Diplomacy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed the talks in an interview on Monday, which come after thousands of troops left the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Senator Ted Cruz has objected to dozens of ambassadorial nominees, sparking concern among both Republicans and Democrats.

"Why am I going to stay here if we don't have a counterpart at this time?" diplomat Jean Manes said in an interview on Monday.

Der Spiegel reported on Friday that a 35-year-old man had been found outside Moscow's mission in Berlin.

European countries should develop ties with Taiwan that go far deeper than basic public diplomacy and economic cooperation.

The last thing the U.S. needs is another crisis in the Middle East. Common-sense diplomacy can help us escape it.

The region's politics would be much less interesting without these huff-and-puff summits with their customary grandstanding and squabbles.

Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation under the administration of former President Donald Trump in 2018.

The U.S. is slowly but surely diverting its focus from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific. For leaders like Mohammed Bin Salman and Mohammed Bin Zayed who are used to being catered to by the U.S., times are changing.

It is difficult today—it is difficult always—to speak with clarity about the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

In this extract from Fiona Hill's new book, she reveals how Donald Trump assumed she was a secretary rather than a Russia expert in a crucial call with Putin

"About 12 minutes ago the aircraft carrying Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor left Chinese airspace and they're on their way home," Trudeau said on Friday night.

Biden was announcing a trilateral AUKUS security agreement during a virtual press conference.

"Almost all of them will leave without replacements because Washington has abruptly tightened visa issuing procedures," Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said.

The Biden administration came into office bearing gifts for the Iranian regime.

"It is important for the international community to unite and raise its voice against (China's) unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force," Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori said.

A diplomacy-driven U.S. approach to Iran can, at minimum, cultivate a far better environment for the Iranian people to push for democratic change in their country.

The secretary of state met with Pope Francis to discuss America's relationship with the Vatican.

The U.S. president came bearing gifts when the two leaders met face-to-face for the first time since Biden took office.

"The obstacles (are)...something that I think can be bridged," Diplomat Enrique Mora told reporters outside the hotel where Iranian officials have been meeting with envoys from Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain.

Fatou Bensouda was slapped with sanctions by the Trump administration for her investigation into the U.S. and its allies for alleged war crimes. In March 2019, she was placed under a travel ban and 18 months later, a freeze on her U.S.-based assets.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga referred to Taiwan as a country in his remarks during a parliamentary session on Wednesday.

China's Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that a U.S. move to revoke the Trump administration's executive orders intended to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a "positive step."

"I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border," Harris said in her speech Monday. "Do not come. Do not come."

If results are to be found during the Biden-Putin chat, they will likely happen at the margins and far away from the big, irreconcilable disputes that continue to hobble bilateral ties.

Delegations from Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain, Iran and the U.S. will return to their home countries to brief their governments before reconvening in Vienna next week.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Xi told senior Communist Party officials that China needs to "make friends extensively, unite the majority and continuously expand its circle of friends with those who understand and are friendly to China."

"We are seeking a long-term truce, that would enable further discussions and possibly direct talks," an Egyptian official said.

The current Morgan Stanley managing director and vice chairman was deputy secretary of state for management and resources under Hillary Clinton from 2011 to 2013.

An unprecedented influx of Moroccan migrants are desperate to make it into Spanish territory.