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Zhao Xing replaces outgoing envoy Wang Xiaolong, who departed New Zealand earlier this month.

US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address

US envoy Mike Waltz repeatedly told Cuba’s UN team, ‘This is America’, during a heated clash at UN headquarters

Washington’s UN envoy Mike Waltz and Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, clashed on Tuesday during a General Assembly debate on the US's decades-old embargo against Cuba. The 193-member body was debating a resolution calling for an end to the US trade embargo on the island. The confrontation began when Mr Waltz accused Cuba ’s government of en

Au Sénégal, le projet de loi de finances rectificative contesté par la majoritaire parlementaire a été renvoyé, ce 27 octobre 2026, en commission en vue de trouver un « compromis » entre le gouvernement et les Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité (Pastef).

Du « trafic d’êtres humains » : c’est ainsi qu’une commission d’enquête internationale indépendante sur l’Ukraine désigne le recrutement forcé d’étrangers par l’armée russe dans son dernier rapport soumis ce 26 octobre à l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies. Recrutés par la force ou la tromperie en violation du droit international, de l’Inde au Brésil en p

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Tuesday he lodged a co...

The UK's newly appointed hostage envoy wants to build international alliances to prevent state hostage-taking. Alistair Burt, who became the UK’s first special envoy for complex consular affairs last month, warned that state hostage-taking was on the rise, but that countries could work together to prevent it. He said he had met with counterparts among the Fi

Les avocats de la famille réclament que l’affaire soit jugée aux assises, estimant que les faits revêtent un caractère criminel. La défense a également demandé un délai supplémentaire pour étudier leurs conclusions.

Les avocats des deux parties ont dénoncé un temps d’audience insuffisant au regard de la demande des avocats de la famille de plaider l’« incompétence » du tribunal. Les faits, selon eux, sont de nature criminelle et relèvent de la cour d’assises. Cédric Chouviat, 42 ans, est mort au début de janvier 2020 à la suite d’un contrôle routier.

Les trois prévenus devaient être jugés lundi et mardi devant le tribunal correctionnel de Paris pour homicide involontaire. Le président a estimé qu'il fallait plus de temps pour juger cette affaire, reprogrammée sur trois jours au lieu de deux après-midi.

Le Parlement algérien a approuvé, dimanche, l'envoi de troupes au Niger afin de protéger des installations énergétiques. Avec ce vote, Alger ouvre la voie au premier déploiement officiel de soldats algériens à l'étranger depuis la guerre israélo-arabe de 1973.

<p>ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong on Sunday to review progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and reaffirm bilateral ties, the Foreign Office said.</p> <p>During the meeting in Islamabad, Dar praised the ongoing expansion of the “all-weather strategic cooperative partnership” betw

REPORTAGE - L’armée israélienne soutient l’établissement de cliniques médicales et distribue des produits de première nécessité aux habitants de Quneitra.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran remains open to talks with the U.S. under a Pakistan-brokered interim deal reached in June to end the conflict, Tehran’s ambassador to Islamabad said Saturday, accusing Washington of undermining diplomacy and prolonging the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

<p>The information ministry on Saturday rejected former United States envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s “baseless and misleading allegations” that Pakistan was “arming Afghans to fight the Taliban”.</p> <p>The ministry’s response came a day after Khalilzad, who <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1431125">served</a> as special representative to Afghanistan during the

Indian envoy Kumar said the two leaders discussed the full range of bilateral relations on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13

A U.S. envoy warned Friday that Washington could launch military strikes against Iran as early as this weekend, raising fears of a renewed confrontation amid escalating threats fro...

