Argentina’s Milei embarks on diplomatic trip to Israel, Italy
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Javier Milei set off on an overseas tour on Monday that will see him visit Israel, locked in a conflict in Gaza, and…
Mexico seeks diplomatic arrangements to return LatAm migrants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s national migration institute (INM) on Friday said it has asked the foreign ministry to make diplomatic arrangements with Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela for the countries…
US establishes diplomatic relations with Niue, State Department says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Niue established diplomatic relations on Monday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi signed a joint statement to that effect, the…
Iran and Sudan look to restore diplomatic ties
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and Sudan said on Thursday they were planning to restore ties after the Iranian foreign minister met his acting Sudanese counterpart for the first time since diplomatic relations between…
Analysis-Qatar takes diplomatic back seat as Saudi flexes political muscle
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – The Arab League’s welcoming back of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad into its ranks highlights how far behind Qatar has fallen in its bid to be a…
Analysis: Touting friendship and peace, China’s Xi takes ‘diplomatic dance’ to isolated Russia
By John Geddie (Reuters) – Xi Jinping walks a diplomatic tightrope as he heads to Moscow, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with his closest ally, President…
Day after meeting, Blinken and Lavrov exchange diplomatic swipes
By Krishn Kaushik and Simon Lewis NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of hypocrisy after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia cannot be…
TIMELINE-Spain and Morocco’s rocky diplomatic relations
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain and Morocco’s first bilateral summit in eight years on Thursday sees the countries seek to strengthen economic ties and build on a diplomatic truce reached last year after…
Palestinian Authority Demands US Revive Diplomatic Ties, Reopen Consulate
Palestinian Authority Demands US Revive Diplomatic Ties, Reopen Consulate Kate Anderson on January 19, 2023 Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas called for the United States to reopen a consulate for the…
U.S. court hears testimony on diplomatic status of ally of Venezuela’s Maduro
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Monday began hearing testimony from Venezuelan officials on the diplomatic status of Alex Saab, an ally of President Nicolas Maduro who is…
Australian Turnell freed in Myanmar, arrives in Thailand -Australian government
(Reuters) -Australian economist Sean Turnell was freed from prison in Myanmar on Thursday and has arrived in Thailand, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday. Turnell was a former adviser to…
Analysis-Erdogan plays up diplomatic gains with eye on elections
By Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler ANKARA – A series of diplomatic wins, capped by the deal to resume Ukraine’s grain exports, provides some respite for President Tayyip Erdogan from Turkey’s economic…
Canada asks France to extradite accused priest -French diplomatic source
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – France has received a request from Canada to extradite retired Roman Catholic priest Johannes Rivoire so he can face a charge of sexual abuse from when he…
China Threatens To ‘Downgrade’ Diplomatic Relations With Israel: REPORT
China Threatens To ‘Downgrade’ Diplomatic Relations With Israel: REPORT Philip Lenczycki on May 31, 2022 China threatened to downgrade diplomatic ties with Israel after a major Israeli newspaper interviewed Taiwan’s foreign minister,…
DIPLOMATIC FAIL: OPEC Once Again Rebuffs Biden’s Pleas For More Oil
DIPLOMATIC FAIL: OPEC Once Again Rebuffs Biden’s Pleas For More Oil Thomas Catenacci on May 4, 2022 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the powerful Middle Eastern oil cartel, stuck…
United States to invite Pacific leaders to White House, ramp up diplomatic ties
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans to step up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Monday, including inviting Pacific leaders to…
Diplomatic tit-for-tat over Ukraine escalates at United Nations
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – Russia is seeking to blunt Western-led efforts at the United Nations to further isolate Moscow for invading Ukraine, with the Security Council and General Assembly gearing…
Ukraine conflict opens diplomatic and energy opportunities for Qatar
By Andrew Mills DOHA – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened up diplomatic and commercial opportunities for gas exporter Qatar to expand energy sales to the West and bolster its alliance with…
Russia likely to stay on diplomatic track for next two weeks – Ukraine
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN -Russia is likely to remain on a diplomatic track with Kyiv and the West for at least two weeks but will continue efforts to destabilise Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign…
EXCLUSIVE: Haley Calls Biden’s Diplomatic Olympics Boycott A ‘Joke’ Because China Doesn’t Care If He Shows Up
Former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley called reports that the Biden administration is set to announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics a “joke,” because China doesn’t care if he…
Biden Administration To Announce Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Olympics
The Biden administration is set to announce a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported. The announcement is planned for this week, while the decision…
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