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…
Biden to nominate career diplomat as envoy to Egypt -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Herro Mustafa Garg as the next U.S. ambassador to Egypt, the White House said on Wednesday. Mustafa Garg’s prior posts include…
White House’s Sullivan speaks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi -Bloomberg
(Reuters) – White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Maria…
U.S. top diplomat Blinken urges all ICC members to comply with Putin arrest warrant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged all members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to comply with an arrest warrant that the court issued for Russian…
Top U.S. State Dept diplomat for Europe to step down to focus on family
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat to Europe Karen Donfried will step down to focus on her family, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, leaving an important…
Mexico’s top diplomat stresses cooperation with U.S. versus intervention
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s top diplomat on Friday criticized comments by former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, who had called for increased U.S. involvement in Mexico to tackle drug cartels, saying…
Russia’s UN diplomat accuses West of arm twisting in vote isolating Moscow
(Reuters) – Russia’s senior diplomat to the United Nations accused the West on Sunday of “cowboy” methods and “arm twisting” of some countries during last week’s United Nations General Assembly vote that…
China’s top diplomat urges end to hostilities ahead of Moscow visit
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who is to visit Russia this week on the one-year anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine, called on Monday for negotiations and peace for…
China’s top diplomat reiterates calls for dialogue over Ukraine crisis
(Reuters) – China has “neither stood by idly nor thrown fuel on the fire” regarding the crisis in Ukraine, and continues to call for peace and dialogue, top diplomat Wang Yi said…
US Diplomat Calls For ‘#BlackGirlMagic’ In Afghanistan, Requests Advice From Lizzo And Beyoncé
US Diplomat Calls For ‘#BlackGirlMagic’ In Afghanistan, Requests Advice From Lizzo And Beyoncé Trevor Schakohl on February 15, 2023 The current top-ranking U.S. diplomat to Afghanistan asked famous African American women on…
Mexico’s top diplomat says met with Tesla brass, ‘good news’ imminent
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday he met with senior executives from electric automaker Tesla, teasing that “good news” is on the way, as speculation runs…
Sudan releases man found guilty of killing U.S. diplomat – family
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -A Sudanese man facing the death penalty in connection to the killing of an American diplomat in 2008 has been released, his brother told Reuters on Monday. Abdelraouf Abuzeid, who…
Senior Chinese diplomat urges U.S. to end ideological bias – Chinese state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said Washington should not let itself be blinded by ideological bias when dealing with China, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.…
Top U.S. diplomat Blinken to visit Canada this week -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Canada on Thursday and Friday to discuss shared goals including the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and…
EU’s top diplomat denies ‘jungle’ comments were racist
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday denied that comments he made last week were racist and apologised for any offence caused by the remarks that…
EU should treat China more as a competitor, says diplomat chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should recognise China even more as a competitor and reduce its economic dependency, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday, as the bloc looks…
Japan’s FX diplomat vows ‘decisive’ action against volatile yen moves
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on Friday said authorities are ready to take decisive action in the currency market if excessive moves in the yen continue.…
Kuwaiti Diplomat And Wife Charged With Forced Labor Of Domestic Workers And Related Fraud Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Carlos F. Matus, Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (“DSS”), announced today that BARRAK…
Americans Griner, Whelan may gain release from Russia by year-end, ex-U.S. diplomat says
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who are being held in Russia, could gain release by the end of this year,…
Japan ‘most certainly’ will intervene in FX market if needed -top FX diplomat
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has not intervened in the currency market yet but will “most certainly” do so when necessary, the country’s top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Thursday. “Markets are…
Biden to nominate career diplomat Tracy as ambassador to Russia, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden will nominate career diplomat Lynne Tracy, currently the U.S. ambassador to Armenia, as ambassador to Russia, the White House said on Tuesday. The post in Russia has…
EU sanctions prevent Moscow from making up military losses, top diplomat says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union sanctions are severely hurting Moscow’s potential to sustain its weapons and military equipment in the war on Ukraine, the EU’s top diplomat said on Tuesday, arguing almost…
Japan’s ex-FX diplomat: No need for intervention to back yen
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan need not intervene in the exchange-rate market to stem yen falls, as such a move would be ineffective in countering broad dollar…
African Diplomat Released After Raping New York City Woman Twice
NEW YORK, N – A South Sudanese diplomat working at the United Nations has been released without being charged, claiming diplomatic immunity after he was accused of raping a New York City…
U.S. doubling down on investment in the Pacific – senior diplomat
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – The world’s future will be written in the Pacific, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said in New Zealand on Tuesday, as she wrapped up a whistle-stop…
U.S. diplomat says Griner sentence ‘a miscarriage of justice’
KHIMKI, Russia – Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Elizabeth Rood, said on Thursday that the 9 year prison sentence given to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner had been “a…
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