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Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders also call for talks to end the civil war in Sudan.

Foreign Ministry says it summoned India's ⁠charge d'affaires to lodge 'strong protest' over killing of two civilians.

President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

Five days after Chinese President Xi Jinping left Washington, the US State Department marked the 77th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China with a greeting short enough to fit on a calling card. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s congratulatory statement landed on Wednesday, a few hours before dawn on National Day in Beijing. It made no mention of Xi’s visit, the trade understandings reached during the trip or the meetings the two leaders have scheduled for later this year. Washington...

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--A former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member admitted to trespassing at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo in March, during the first court hearing of his trial at Tokyo District Court on Thursday. According to the indictment, Kodai Murata, 24, entered the embassy grounds on March 24 carrying a kitchen knife with an 18-centimeter blade. The former second lieutena...

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Masayoshi Arai has visited South Korea, marking the first visit by a GSDF chief in 17 years, according to Japan's Ground Staff Office. During the two-day visit, made at the invitation of South Korea from Tuesday to Wednesday, Arai met with Kim Gyu-ha, chief of staff of the South Korean army, the office said We...

Benjamin Netanyahu travelled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend, Israeli media has reported, to ask its leader to deny claims he had warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Netanyahu himself has confirmed making the secret trip, but denies he urged his UAE counterpart to do anything of the kind. France 24’s Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.

Qatari leader tells Piers Morgan that Doha will continue to uphold diplomacy and mediate for peace in the Middle East.

First such official visit by Indian delegation since Operation Indoor; Senior External Affair Ministry official leads team at three-day SCO preparatory meeting 

China’s top diplomat suggested relations with Japan had deteriorated to a low point unseen in decades, adding pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to amend her Taiwan remarks.

Canadian and US diplomats in Havana fell ill with unexplained symptoms from 2016. The Globe and Mail now reports, citing two sources, that Canadians were working with US intelligence at the time; Ottawa denies it. The post Canada Denies Its Diplomats Spied for the US in Cuba in Havana Syndrome Era appeared first on The Rio Times.

An escalating diplomatic row over Ukraine’s disclosure of a North Korean prisoner-of-war transfer is threatening to jeopardise South Korea’s future ties with and support for Kyiv, analysts say, even as it hands fresh ammunition to the political opposition in Seoul. South Korea’s presidential official issued a statement late on Sunday demanding an official explanation and apology for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disclosure about the POWs at last week’s UN General Assembly. Seoul said...

Francisco Pérez Mackenna is the first Chilean foreign minister summoned to a formal questioning since 2005. Kast’s move into the US-led Shield of the Americas is the main charge. The post Chile Grills a Foreign Minister for the First Time, With a US Pact in Focus appeared first on The Rio Times.

Two giant pandas have arrived in Atlanta to take up residency at the southern US city’s zoo. The pandas, male Ping Ping and female Fu Shuang, left Chengdu in China’s southwest on Sunday, within days of Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapping up his three-day state visit to the United States. During the visit, Xi said the pandas would arrive “in a few days”. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, whose names mean peace and double blessings, arrived at Atlanta International Airport on a chartered flight, state...

Bloomberg News Middle East reporter Dan Williams and Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone are on Bloomberg This Weekend discussing President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations, as the conflict continues to strain global energy markets. They tell hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that economic pressure could shape the next phase of diplomacy, while rising fuel costs and shifting US supply and Chinese demand remain critical factors for oil prices. (Source: Bloomberg)

Amid discussions in India regarding diversification of its energy sources, Jaishankar also met Venezuela Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia Gonzalez on the UNGA sidelines

A small group of Chinese CEOs holding US visas has arrived in Washington after travelling separately from President Xi Jinping’s official entourage, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. But with the clock ticking and the business optics of the Chinese leader’s White House visit hanging on the final twists of diplomatic negotiations, the executives are still waiting to find out whether they will secure a seat at Thursday’s state dinner for Xi. “Beijing’s security protocol is...

In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Ruto lamented Africa's exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly's membership.

?? French President Emmanuel Macron criticised Gaza diplomacy at the UN General Assembly, calling it a "shameful spectacle" and urging action to reopen humanitarian routes.

Brunei’s measured defence ties with Beijing reflect its low-key approach to South China Sea disputes, with analysts saying that goals such as peacekeeping offer the safest room for both sides to maintain diplomacy. A meeting between Bruneian and Chinese defence officials in Beijing last week, when both nations pledged closer practical cooperation and support for regional stability, underscored that tact. But observers also expect ties to remain modest, constrained by maritime claims and Bandar...

Doha lauded for mediating Brussels-Kigali rupture, showcasing its trusted role in international peace efforts.

Brett Bruen, president of the Global Situation Room and former Obama administration official, said that Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly 'came off looking desperate' and was not indicative of a White House that is offering diplomacy from a position of strength. Bruen said that Trump's comments in his speech about having 'the spoils' of Venezuela fly in the face of the why the United Nations was founded after the Second World War. (Source: Bloomberg)

Get a jump-start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." President Trump takes center stage at the United Nations General Assembly as world leaders step up diplomatic efforts. Oil wavers as Saudi Arabia looks to resume flows through a key pipeline, while traders watch for signs of progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, AI fears linger as chip competition heats up and data-center backlash grows. Principal Global Investors Chief Global Strategist Seema Shah and Goldman Sachs Chief US Equity Strategist Ben Snider weigh in as caution grips Wall Street following a rally that pushed stocks near all-time highs. (Source: Bloomberg)

The development comes in the backdrop of negotiations between New Delhi and Dhaka for a possible India visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman sometime in November.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran to discuss regional peace and stability, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said, as Islamabad continues diplomatic efforts to revive stalled talks between Iran and the US.

Donald Trump and Melania Trump will host Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan together across two days in Washington next week: a White House welcome, a state dinner at which both presidents speak, a private tea, and a tour of the United States’ founding documents. Senior US officials set out the programme late Friday and said the pageantry will sit beside talks on artificial intelligence, a trade truce that expires in November, rare earths, fentanyl and detained foreigners. The briefing confirmed much of...

Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing’s use of Mandarin and Chinese philosophy in his speech at a major security forum in Beijing has won him praise on Chinese social media, while shedding light on how cultural familiarity and language can be diplomatic tools for the city state. Videos of Chan at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum quoting ancient philosopher Mencius, or Mengzi in Mandarin, have gone viral on platforms such as Weixin and Baidu, with users hailing his command of the language and...

The Palestinian Authority on Thursday slammed a decision by the United States to refuse visas for its officials to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a move which includes president Mahmoud Abbas according to a source familiar with the case

Pyongyang blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office building in June 2020 after days of rising tensions.