Tag: Diplomacy
Russia and West spar over vote to punish Syria over weapons
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the United States and its allies Tuesday over a vote later this month that could strip Syria of...
US says Mali’s top priority must be holding fair elections
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The top priority for Mali’s interim government must be holding free and fair elections by the end of the 18-month transition...
EXPLAINER: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and some options
<p>The U.S. State Department says it's talking with allies about China's human rights record and how to handle next year's Beijing Winter Olympics.</p>
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Myanmar’s online pop-up markets raise funds for protest
BANGKOK — With security forces in Myanmar having shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the...
Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...
Turkey summons China’s ambassador over Twitter posts
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey summoned China’s ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians who criticized...
Myanmar’s online pop-up markets raise funds for protest
<p>BANGKOK — With security forces in Myanmar having shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the...
Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
<p>CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...
Turkey summons China’s ambassador over Twitter posts
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey summoned China’s ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians who criticized...
Column: Ping Pong Diplomacy resonates a half century later
They were an unlikely group of trailblazing diplomats, including the 15-year-old who knew only that China was a big country filled with communists —...