Diplomacy
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UN Reports Iran to Security Council Over Uranium for First Time in 20 Years
VIENNA, September 9 — On June 19, 2020, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency…
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Witkoff and Kushner Meet Putin and Zelenskyy, Push to Revive Trilateral Ukraine Talks
Kyiv, September 7 — Against the backdrop of an escalating aerial war, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared…
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Putin Opens Kremlin Talks With Witkoff and Kushner as Russia and Ukraine Pause Capital Strikes
MOSCOW, September 7 — Two senior American envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday,…
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Russia Orders Closure of German Consulate in St. Petersburg
MOSCOW, September 7 — The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the German Consulate General in…
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As Multilateralism Frays, The World Scrambles For What Comes Next
NEW YORK, September 4 — The marble lobby of United Nations headquarters still hums with the same diplomatic…
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Guterres at SCO summit urges more representative global governance
BISHKEK, Sept. 3 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres used the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday…
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Argentina turns to oil sanctions and legal threats in its long Falklands sovereignty campaign
BUENOS AIRES, July 16 — Argentina has maintained its sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands through a sustained…
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China Warns of “Consequences” After Taiwan Attends Pacific Islands Forum in Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Meets in Nuku’alofa On 12 November 2023 officials gathered in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, for the Pacific…
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Berlin’s Woods Held Two Pistols and a Question About Moscow
Berlin’s Forest Cache Sparks Diplomatic Tension German authorities confirmed last year the discovery of a gun stash in…
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African Governments Respond as Evidence Grows of Citizens Recruited to Fight for Russia
Diplomatic Fallout Over Alleged African Recruitment in Russian Forces Rome, August 21 — Against this backdrop of shifting…
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France, Italy, Britain and Germany Demand Israel Retract West Bank E1 Housing Tender
Regional Leaders Condemn Israel’s Expansion in E1 Corridor Paris, August 21 — The international community has again voiced…
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European Leaders Urge Israel to Halt West Bank Settlement Expansion
EU Demands Halt to West Bank Settlements as Tensions Escalate Against this backdrop of a region simmering with…
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1963 U.S. Cable Dismisses Reported Object Crash in Conde, Bahia, as Fabrication
Rio de Janeiro, August 7 — A U.S. diplomatic cable from the American Embassy in Brazil to the…
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Kazakhstan’s Careful Break From Moscow Is Now About Oil Money
ASTANA, July 25 — Kazakhstan’s call to freeze the Ukraine war has thrust it into the centre of…
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UN Resolution 2231 Explained: From the 2015 Iran Deal to Snapback in 2025
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 — The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2231 on July 20, 2015, endorsing the…
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Zarif Writes Again: Iran’s Peace Offer and the Fight Over Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 8 — Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian diplomat who spent years as the public face of…
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Diplomacy or war? South China Sea after June 2024 clash
MANILA, July 20 — More than two years after a naval ramming incident set off a fresh diplomatic…
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JCPOA: From 2015 Deal to 2018 US Exit, Iran’s Nuclear Push
TEHRAN, July 19 — The diplomatic framework meant to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon remains in…
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Iran Nuclear Deal: Structure and Key Provisions of 2015 JCPOA
TEHRAN, July 18 — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and six…
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UK Tells UN Committee It Has No Doubt on Falklands Sovereignty and Self-Determination
UNITED NATIONS, July 16 — The figure that matters in the Falkland Islands dispute is zero: the number…
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Falkland Islanders Vote to Stay British in 2013 Referendum as Argentina Rejects Result
STANLEY, Falkland Islands — On March 10-11, 2013, the people of the Falkland Islands held a sovereignty referendum.…
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EU Approves €50 Billion for Ukraine and Sweden Joins NATO in Early 2024
KYIV, July 16 — The war in Ukraine continues with no clear end in sight, as military trends…
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The Minsk Agreements: A Failed Blueprint for Peace in Ukraine
MINSK, July 15 — The Minsk agreements were supposed to end a war. Instead, they became a case…
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Sergei Lavrov: Russia’s Key Diplomat in Ukraine Conflict
MOSCOW, July 15 — The shift is unmistakable: after more than two decades as the face of Russian…
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