Honduras recalls top diplomat in Ecuador over Mexico embassy raid
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras is recalling its senior diplomat in Ecuador, the Central American country’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday, in the latest action taken in response to Ecuador’s shocking raid this…
Japan’s top forex diplomat vigilant to market impact from BOJ stimulus exit
By Tetsushi Kajimoto, Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said he was closely watching how central bank decisions, including an expected end to negative…
Top US diplomat Blinken to discuss security challenges during West Africa trip next week
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Security challenges in West Africa following the coup in Niger last year will be among key topics U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
North Korean Diplomat Takes Pot Shots At US Ambassador During Rare UN Appearance
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‘True European’: Former top Czech diplomat Schwarzenberg dies
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Former Israeli Diplomat Says Country Won’t Stop Until Every ‘Last Hamas Terrorist’ Meets ’72 Virgins’
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Japan likely won’t intervene to reverse yen downtrend – ex-top FX diplomat
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan likely won’t seek to reverse the yen’s downtrend with exchange-rate intervention as recent falls reflect economic fundamentals, former top currency diplomat Naoyuki Shinohara told Reuters.…
Japan ex-FX diplomat: Yen’s slow fall makes imminent intervention less likely
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The slow pace of the yen’s recent fall makes imminent market intervention by Japanese authorities less likely than a year ago, when they…
Japan may intervene on yen again, BOJ should ditch easy policy – ex-financial diplomat
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could intervene again to support the yen if it declines further, former top currency diplomat Takehiko Nakao told Reuters on Wednesday, and said the time…
Japan’s top currency diplomat says Tokyo in close contact with US on FX moves
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities are always in close communication with U.S. counterparts on currencies and share a mutual understanding that excessive volatility is undesirable, Tokyo’s top foreign exchange official…
US top diplomat Blinken spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, the State Department said. Blinken spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about expanding Israel’s…
Bill Richardson, U.S. diplomat and troubleshooter, dead at 75
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bill Richardson, a former U.S. diplomat, congressman, energy secretary and New Mexico governor who made his mark on the world stage by securing the release of…
Senior US diplomat Nuland urges ‘timely’ and ‘fair’ elections in Pakistan
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. diplomat Victoria Nuland spoke on Tuesday with Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and discussed the importance of “timely, free and fair elections” in…
‘Very Difficult Situation’: Coup Leaders Stonewall US Diplomat As War Risk Looms Over Nation
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Japan asks X to take down fake account of top FX diplomat as yen weakens
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) warned on Thursday of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the…
Japan’s top financial diplomat signals chance of BOJ policy tweaks
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top financial diplomat on Friday suggested the central bank may tweak its approach to monetary stimulus at its next policy meeting, due to “signs of…
China’s top diplomat urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmer
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Venezuelan diplomat jailed in Kenya for 20 years for envoy’s murder
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced a former top Venezuelan diplomat to 20 years in jail over the 2012 murder of the Latin American nation’s acting ambassador at her…
Top diplomat says China, ASEAN pushing ahead with free trade area talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing ahead with talks on a third version of a free trade agreement at an ASEAN summit in the…
Senior US diplomat to travel to Addis Ababa to discuss Sudan conflict
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. assistant secretary of State for African affairs, Molly Phee, will travel to Addis Ababa on Monday and Tuesday to meet with African leaders and…
Senior US diplomat heads to India to discuss free speech, minority rights
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to India in the coming days and engage with its civil society over free speech and marginalization of minorities, after…
Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov sees no reason to extend Black Sea grain deal
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Friday it saw no reason to extend the Black Sea grain deal beyond July 17 because the West had acted in such an “outrageous”…
Japan’s top FX diplomat Kanda will respond to yen moves ‘appropriately’
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will closely watch currency market moves and respond “appropriately” as needed, the country’s top currency diplomat said on Tuesday after top financial authorities met in response…
‘Macron Is A Disgrace’: Spanish Diplomat Blasts French President For Cozying Up To China
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Japan’s ex-top FX diplomat sees BOJ keeping ultra-low rates this year
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to keep monetary policy steady on Friday and may struggle to raise interest rates off their…
Russian diplomat says it may be time to reduce number of U.S. reporters in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to the United States said Washington had threatened retaliation after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained on espionage charges, and suggested it might be time…
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