World powers in new push for Libya peace World powers gathered Wednesday in Berlin to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring the conflict-wracked North African country stays firmly... 12 mins ago
After Biden, Blinken back to Europe to shore up Western unity Days after Joe Biden's first presidential trip abroad, Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed back to Europe Tuesday to keep up the work of... 13 hours ago
US has ‘wrong’ expectation for dialogue : Kim’s sister The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that Washington had "wrong" expectations for dialogue with Pyongyang and... on 22 June 2021
Covid eases but US won’t join EU in opening borders As the Covid pandemic recedes dramatically in the West, Europe is opening its doors to Americans -- but the reverse is not holding true, with... on 22 June 2021
West piles sanctions on Belarus after plane diversion The EU, US, Britain and Canada ratcheted up pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Monday by imposing coordinated sanctions after... on 21 June 2021
Israel says top diplomat to visit UAE in first official trip Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will visit the United Arab Emirates, in the first official ministerial visit since the two nations agreed... on 21 June 2021
US envoy offers to meet North Korea ‘anywhere anytime’ The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered to meet with Pyongyang "anywhere, anytime, without preconditions", with no public... on 21 June 2021
US says preparing new Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning The United States is preparing fresh sanctions against Russia over the near-fatal poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, a top White House... on 21 June 2021
Afghan leader Ghani to visit White House as withdrawal nears Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani and the head of the country's peace process will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, as the planned... on 20 June 2021
Behind Airbus-Boeing truce lies a common rival : China While the United States and Europe waged a 17-year trade battle over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus, China poured money into its own commercial... on 20 June 2021
Cambodian PM in quarantine, cancels meeting with UK’s Raab Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday he has cancelled talks next week with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab after the Southeast... on 19 June 2021
Australia takes China to WTO over wine duties Australia will take China before the World Trade Organization over Beijing's imposition of crippling tariffs on Australian wine exports, it announced... on 19 June 2021
UN calls for member states to ‘prevent the flow of arms’ into Myanmar The UN General Assembly on Friday took the rare step of calling on member states to "prevent the flow of arms" into Myanmar, part of a non-binding... on 19 June 2021
UN debates holding General Assembly in person United Nations members debated this week hosting September's General Assembly in person with smaller-than-normal delegations because of the pandemic,... on 17 June 2021
Russia ready for further dialogue if US is willing : Putin The Kremlin was guarded about future dialogue with Washington on Thursday, a day after the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President... on 17 June 2021
Draghi distances Italy from Russia, China to return to West’s fold Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi has clearly aligned his country with the EU and the Atlantic alliance, with strongly worded messages at the... on 17 June 2021
