By Saeed Shah (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s regional neighbors, including American allies, appeared to unite against U.S. President Donald Trump‘s stated aim of taking over the Bagram military base near Kabul, according to a statement released after they met in Moscow. The “Moscow Format” meeting on Afghanistan – the seventh such event hosted by Russia but attended…
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) -North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Beijing on Sunday during her second visit to the Chinese capital in just one month, both countries’ official news agencies reported. Wang told Choe that “China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with the Democratic People’s Republic…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, just ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, criticized China on Sunday for its increasingly aggressive behaviour in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China Seas. “Fundamental rules of our global coexistence are at stake here,” he warned before his departure from the Hamburg Airport. This also…
New Delhi: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week for talks with national security advisor Ajit Doval under the special representatives mechanism for addressing the border issue, the external affairs ministry said on Saturday. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week for talks with national security advisor Ajit Doval….
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s foreign minister David Lammy could be on the hook for a 2,500 pounds ($3,394) fine following his fishing trip last week with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, after admitting he didn’t have the required licence. Vance and Lammy were pictured by invited media as they fished in the lake at the foreign…
BEIJING (Reuters) -Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao, widely seen as a potential foreign minister, was taken away by authorities for questioning in early August, five people familiar with the matter said. Liu, 61, was detained after returning from a work trip to Singapore, South Africa and Algeria, which ended on July 30, according to the…
Liu Jianchao, detained in July, was viewed as a potential future foreign minister. Chinese authorities have detained Liu Jianchao, a senior diplomat widely regarded as a potential future foreign minister, for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, News.Az reports citing the Anadolu. Liu, 61, was detained after returning to Beijing in late July from…
(Reuters) -Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been taken away by authorities for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Liu was taken away after returning to Beijing in late July from an overseas work trip, WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter. China’s…
LONDON — Twenty-five countries, including Britain, France and a host of other European nations, issued a joint statement on Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” and Israel must comply with international law. The foreign ministers of countries including Australia, Canada and Japan said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths” and…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing does not want to see Russian’s loss in Ukraine because it feared the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing. The statement contradicted Beijing’s public position of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, sources told the…