Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, arrived in Poland on 5 February for talks, including discussions on Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Borrell on Twitter (Х) In Warsaw, Borrell has scheduled bilateral meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski and representatives of the Polish Defence […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A diplomatic rift between Ecuador and Russia appeared to intensify over the weekend after the European nation decided to ban some imports of bananas from Ecuador. The two countries have been at loggerheads recently after Ecuador decided to transfer some of its old Russian military equipment to the United States, in […]
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s genocide case against Israel may have ruffled feathers in the capitals of vital Western trading partners, but it has boosted the country’s standing as a champion of the downtrodden Global South. That gamble is likely to pay off, thanks to renewed rivalry for Africa’s minerals and U.N. votes […]
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is helping lead a bipartisan coalition of American mayors and global leaders in raising awareness of international diplomacy’s effect on local communities, officials announced this week. The new partnership between the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and the U.S. Conference of Mayors will allow both organizations to better showcase mayoral perspectives […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries as the Biden administration tries to keep its eyes on all corners of the world while being consumed by crises in Ukraine, the Mideast and the Red Sea. The State Department announced on Thursday that Blinken will go to Cape […]
After more than 40 years of strained relations, Iran is hopeful for a resumption of diplomatic ties with its political rival, Egypt. “Talks have been promising thus far, and both countries are on a good path to overcome their differences and to soon open a new diplomatic chapter,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said […]
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a “paradigm shift” was needed in how his country approaches the South China Sea issue, as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were headed “in a poor direction”. Marcos, in an interview with Mainichi Shimbun on Dec. 16, parts of which were shared with Philippine media on Monday, said […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has 43 presidential nominees still awaiting confirmation in the Senate as Congress prepares to break for the holidays, a delay that is putting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests in jeopardy around the world, the State Department said Friday. Any nominee not confirmed before the Senate ends its session, […]
TOKYO — U.S. and Japanese diplomats agreed Tuesday to maximize pressure on North Korea to resolve tensions over its nuclear program, while citing the need to be prepared for the worst if diplomacy fails. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, after meeting his Japanese counterpart, Shinsuke Sugiyama, told reporters that the focus at the […]