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Today, the Commission is presenting guidelines to support Member States' consulates in handling short-stay visa applications lodged by Russian citizens.

Today the Council adopted a decision that fully suspends the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia. Consequently, the general rules of the visa code will apply to Russian citizens.

The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday adopted a decision on the full suspension of a visa facilitation agreement with Russia.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Friday that Moscow is currently considering retaliatory measures in response to Kiev's decision to impose a visa regime for Russian citizens.

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, has sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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"On September 9, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to new Monarch Charles III of the United Kingdom (UK) over the passing of Queen Elizabeth II."

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Prime Minister Liz Truss's Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen in the House of Commons.

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The regional governor of the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy says Russian air strikes have destroyed a hospital in the town of Velyka Pysarivka.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says shelling has caused a near blackout in the town near the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine where the plant's operators live, adding to the increasingly precarious situation at the plant.

Ukrainian forces are showing signs of battlefield successes in two counteroffensives, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, adding that the United States will support Kyiv in its fight against invading Russian troops "as long as it's needed."

Following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the United States embarked on a long-term commitment to provide Ukraine with the tools and equipment it needs to defend its sovereignty. Since that time, more than $14.5 billion in assistance has been committed to Ukraine.

Norway will donate Hellfire missiles to Ukraine. The donation includes approximately 160 missiles, launching pads and guidance units. Ukraine will also receive night-vision equipment drawn from Armed Forces inventories.

Finance and economy ministers of the European Union (EU) member states discussed here on Friday ways to protect citizens from high energy prices and financial support for Ukraine.

Ukraine claimed new gains in its counteroffensive against Russian forces Friday as a Russian-appointed administrator for the eastern Kharkiv region acknowledged that Kyiv had achieved a "substantial victory."

Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of prisoners of war in Russian-held areas is "worrying", the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said on Friday.

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Friday stressed fully implementing COVID-19 prevention and control measures to prevent large-scale outbreaks.