FILE – Secretary of former Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, holds a mass to mark a one year anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict, in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Pope Francis has appointed the longtime secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, who was sent back to his […]
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A U.S. envoy visits Hanoi days after Putin, saying US-Vietnam trust is at ‘all-time high’
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat held talks in Vietnam on Saturday and said that the trust between the two countries was at an “all-time high,” just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Hanoi. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink insisted that his […]
U.S. East Asia envoy says South China Sea situation deeply concerning
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink on Saturday said the situation in the South China Sea is deeply concerning, and said China’s recent actions in the disputed waterway were “deeply destabilising”. Kritenbrink made the comments during a visit to Hanoi, amid rising tension between China […]
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Diplomatic crisis deepens as Spain pulls out Argentina envoy
A diplomatic crisis sparked by Argentina President Javier Milei calling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife “corrupt” deepened Tuesday with the “definitive” withdrawal of Madrid’s ambassador to Buenos Aires. Spain withdrew its ambassador to Argentina at the weekend and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that the envoy “will remain definitively in Madrid. Argentina will […]
FBI probes whether Iran envoy Malley committed crimes in handling of classified info
The FBI is investigating whether the Biden administration’s Iran envoy, Rob Malley, moved classified information onto his personal email, where it may have fallen into the hands of a foreign actor, according to a person briefed on the case and a letter from Republican lawmakers. Investigators are trying to determine if any crimes were committed, […]
Philippines Summons China Envoy After Water Cannon Incident
(Bloomberg) — The Philippines said it summoned China’s envoy in Manila on Thursday after Chinese vessels fired water cannons at Philippine ships near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea earlier this week. Most Read from Bloomberg “The Philippines protested the harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous maneuvers, use of water cannons, and […]
Marjorie Taylor Green mocked by fellow lawmaker calling on her to be appointed as ‘Putin’s Special Envoy’
Jared Moskowitz mocked MTG, calling to make her “Putin’s Special Envoy” to Congress. The move came in response to Greene’s amendments that proposed Ukraine aid supporters enlist in the fight against Russia. “If you want to fund the endless foreign wars, you should have to go fight them,” Greene said. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing […]
UN chief appoints former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop as UN special envoy for Myanmar
FILE – A resident drives motorbike to Naypyitaw International Airport as security police stand guard, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Myanmar’s main pro-democracy resistance group said Thursday, April 4, 2024, its armed wing launched drone attacks on the airport and a military headquarters in the capital, Naypyitaw, but the country’s ruling military said […]
Ukraine presses peace plan, points to N. Korean involvement in talks with Chinese envoy
(Reuters) -Senior Ukrainian officials, in a meeting with a Chinese regional envoy on Thursday, pressed Kyiv’s plan to end the two-year conflict with Russia and presented what they said was evidence of North Korean weaponry supplied to Moscow. Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, wrote on Telegram that he and his team presented the […]
UN envoy says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed rapes on October 7
The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict has said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualised torture” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its attack on southern Israel on October 7. There are also “reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing”, said Pramila Patten, […]
UN envoy says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed rapes on October 7
The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict has said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualised torture” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its attack on southern Israel on October 7. There are also “reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing”, said Pramila Patten, […]