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…
Top U.S. diplomat to arrive in Pacific amid battle for influence with China
SYDNEY – A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to Samoa on Thursday on a multi-leg trip to Pacific Island countries intended to demonstrate re-engagement by the United States with a region in…
Top U.S. diplomat speaks with wife of WNBA star Griner, official says
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February, a senior…
Myanmar junta can’t beat rebels, should restore democracy – U.S. diplomat
BANGKOK – Myanmar’s junta likely cannot to defeat the rebels fighting its rule and should restore democracy after seizing power last year, a senior U.S. diplomat said. “It’s hard to see today…
U.S. top diplomat spoke with wife of detained basketball player Brittney Griner
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Brittney Griner’s wife, assuring her that securing the release of the American professional basketball player…
Any Bolsonaro attempt to undermine Brazil election should be met with sanctions -ex U.S. diplomat
RIO DE JANEIRO – Washington should make it clear to the “messianic” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that any effort to undermine his country’s elections would trigger multilateral sanctions, a newly retired U.S.…
Biden picks career diplomat Michael Ratney as envoy to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden intends to nominate career diplomat Michael Ratney to be U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, the White House said on Friday, amid strained relations between Washington and its traditional…
Ukraine working with Turkey, understands parallel ties to Russia -Ukrainian diplomat
ISTANBUL – Ukraine is working with NATO member Turkey as much as possible for more support over Russia’s invasion and understands – even though it is not happy with – the reality…
Japan has little to cheer on weak yen, says former currency diplomat Furusawa
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – Japan has little to cheer about a weak yen, which reflects its deteriorating economic fundamentals and trade deficit, the country’s former top currency diplomat…
Rate hike, intervention can’t reverse weak yen, says former Japan currency diplomat
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – Tightening monetary policy or intervening in the currency market will do little to reverse unwelcome yen declines that inflate already rising fuel and raw…
U.S. top diplomat Blinken reassures Moldova amid refugee influx from Ukraine
By Simon Lewis CHISINAU, Moldova -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reassured Moldova’s leaders that the United States would rally international opposition to Russian aggression “whenever and wherever” it occurs.…
Top U.S. diplomat Blinken to go to the Baltics, Brussels, Poland this week -State Dept
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Brussels, Moldova and the Baltics this week to hold discussions with NATO allies and European partners on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
U.S. former top diplomat Pompeo arrives in Taiwan, calls it ‘great nation’
TAIPEI – Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, sanctioned by China when he left office at the end of the Trump presidency, arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday and almost immediately referred…
Ukraine lobbies U.S. officials for bans on Russia software, aviation -diplomat
By Raphael Satter – Ukraine’s government is lobbying the Biden administration to cut Russia off from U.S. software updates, to ban Russian flights, and to block the supply of goods to Russia’s…
EU’s new sanctions on Russia will target industry, export controls – diplomat
BRUSSELS – The European Union will impose new sanctions on Russia targeting industry, financial sectors and export controls over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, an EU diplomat said on Thursday. “We want the…
Ukraine diplomat sees little chance of war, but local conflict possible
TOKYO – Ukraine is committed to seeking a diplomatic solution to the current tension with Russia, its ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, said on Wednesday, adding that he saw little chance of…
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