Diplomacy

Belarusian ambassador resigns after supporting protesters
Aug 18, 2020

Belarusian ambassador resigns after supporting protesters

The Belarusian ambassador to Slovakia, who supported protesters rallying against election results that extended the 26-year rule of his country’s authoritarian president, has handed in his resignation



Pompeo urges Europe's young democracies to embrace freedoms
Aug 12, 2020

Pompeo urges Europe's young democracies to embrace freedoms

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on the young democracies of central and Eastern Europe to embrace their hard-won freedoms as they face threats from Russia, China and others, and as they see backsliding closer to home, including in Belarus


Protester dies in clashes after disputed Belarus vote
Aug 11, 2020

Protester dies in clashes after disputed Belarus vote

The Belarusian Interior Ministry says one protester has died in clashes with police in the capital Minsk


Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire
Aug 4, 2020

Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire

The U.S. ambassador to Iceland wants guards who pack heat


Jul 26, 2020

Ceasefire in war-torn eastern Ukraine to begin at midnight

Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn eastern Ukraine have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive” ceasefire scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday


Italy slams Egypt's stance on killing as 'punch in the face'
Jul 3, 2020

Italy slams Egypt's stance on killing as 'punch in the face'

The president of the lower house of Italy’s Parliament has slammed Egypt’s stance in a probe to bring to justice the torturers and killers of an Italian doctoral student who disappeared in Cairo


Pentagon chief seeks to reassure NATO over US troop plans
Jun 26, 2020

Pentagon chief seeks to reassure NATO over US troop plans

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is trying to reassure NATO allies that Washington will consult them on any future troop movements, after President Donald Trump surprised his partners by announcing the withdrawal of thousands of personnel from Germany


Kosovo's indicted president withdraws from White House talks
Jun 24, 2020

Kosovo's indicted president withdraws from White House talks

Kosovo’s president has pulled out of a White House meeting with Serbian officials set for Saturday following his indictment on crimes against humanity and war crimes charges


Kosovo president, 9 ex-fighters indicted for war crimes
Jun 24, 2020

Kosovo president, 9 ex-fighters indicted for war crimes

Kosovo’s president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by a court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs, Albanians and Roma from Kosovo’s 1990s independence war with Serbia


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