Trump ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece after corruption allegations
Guilfoyle the allegations of improper conduct are "false" and being ambassador was the "honour of a lifetime".
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Guilfoyle the allegations of improper conduct are "false" and being ambassador was the "honour of a lifetime".
US President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports and allow fresh supplies to reach global markets could give India greater leverage in its own dispute with Washington over discounted crude purchases, analysts said. Beyond the energy dispute, they said the move could also open up diplomatic opportunities for New Delhi, from pressing for more consistent treatment by Washington to building on its efforts to help negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Under the...
“China has never recognised the so-called ‘Union Territory of Ladakh’ unilaterally and illegally established by India,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in Beijing
President Abelardo de la Espriella held a call with Marco Rubio on 12 October. Here is who spoke, what was said and why US security ties matter now. The post Colombia’s Security Call With Marco Rubio Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.
How Nicaragua deals with Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Colombia, which regional bodies it is quitting, and what it means for US readers. The post Nicaragua and Its Neighbours in Central America appeared first on The Rio Times.
China is likely to view the latest US dealings with Russia as “transactional”, according to observers, who said Beijing was likely to wait and see what the longer-term impact would be given the possibility that Donald Trump might abruptly change course again. The US president announced that under a deal with Vladimir Putin, Russia would “immediately” supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets. He wrote on social media that another 500,000 tonnes would follow in...
An Axios report is citing an unnamed US source who says that Donald Trump's surprise energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine only concerns oil refineries. Elitsa Gadeva explains what this would mean for both sides.
Beijing on Monday sanctioned Paraguayan and Belizean government ministers over the Taiwan issue, after the two nations sealed deals with Taipei in recent months. Gustavo Villate, Paraguay’s minister of information and communication technologies, and Francis Fonseca, Belize’s minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade, education, culture, science and technology were placed under sanctions from Monday, the foreign ministry said. The measures include freezing their assets within China, prohibiting...
Tehran offers to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis following deadly strikes on the kingdom.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi three times in the past three years. Indian pilgrims are back at Kailash, the Tibetan mountain sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. Air China has restarted flights to New Delhi. But can trust grow between two armies that meet only in a crisis? And why does the Pentagon now talk to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) more easily than India’s army does? In September, Xi made his first visit to India in nearly seven years; Beijing...
Donald Trump called on Saturday for Ukraine to "get a new leader" after Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Washington's easing of Russian diesel sanctions, as the US president faces fuel price pressure weeks before midterm elections. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
The denuclearisation of North Korea has become an “increasingly improbable” goal and the United States and its allies should move beyond it to devote their diplomatic efforts to talks on arms limitations and crisis communication, the director of the US-based North Korean analysis website 38 North said. Recalling the 20 years since North Korea carried out its first nuclear test on October 9, 2006, Jenny Town said in a written interview that “a pivotal moment” in Pyongyang’s weapons development...
Washington, Oct. 10 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointed to the need for U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in a telephone meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held Saturday. In the phone conversation, the secretary "raised the necessity" of U.S. sanctions on the ICC as a result of the court's "rogue actions that threaten American so...
Chile's opposition wants US envoy Brandon Judd out after his Antarctica remark, as Santiago negotiates to cut a 12.5% US tariff surcharge. The post Chile Deputies Target US Envoy After 2 Sovereignty Rows appeared first on The Rio Times.
A copy of the Rubio invitation shows Costa Rica's head of state was asked to the 22 September Shield of the Americas meeting that Trump later joined. The post Costa Rica Releases Rubio Invitation for 22 September appeared first on The Rio Times.
Recent interactions involving the US and Taiwan are not expected to derail the current momentum in relations between Washington and mainland China, according to diplomatic analysts. Beijing was taking a pragmatic approach to navigating the complexities of the Taiwan issue, they said, but the fate of a US$14 billion arms package for the island remained a key concern. During President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the United States, Xi urged his hosts to “adhere to the correct position of opposing...
The Kremlin says the US president welcomes Russia's involvement in efforts aimed at reaching a settlement over Iran.
Chile’s President José Antonio Kast will visit Bolivia on Friday 16 October 2026, a high-level step between two neighbours without ambassadors. The post Chile’s Kast to Visit Bolivia on 16 October appeared first on The Rio Times.
Several US allies call to 'defend' and 'protect' the ICC following Washington's decision to sanction the judiciary body.
Cultural gestures have kept relations from collapsing, but repairing ties with India will require tough negotiations.
Guinea-Bissau’s December elections are now in doubt and Senegal is urging the country’s military rulers to lift restrictions on political and civil activities.
The ministry added comments made by U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance describing the “characterisations as unwarranted.”
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan expressed regret Friday over Russia's request for the extradition of Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. At a press conference, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki said Russia's request that the Dutch government and other entities hand over Akane and others is "regrettable." "We will communi...
Chinese President Xi Jinping was busy travelling abroad last month. In September, he paid a historic state visit to the United States, his first to the country in more than a decade. He also made his first visit to India in seven years, meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Brics summit. China will host the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November, where Xi will meet US President Donald Trump for the third time this year. During the summit, Xi is...
We get a lot of uranium now from the international market, thanks to the NSG waiver. But, it is only a waiver. It is not membership, says Atomic Energy Commission member
MEA Secretary (Economic Relations) Sudhakar Dalela’s name forwarded, reflects change of thinking in South Block
Israel's order to shut UK's Jerusalem consulate is the latest downturn in a relationship strained since before 1948.
British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.
Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday that she recognizes the importance of visiting Ukraine, which is fighting against Russian aggression, but added that she currently has no concrete plans for such a trip. Takaichi made the remark at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives, in response to a question from Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the o...
Two summits in five months between US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping have produced shared language but not an open Strait of Hormuz. After the May meeting in Beijing, there was little sign the two sides agreed on how to end the war. Xi’s visit to Washington yielded no breakthrough on Iran, though Xi backed a return to the interim US-Iran agreement. Last week, Trump rejected a truce proposal from Iran and said he was considering resuming US bombing of Iran after the midterm...