said to have been killed, and more than a dozen injured.

US President Donald Trump will not meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Vietnam during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Bloomberg reported, quoting US State Department spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

The reason for cancellation of the meeting is the busy schedule of the head of the White House, says Sanders.

Over 98 percent of residents of Italy's Veneto region voted on Sunday in favor of getting by the region of autonomy status during a non-binding referendum, the local election commission said.

According to the commission, the turnout exceeded 57 percent and the majority of ballots have already been processed.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European Union is committed to bring the Western Balkans region "slowly but surely" to EU membership, reported BGNES.

"Political stability in the region means political stability for us as well. We know this from the past experience, "she said at the European Forum for the Western Balkans in the Italian city of Trieste.

Turkey and Austria have engaged in another row over an event marking the first anniversary of the July 2016 coup attempt, with the Turkish Economy Ministry denying reports that it requested the event in Austria. Vienna had said that it barred Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country for such an event.

The Economy Ministry stated on July 10 that it did not request an event in Austria marking the first anniversary of Turkey's July 2016 coup attempt, amid reports that Austria had barred Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to attend such an event. 

All American cruise missiles "Tomahawk" fired at the military airport in the Syrian province of Homs, have plagued their assigned targets, said at a briefing for journalists the spokesman of the White House. "All 59 rockets have plagued their goals," he said.