Iraqi, Jordanian foreign ministers hold call after attack on U.S. outpost in Jordan
(Reuters) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, in a phone call with his Jordanian counterpart on Tuesday, condemned an attack on a U.S. military outpost on Jordanian territory near the border with…
UK senior ministers urge Conservatives to unite behind PM Truss
LONDON (Reuters) – Senior British ministers on Sunday urged their colleagues to unite behind Prime Minister Liz Truss, warning that infighting would hand power to the opposition Labour Party at an election…
Former Colombian finance ministers criticize Petro comments on central bank
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – A string of former Colombian finance ministers criticized the Andean country’s President Gustavo Petro on Thursday after he took to Twitter to question the central…
Kerry: Western ministers dodged ‘family photo’ with Russian envoy at climate talks
By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday some Western ministers avoided a so-called family photo of participants at climate talks in Kinshasa because they were…
EU ministers back $5 billion loan to Ukraine, discuss long-term options
By Jason Hovet and Jan Strupczewski PRAGUE (Reuters) -European Union finance ministers on Friday backed a 5 billion euro ($5 billion) loan for Ukraine to help keep its schools, hospitals and other…
G7 finance ministers agree to Russian oil price cap
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers plan to implement a price cap on Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, they confirmed in a joint statement on Friday. The…
Factbox-Profiles of Japanese cabinet ministers after Kishida reshuffle
TOKYO(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dropping some ministers with links to the Unification Church. Here are some facts about his new cabinet and key party…
Colombian President-elect Petro names energy and interior ministers
BOGOTA – Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro appointed two cabinet members on Saturday, a day before taking office in a bid to drive deep social and economic change. Petro appointed Irene Velez as…
China scolds G7 foreign ministers over Taiwan statement
BEIJING – China scolded foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Thursday for telling Beijing not to use a visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to…
Turkish, German ministers argue over policies in tense news conference
ISTANBUL – Turkish and German foreign ministers argued over a range of issues in a tense and drawn-out news conference on Friday, trading barbs over disputes between Ankara and Athens, jailed Turkish…
Euro zone finance ministers fail again to name new bailout fund head
BRUSSELS – After several months of attempts, euro zone finance ministers failed again on Monday to choose a new head of the bloc’s bailout fund, EU officials said. Ministers need to agree…
Johnson, preparing to resign, appoints new ministers
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, expected to resign in just over an hour, started appointing new ministers to his cabinet on Thursday, including a third education secretary in three days.…
UK ministers, including new Finance Minister, to tell Johnson to go-reports
LONDON -A group of cabinet ministers are about to tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit, including the man who has just been appointed as the new finance minister, media reports said…
U.N. Security Council stops travel for two Taliban education ministers
UNITED NATIONS – Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security Council removed them from a sanctions exemption…
Euro zone finance ministers back Croatia’s bid to join euro
LUXEMBOURG – Euro zone finance ministers backed on Thursday Croatia’s bid to adopt the euro, clearing another hurdle on the way of the Balkan country to become the 20th member of the…
G7 finance ministers plan 15 billion euros aid for Ukraine
BERLIN -The finance ministers of the Group of Seven economic powers want to put together a 15 billion euro ($15.8 billion) aid package for Ukraine at their meeting in Bonn this week,…
Four Nigerian ministers drop election bid to remain in cabinet
ABUJA – Four members of Nigeria’s cabinet, including the junior petroleum minister, said on Tuesday that they will not run in next year’s elections as planned after President Muhammadu Buhari gave them…
UK, U.S. defence ministers discuss support for Ukraine
LONDON – Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart discussed next steps to help Ukraine, including military aid, in talks held in the United States this week, a statement published…
Australia’s #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history
By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon SYDNEY – Australia’s mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching…
UK PM urged ministers to “go faster” on finding cost of living measures, says spokesman
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged his government to “go faster” in coming up with ways to tackle a cost of living crisis, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Asked…
Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister’s Hitler remarks
JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologised for his foreign minister’s comments claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. Putin also told Bennett in…
G7 finance ministers pledge more than $24 billion to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – G7 finance ministers said they have provided and pledged together with international community additional support to Ukraine exceeding $24 billion for 2022 and beyond, adding that they were prepared to…
G7 energy ministers to discuss next steps on Russian oil and gas -UK minister
LONDON – G7 energy ministers will meet on Thursday to discuss what more the West can do to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas, British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said.…
IEA ministers discuss release of 60 million barrels of oil -sources
LONDON – Ministers from member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) are discussing the release of 60 million barrels of oil from storage in a meeting on how to respond to…
EU imposes sanctions on Russian ministers of defense, economy
– The European Union said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on a number of senior Russian officials, including Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, after Moscow recognized the…
EU foreign ministers could agree sanctions package on Tuesday, source says
BRUSSELS – EU ambassadors have been discussing a sanctions package on Russia consisting of four parts which could be agreed by the bloc’s foreign ministers at a meeting later on Tuesday in…
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