A US envoy has said that the United States could strike Iran as soon as this weekend, following mounting threats from both Washington and Israel. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-could-strike-iran-weekend-envoy/

Au lendemain des scènes de casse et de pillage en marge des manifestations du week-end du 17 octobre, la France est sous le choc. "Envoyé spécial" était alors en tournage au ministère de l'Intérieur pour une immersion exclusive. Aux côtés des équipes de Laurent Nuñez, ses caméras se sont retrouvées au cœur de la tempête. Comment expliquer ce fiasco du mainti

Possible quotas for Aughinish exports to Russia considered by Brussels officials

Mike Waltz warns Tehran it must reach a ‘meaningful agreement’ on its nuclear programme

<p><strong>• Witkoff briefs Russian president on ‘new aspects in approaches of Europeans and Kyiv’ from Oslo meeting<br>• Moscow mayor says 630 drones launched towards region<br>• Russian strikes injure 15 people in Kyiv<br>• Kremlin aide tells media Russia ready to resume trilateral talks in mid-November</strong></p> <p>KYIV: Russia and Ukraine traded major

China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, says President Tinubu’s reforms are yielding results and should be consolidated beyond 2027 for continued growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubus-reforms-should-continue-beyond-2027-chinese-envoy/

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on...

Russian strikes have killed at least seven people across Ukraine, authorities said, shortly after US President Donald Trump’s envoy met with Vladimir Putin Read More: https://punchng.com/russian-strikes-kill-seven-in-ukraine-after-us-envoy-meets-putin/

DÉCRYPTAGE – En faisant chuter Manchester City et le Barça en une semaine, avec la manière, Paris a confirmé son statut d’équipe à battre sur la scène européenne.

Also, Democrats lead in polls, but still face image problems. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Cuba is seeking to deepen economic ties with South Ko...

The vice president called Steve Witkoff "a diplomat" and said he was in Russia to get a job done.

The deal to free Stephen Hubbard, who was imprisoned after being captured in Ukraine during Russia’s 2022 invasion, comes as the Kremlin says Moscow is ready to resume talks on ending the war.

Ses avocates ont estimé que l’artiste n’avait pas disposé d’un délai suffisant pour préparer sa défense, trois semaines seulement s’étant écoulées entre la fin de sa garde à vue et l’audience de mercredi.

US envoy Steve Witkoff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a ‘humanitarian’.

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

The release comes at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.

EU ambassador Kristian Schmidt defends the principle of BEE while urging flexibility, highlights differences over Ukraine, and outlines deeper trade, investment and security ties with South Africa.

The 74-year-old former teacher, who was captured, has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.

Steve Witkoff discusses resumption of peace dialogue with Russian president followed by US-China-Russia meeting next month

<p>Russia frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin, wanted by ICC as war criminal, as a ‘humanitarian’</p><p>Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American man from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close

Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, 74, the latest sign of warmer ties between the two countries as Washington pressures Kyiv to agree to a deal to end Moscow’s war.

<p>Washington’s envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin following what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as “<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2038692">positive</a>” talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.</p> <p>The trip by President Donald Trump’s special envoy is

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. envoy to South Korea on Wednesday descri...

Witkoff tells Putin that he hoped to discuss the resumption of the trilateral talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia.

Steve Witkoff landed in St Petersburg for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. It comes a day after he met with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy in Norway.

The meeting comes as international reengagement with the Southeast Asian nation has ramped up after years of diplomatic isolation.

Steve Witkoff is in St Petersburg to discuss proposals on ending Russia's years-long conflict with Ukraine.

Londres vient en aide à Riyad. Le Royaume-Uni s'apprête à mettre à disposition de l'Arabie saoudite un avion A400M de la Royal Air Force,des conseillers militaires et des avions de combat. Des appareils vont être déployés dans le seul but d'aider l'Arabie saoudite à se défendre contre les frappes des Houthis du Yémen.

A respected figure in the world of global health, Dr. Kerry takes on a new responsibility. She says it's challenging but not "daunting."

Tom Barrack’s message comes as countries in the Middle East worry the U.S. will leave them to clean up after the Iran war.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday condemned an attack by illegal Israeli settlers on a female Washington Post photographer as an "act of terror," demanding that I...