Tag: Diplomacy
Security Council backs Guterres for second term as UN chief
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council gave its unanimous backing to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second term on Tuesday, assuring his election...
France freezes military ties with Central African Republic
PARIS — France has suspended military operations with Central African Republic, accusing its government of failing to respect political opposition and failing to stop...
Nicaragua arrests a third potential challenger to Ortega
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s National Police arrested another potential challenger to President Daniel Ortega on Tuesday, the third opposition pre-candidate for the Nov. 7...
Harris visits Latin America to tackle migration, corruption
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, on her first foreign trip as vice president, is looking to deepen diplomatic ties with Guatemala and Mexico, two Latin...
UN: Unprecedented Taliban violence in 2020 carries into 2021
UNITED NATIONS — Taliban insurgents show no sign of reducing the level of violence in Afghanistan to facilitate peace negotiations with the government, and...
Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response
RICHMOND, Va. — Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel...
US envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut
ANKARA, Turkey — The closure of a final humanitarian border crossing into Syrian could cause “senseless cruelty” to millions of Syrians, the U.S. ambassador...
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against...
Europe rights envoy says freedoms deteriorating in Slovenia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — A European human rights envoy warned Friday of a “marked deterioration” of freedom of expression and of the media in Slovenia...
Spain reopens its embassy in Libya after 7 years of closure
CAIRO — Spain’s prime minister was in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Thursday to reopen his country’s embassy and show support for Libya’s...