diplomacy

Israeli FM to visit Turkey amid threat of Iran attacks

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will visit Turkey next week, his office said Sunday, days after…

WTO strikes landmark deals package after marathon talks

  by Robin MILLARD  GENEVA, June 17, 2022 (AFP)  The World Trade Organization concluded a landmark bundle of deals Friday…

Deal or no deal as WTO talks grind into second sleepless night

  by Robin Millard  Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Marathon talks at the World Trade Organization aimed at stitching…

China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China's support on Russian "sovereignty and security"…

DR Congo condemns Rwanda’s ‘support’ for M23 rebels

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday condemned neighbor Rwanda for "supporting, financing and arming"…

Australia, China defense ministers meet for first time in 3 years

Australia and China's defence ministers met for the first time in three years on Sunday, with the talks described as…

Fiji warns it faces ‘devastating’ climate change threat

Fiji faces its biggest threat from "devastating climate change" rather than geopolitical tensions, the country's defence minister warned Sunday at…

‘Ukraine today could be East Asia tomorrow’: Japan PM warns

  Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned a security summit Friday that "Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow", as…

China vows ‘fight to the end’ to stop Taiwan independence

by Catherine Lai China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday,…

Finland to build fences on border with Russia

  HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland is rushing to beef up security on its…

Iran removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuclear talks: IAEA

by Julia Zappei with Payam Doost Mohamadi in Tehran Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- The UN atomic energy watchdog…

UN chief warns impact of Ukraine war on world is worsening

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the consequences for the world of Russia's invasion…

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