Blocking cities is “unacceptable in the 21st century,” an official with the World Food Programme has said Aid agencies are struggling to reach civilians in Ukrainian cities blocked by the Russian military, Jakob Kern, an emergency coordinator with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday.

Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced on Friday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has come into force in the country. The free-trade agreement encompasses an estimated 30% of both the world’s population and of its global GDP.

Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki urges EU to add trade blockade to new package of anti-Russian penalties Russia should face a complete ban on trade with the members of the EU as part of the tougher sanctions over the military operation in the neighboring Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki has said.