Tag: Diplomacy
China, NKorea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia
<p>WASHINGTON — Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration's first Cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort...
Kosovo opens its embassy in Jerusalem, Israel
<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it has formally opened its embassy to Israel in the disputed city of Jerusalem.</p>
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China, NKorea loom as Blinken, Austin head to Asia
WASHINGTON — Threats from China and North Korea will loom large over the Biden administration's first Cabinet-level trip abroad, part of a larger effort...
Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday. </p>
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Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday.
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Armenian opposition supporters surround government buildings
YEREVAN, Armenia — Hundreds of opposition supporters surrounded government buildings in Armenia's capital on Saturday to push for the resignation of the country’s prime...
AP Interview: Afghan minister warns US against hasty retreat
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi warned on Saturday against a hasty U.S. retreat from the war-ravaged country, saying that the Taliban's...
Rights groups and Olympic leaders in Beijing Games stalemate
<p>GENEVA — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major...
South Sudan faces conflict, a humanitarian crisis and famine
UNITED NATIONS — The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that South Sudan is “a forgotten conflict” facing a “humanitarian...
Tussle between US, allies over vaccine supply escalates
BRUSSELS — Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses are in cold storage in the U.S. that can’t be injected in the states because they are...