The shadows of synthetic macaws are cast on the pavement backdropped by a mural of a macaw as pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk past, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, June 5, 2020.(ARIANA CUBILLOS / AP) CARACAS – The Venezuelan government on Saturday lambasted the decision of the European Union (EU) to renew […]
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrives at the EU Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) in Prague, Czech Republic on Aug 30, 2022. (MICHAL CIZEK / AFP) BUDAPEST – Hungary was the only European Union member state not to back the proposal for the European Union to start a training mission for Ukrainian military […]
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss (center) speaking, flanked by, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng (left) and Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly during her first weekly Prime Minister's Questions session at the House of Commons, in London, on Sept 7, […]
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (left) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, hold a joint press conference, at the foreign ministry headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Oct 9, 2022. (NARIMAN EL-MOFTY / AP) CAIRO – Foreign ministers of Egypt and Greece held talks in Cairo on Sunday, following recent oil and gas exploration deals signed between […]
This photo shows a view of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 29, 2021. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) MOSCOW – Russia has declared the charge d'affaires of Lithuania in Russia, Virginija Umbrasiene, "persona non grata," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. An employee from the Lithuanian Embassy was summoned to the […]
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pose for a photograph during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept 27, 2022. (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE VIA AP) KYIV – Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday met with visiting French Foreign Affairs Minister […]
This Sept 6, 2022 photo shows the city view of Vladivostok, Russia. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO JR / XINHUA) MOSCOW – A Japanese diplomat based in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok is being expelled after being detained for espionage, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday. The Minister Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in […]
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers' meeting in Bali, Indonesia, July 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Qin) Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar highlighted the importance […]
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney attends press conference with his German counterpart (unseen) in Berlin, Germany, Dec 11, 2020. (FABRIZIO BENSCH / POOL / AFP) DUBLIN – Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Friday that he was optimistic that talks between Britain and the European Union on overhauling Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements could […]
In this file photo dated June 25, 2022, Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy speaks during a joint press conference with the Iranian Foreign Minister at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) VIENNA / PRAGUE – European Union foreign ministers […]
In this file photo dated June 25, 2022, Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy speaks during a joint press conference with the Iranian Foreign Minister at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) VIENNA – European Union foreign ministers meeting later […]
This general view taken on July 8, 2018, shows the Kremlin and Moscow State University (back) in Moscow, Russia. (MLADEN ANTONOV / AFP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday banning "unfriendly" investors from making transactions with their shares in strategic Russian enterprises and projects until the end of the year. […]
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the 12th East Asia Summit foreign ministers' meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Aug 5, 2022. (RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS VIA AP) Russia and the United States said on Friday they were ready to discuss a prisoner swap, a […]
High representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, speaks to the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on, July 18, 2022. (VIRGINIA MAYO / AP) BRUSSELS – The foreign ministers of the European Union member states on Monday agreed to grant Ukraine an […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech during the inauguration event at German carmaker Volkswagen's (VW) first own battery cell factory "SalzGiga" in Salzgitter, central Germany, on July 7, 2022. (RONNY HARTMANN / AFP) BERLIN – The European Union can no longer afford to keep national vetoes when deciding on European Union foreign and security […]
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrives at 10 Downing Street, to attend Cabinet Meeting, in London, June 14, 2022. (ALBERTO PEZZALI / AP) LONDON – British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss entered the race to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister on Monday, taking the number of candidates in an increasingly bitter and unpredictable contest to […]
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son shake hands during their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 6, 2022. (RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) HANOI – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on all parties in […]