20 articles tagged with #diplomacy
PoliticsIran wants a deal to end hostilities with the US, but believes its 'pain tolerance' is higher than America's - making it unlikely to make the first concession, according to a think tank chief familiar with the negotiations.
PoliticsTrump envoys are heading to Pakistan for fresh peace talks with Iran, just as the Strait of Hormuz is causing trouble again barely two weeks into a ceasefire. Iran's foreign minister is already on the ground, per CBS News.
PoliticsTrump cancelled a planned Islamabad trip by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for Iran ceasefire talks, hours after Tehran's top diplomat left Pakistan, telling Fox News that Iran can 'call us anytime they want.'
PoliticsFormer Senegalese president Macky Sall's bid to lead the United Nations has hit a wall - not from outside Africa, but from within it. The African Union failed to produce a unified endorsement, with procedural disputes and regional politics derailing what should have been a historic moment.
PoliticsTrump says the US and Iran are closing in on a nuclear deal, but Tehran is already pushing back, accusing Washington of making excessive demands during ongoing negotiations.
EconomicsHong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu met with EU representatives to discuss trade and cooperation, with both sides citing a shared commitment to multilateralism amid global market instability.
PoliticsPresident Trump left Beijing on Friday after two days of summit talks with Xi Jinping, with both leaders citing progress on stabilizing relations while leaving major disagreements unresolved.
PoliticsIran has declared it has no plans for new peace negotiations, undermining Pakistan's efforts to host a second round of talks and raising questions about the future of diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.
PoliticsPresident Trump's upcoming visit to Beijing is expected to be complicated by the ongoing war in Iran, even as both the U.S. and China seek to stabilize their long-troubled bilateral relationship.
PoliticsAnalysts are calling on ASEAN to escalate its response to Myanmar's crisis after the bloc's Five-Point Consensus framework failed to produce meaningful progress more than four years after the military coup.
PoliticsIran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday ahead of talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were set to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in pursuit of a nuclear deal.
PoliticsKenya's deepening partnership with France is drawing criticism from those who fear Nairobi's national interests may be subordinated to Parisian strategic priorities, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
PoliticsWashington says its month-long ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite recent hostilities, while US officials await Tehran's formal response to a new proposal aimed at ending the conflict.
PoliticsU.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Islamabad for diplomacy aimed at engaging Iran, though it remains unclear whether Tehran will participate in direct talks with Washington.
PoliticsPresident Trump visited Beijing to a warm public reception from Chinese leader Xi Jinping, though the diplomatic pageantry obscured a range of unresolved disputes between the two nations.
PoliticsItaly summoned the Russian ambassador to Rome after a Russian state television presenter made insulting remarks about Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, adding fresh friction to already tense bilateral relations strained by Italy's strong support for Ukraine.
PoliticsIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly acknowledged deep historical mistrust of the US government, even as the two countries prepare for a second round of nuclear negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.
ConflictRussia and Ukraine each accused the other of violating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, raising immediate questions about the agreement's viability.
PoliticsCIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including a grandson of Raul Castro during a visit to Havana, according to US and Cuban officials, marking a rare high-level contact between the two governments.
PoliticsThe acting US ambassador to Ukraine is retiring, the State Department has confirmed, becoming the second person to leave the role in less than a year amid reported tensions over the Trump administration's approach to the conflict.
