Diplomacy

Diplomacy
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on 28 September, 2022

US will operate 'undaunted, unafraid' in Taiwan Strait: Harris

Washington will operate "undaunted and unafraid" throughout Asia, including the Taiwan Strait, US Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday as she addressed American troops in Japan

Election commission members count votes of refugees from Russian-held regions of Ukraine for a referendum at a polling station in Simferopol, Crimea, on 27 September, 2022

Referendum in Donbas region China calls for ‘territorial integrity of all countries’

China told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that “territorial integrity” should be respected after Moscow held controversial annexation referendums in Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine

Leader of Italian far-right party Giorgia Meloni reacts as she holds a placard reading 'Thank You Italy' after she delivered an address at her party's campaign headquarters overnight on 26 September, 2022

Italy's far-right Meloni begins tricky government talks

Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her allies began Tuesday what is likely to be a weeks-long process of forming a new government, with crises looming on several fronts

Acting foreign secretary Md. Khurshed Alam (L) and China ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming

Unrest along Myanmar border Bangladesh seeks cooperation from China this time

The meeting between the acting foreign secretary and Chinese ambassador in Dhaka lasted for over one and a half hours. The border situation, its impact and solution to Rohingya crisis were discussed ...

In this file photo taken on 8 April 2020 former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, DC

Era of blind China engagement ending in Taiwan speech: Pompeo

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo told an audience in Taiwan on Tuesday that the era of "blind engagement" with China is ending, and that Beijing's increasingly aggressive behaviour has ...

People leave flowers and pay their respects to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe outside the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on 27 September, 2022

Japan honours assassinated Abe at controversial funeral

Thousands of Japanese offered flowers and prayers on Tuesday in honour of assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a controversial state funeral attended by hundreds of foreign ...

Flags of Russia, India and China

China, India call for negotiated way out of Ukraine war

China and India has called at the United Nations for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war, stopping short of robust support for traditional ally Russia

Chinese ambassador in Bangladesh Li Jiming addresses a reception celebrating the 73rd Anniversary of the Founding of People’s Republic of China at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal, Dhaka on 24 September 2022

China, Bangladesh ‘indispensable strategic partners’: Li Jiming

Among the multiple fields of cooperation between the two countries, he said, economic cooperation is undoubtedly the most eye-catching

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on 16 September, 2022

Zelenskiy doesn’t think Putin is bluffing over nuclear arms

The Ukrainian president said Russian strikes on or near two Ukrainian nuclear plants could be considered “contemporary use of nuclear weapons or nuclear blackmail”

Police officers detain a man in Moscow on 24 September, 2022, following calls to protest against the partial mobilisation announced by the Russian president

Russia stiffens penalty for surrender

Russia on Saturday toughened penalties for voluntary surrender and refusal to fight with up to 10 years imprisonment and replaced its top logistics general after a series of setbacks to its ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about the release of the 2021 Congressional Report Pursuant to the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act at the Department of State in Washington, US, on 12 July 2021

Blinken urges calm on Taiwan in talks with China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday for calm over Taiwan as he met his Chinese counterpart, as soaring tensions showed signs of easing a notch

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the 77th United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., on 23 September, 2022

Taiwan issue China accuses US of ‘sending very wrong and dangerous signals’

Wang told Blinken that China wished for “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan and warned that “the more rampant ‘Taiwan independence’ activities are, the less likely a peaceful solution would be,” ...

A device, that Anti-aircraft units of the Ukrainian Air Forces who operate in Southern Ukraine hit and identified as an Iranian-made Qods Mohajer-6 UAV, which then was found and captured in waters, is seen floating in an unconfirmed location in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on 23 September, 2022

Ukraine to slash ties with Iran over ‘evil’ drones supply to Russia

The Ukrainian foreign ministry earlier said the supply of drones had dealt a serious blow to bilateral relations

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina delivers speech at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on 23 September 2022

77th UNGA PM seeks effective role of UN on Rohingya repatriation

Uncertainty over repatriation has led to widespread frustration. Cross border organised crimes including human and drug trafficking are on the rise. This situation can potentially fuel ...

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina

77th UNGA PM Hasina to address UNGA focusing on ensuring world peace

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will address on Friday afternoon the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and focus on ensuring peace and stability in the lives of people around the world

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