U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday, to begin three days of talks with senior Chinese officials this week as U.S.-China ties are at a critical point over numerous global disputes.
Moscow vowed to respond to what it called confrontational actions by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with asymmetric measures.
Turkey said it would halt trade with Israel until there is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Here's how much that could cost Israel.
NATO's four-month long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, dismissed accusations by NATO this week that Russia is engaged in hybrid attacks on its member states, saying this was misleading "misinformation" aimed at distracting people from the alliance's activities. It was NATO that had waged a hybrid war with Russia by supporting Ukraine with arms, intelligence and finances, she said in a statement.
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"Because of the openly hostile line of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, all interstate, interdepartmental, regional and sectoral ties with Russia have been severed," Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian foreign ministry told the RIA state news agency, referring to the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. She added that Moscow will continue to use diplomatic measures of influence on the Baltic countries.
Ukraine is eagerly waiting for Western aid as Russia racks up more victories on the battlefield. Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on a visit to Kyiv gave Ukraine the go-ahead to use British weapons to strike directly at Russia.
The Biden administration paused a shipment of US-made ammunition to Israel, according to a source familiar, who did not disclose why the decision was made. The hold is not connected to a potential Israeli operation in Rafah and doesn’t affect other shipments moving forward, the source said.
Amid bruising college protests, Biden's Israel policy isn't changing, officials say, in part because of a concern about the prospects of a wider war in the Middle East
SEOUL (Reuters) -Efforts led by the U.S. and other Western countries to form new groups to monitor sanctions on North Korea will fail, the country's U.N. envoy said on Sunday, according to state media KCNA. Ambassador Kim Song made the comment in response to a joint statement the U.S. and its allies issued this week calling to continue the work of a U.N. panel of experts monitoring longstanding sanctions against Pyongyang for its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
CAIRO/DOHA (Reuters) -Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out. The two sides blamed each other for the impasse and the Hamas delegation said it would leave Cairo truce talks on Sunday night to consult with its leadership. In their second day of talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators, Hamas negotiators maintained their stance that any truce agreement must end the war, Palestinian officials said.
France's world-leading cosmetics sector is counting on talks between Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron next week to help minimize the impact on French companies of tough new Chinese import rules requiring the sharing of formulas and manufacturing know-how. President Xi's first visit to Europe in five years comes amid a backdrop of tense trade relations, with the European Union threatening China's electric vehicle and green energy industries with tariffs. But progress towards an agreement between France and China on the regulation of cosmetics, including lipstick and fragrances, could be a bright spot in discussions in Paris next week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X that the operations of Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera in Israel will be closed.
Qatar could close the political office of Hamas as part of a broader review of its role as a mediator in the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian Islamist group, according to an official familiar with the Qatari government's reassessment. The Gulf state was weighing whether to allow Hamas to continue operating the political office, and the broader review includes considering whether or not to continue mediating in the seven-month conflict, the official told Reuters. Qatar said last month it was reevaluating its role as mediator in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, citing concerns that its efforts were being undermined by politicians seeking to score points.
An Israeli official has downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza as Egyptian state media reported "noticeable progress" in ceasefire talks. A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Saturday with pressure mounting to reach a deal to stop the conflict, sparked when the Palestinian militant group attacked southern Israel on 7 October, abducting around 250 people and killing around 1,200. More than 34,600 Palestinians have been killed, including 32 in the past 24 hours, and more than 77,000 have been wounded in Israel's military operation, according to Gaza's health ministry.
A Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt on Saturday to resume Gaza truce talks as Egyptian media reported "significant progress in the negotiations" between the Palestinian group and Israel. A top Israeli official later downplayed the report, saying Israel will send a delegation to Cairo for talks on a Gaza truce only if it sees "positive movement" on a framework for a hostage deal. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. This blog is no longer being updated. For more coverage of the Isr
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