Diplomacy

May 8, 2017

Cyprus: Turkey's gas search 'threats' could sink peace talks

The spokesman for Cyprus' government says Turkey's "threats" to prevent oil and gas exploration off the ethnically divided island could be designed to scuttle ongoing reunification talks


US official: Hungary should talk with Soros-founded school
Apr 11, 2017

US official: Hungary should talk with Soros-founded school

A U.S. diplomat says the Hungarian government should engage in "serious, urgent and good-faith talks" with Central European University about legal changes seen targeting the school founded by billionaire George Soros


G-7 ministers appeal to Russia on Syria but reject sanctions
Apr 11, 2017

G-7 ministers appeal to Russia on Syria but reject sanctions

The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Tuesday urged Russia to pressure the Syrian government to end the six-year civil war, but rejected a British call to impose new sanctions on Moscow over its support of President Bashar Assad


Cyprus reunification talks restart, tough challenges ahead
Apr 11, 2017

Cyprus reunification talks restart, tough challenges ahead

After a two-month halt, talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus are resuming, with rival leaders hoping to claw back diminished trust and lost momentum


Tillerson, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis
Apr 11, 2017

Tillerson, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and top foreign diplomats are holding an urgent meeting in Italy to discuss the crisis in Syria


The Latest: Italy assures Japan of broad unity on N. Korea
Apr 10, 2017

The Latest: Italy assures Japan of broad unity on N. Korea

Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano has told his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting that the international community is united in its will to pressure North Korea to halt its ballistic missile tests


G-7 ministers seek unity in bid to press Russia over Assad
Apr 10, 2017

G-7 ministers seek unity in bid to press Russia over Assad

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are meeting to try to forge a common response to the deadly chemical attack in Syria, with new sanctions against Russian backers of President Bashar Assad one of the options on the table


Apr 7, 2017

Kosovo president postpones approval of army transformation

Kosovo's president has bowed to international pressure and agreed to postpone the transformation of the nation's security force into a regular army


Apr 7, 2017

Cyprus: Lawmakers amend law ensuring peace talks restart

Lawmakers in ethnically divided Cyprus have amended a controversial law about a historical commemoration in Greek Cypriot schools that angered breakaway Turkish Cypriots and led to reunification talks breaking off


Apr 5, 2017

Italy, Switzerland in dispute over nighttime border closings

Switzerland and Italy are in a diplomatic dispute over Switzerland's decision to close three secondary border crossings at night in a bid to fight crime


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