‘Hostage diplomacy’: a growing headache for the West
Sylvie Arnaud’s first feeling when she learnt her son Louis had been detained in Iran in September last year was sheer incredulity, followed by a raging sense of injustice and impotence.
Tag: Diplomacy
US envoy Kerry calls for ‘urgent action’ on climate at China talks
US climate envoy John Kerry held four hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, calling for “urgent action” as the two countries revived stalled diplomacy on reducing planet-warming emissions.
China diplomatic offensive lays down new challenge for US
Few expect Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomacy to yield breakthroughs on the Ukraine war. But in Washington, there are fears Beijing may succeed elsewhere — in winning credibility on the world stage.
WATCH | Marcos tells AFP: Be more agile in diplomacy, geopolitics
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged the military on Monday to “keep up with the times” and be more agile in fostering partnerships as the global situation becomes “more and more complicated.”
Marcos tells AFP: Be more agile in diplomacy, geopolitics
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has urged the military to “keep up with the times” and be more agile in fostering global partnerships.
High-level US envoys to visit China in effort to repair ties
The US government is sending its first high-level delegation to China since a pledge made last month by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden to repair frayed relations.
US VP Harris launches $600M push into the Pacific
The United States launched a major push into the Pacific on Wednesday, seeking to hold off China’s advance in the region, with Vice President Kamala Harris announcing $600 million in funding at a key regional summit.
Ukraine estimates cost of reconstruction at $750B
Ukraine told an international conference Monday that it will cost an estimated $750 billion to rebuild the war-shattered country, a task President Volodymyr Zelensky said was the shared duty of the democratic world.
‘Terrified’ Griner asks for freedom in letter to Biden
American basketball star Brittney Griner asked US President Joe Biden to free her from a Russian prison in a handwritten letter Monday, portions of which were made public by her family.
US blasts ‘erosion of autonomy’ in Hong Kong, 25 years after handover
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday expressed Washington’s solidarity with the people of Hong Kong as they experience what he called an “erosion of autonomy” under Chinese rule, and called for their personal freedoms to be restored.
