“According to my personal expectations, this progress may grow in the coming days into a joint position of both delegations, into documents for signing,” Slutsky said.

Russia and Ukraine has ended their first round of peace talks before holding an expected second.

The United States has condemned North Korea's firing of a suspected ballistic missile and urged Pyongyang to engage in talks.

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed the United States for the collapse of his government earlier this year, saying Washington sidelined him during the so-called peace talks with the Taliban.

The UN Security Council has expressed "deep concern" over the escalation of fighting in Ethiopia, calling for a ceasefire and the initiation of peace talks in the restive northern region of Tigray.

The meeting between Zarif and Yong came less than 24 hours after the Taliban laid siege to Kabul, forcing the sitting Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to flee to an undisclosed location.

Press TV correspondent Amin Alemi hold an interview with Mohammad Mohaqiq, the security advisor to Afghan president on the Taliban gains and latest developments in Afghanistan.

President Ghani says remobilization of Afghanistan’s armed forces is his priority.

North Korea and South Korea have reconnected severed hotline communications following the exchange of letters between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

The top US general says the Taliban appear to have "strategic momentum" in their sweeping offensives across Afghanistan, as the militants continue to gain more ground in the war-ravaged country.