NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A United Nations official said on Tuesday that her experience in negotiating an end to decades of conflict in her native Colombia may help her as she seeks to rekindle talks over Cyprus’ ethnic division. María Ángela Holguín Cuellar, the U.N. chief’s new personal envoy for Cyprus, said she believes she […]
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he anticipates that President Tayyip Erdogan will give a final sign-off on Sweden’s NATO membership within days, triggering rapid steps toward U.S. Congress endorsing a sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara. In an exclusive interview on Thursday, Ambassador Jeff Flake said that […]
(Bloomberg) — One of Beijing’s most senior diplomats dismissed concern over the ouster of former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, in rare public comments from a Chinese official about the mysterious episode. Most Read from Bloomberg “Personnel change is not uncommon when you see some European politicians are also sacked from their positions,” Fu Cong, ambassador […]
The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations called China “a true friend ready to do everything they can to help the Palestinian people” on Thursday, days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged Beijing would provide more assistance and push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Riyad Mansour, attending the 19th summit of the […]
(Bloomberg) — China has made “serious representations” to Australia over a statement on Taiwan’s election result by the foreign ministry in Canberra, in the latest challenge to recently improved ties between the two nations. Most Read from Bloomberg Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian said on Wednesday that his government had rebuked Australia over comments by the […]
The Palestinians’ top envoy to the UK has accused the government of “double standards and hypocrisy” in its policies towards them. Husam Zomlot criticised PM Rishi Sunak for opposing an application at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide in the war in Gaza. The UK had suffered “reputational damage” in the Middle […]
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will step down from his role, he told NBC News, vacating his position in the Biden administration to continue working on the issue in other ways. “I think given this is an election year and Congress is frozen, I’m stepping down, but I’m not leaving the issue — I will […]
John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, sources said. Mr Kerry, a long-serving senator and secretary of state, was brought in shortly after Joe Biden’s election win in 2020 to take on the new role created specifically to fight climate change on behalf […]
FILE – John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks during a news conference at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 6, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kerry is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) WASHINGTON (AP) […]
(Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will leave the administration later this winter and plans to help President Joe Biden‘s election campaign, Kerry’s office said on Saturday. Kerry, a U.S former secretary of state, informed his staff earlier on Saturday after speaking with Biden earlier this week, a spokesman for Kerry told Reuters. Axios […]
Israel’s ambassador to Germany said protecting the key global trade route through the Red Sea should be of major importance to Europe’s biggest economy as Yemeni rebels put a stranglehold on the passage of commercial ships through the waterway. “What the Houthis are doing in the Red Sea is not only directed against Israel, but […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported Sunday. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the Russian envoy was summoned on Saturday and handed a note to deliver […]