Both sides say the latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and a militant group waging a long-running conflict in the Oromia region have broken up in Tanzania without an agreement ByThe Associated Press November 21, 2023, 3:04 PM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — King Charles III immersed himself Wednesday in London’s vibrant Korean scene before the state visit later this month of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. During the state visit, the South Korean leader and his wife will receive Britain’s traditional royal pomp and ceremony as well as commemorating the sacrifice … Read more
RAMALLAH, West Bank — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday he would protest a lack of transparency in China’s treatment of a detained Australian democracy blogger when meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing during a trade-focused state visit. The detention of Yang Hengjun without conviction for almost five years will be one of the topics … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — King Charles III wants to look to the future when his state visit to Kenya starts on Tuesday. But first he will have to confront the past. As Charles prepares for the four-day trip to Kenya, he is facing calls to address the legacy of eight decades of British colonial … Read more
BRUSSELS — As distant as the prospect of peace might seem, European Union leaders believe it is time to start laying the foundations for a future relationship between Israel and the Palestinians where the militant group Hamas doesn’t control Gaza. Mindful that resentment and even conflict in the wider Middle East and Gulf regions have … Read more
The president of the European Parliament says she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a U.N. envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, left, arrives at the area before a military parade marking the 63th anniversary of Cyprus’ independence … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “optimistic outcomes” of negotiations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the dominion for peace talks, although Riyadh launched few particulars on their discussions to finish the conflict tearing on the Arab world’s poorest nation. The 5 days of talks, which represented the highest-level, … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — It took greater than a day of flying, together with two refueling stops, for Vice President Kamala Harris to achieve this yr’s summit of Southeast Asian nations. And as soon as she arrived, she had lower than eight minutes of public talking time throughout two conferences. However in Jakarta’s cavernous conference middle, … Read more
GUATEMALA CITY — Bernardo Arévalo’s expertise in peacebuilding and diplomacy eminently qualify him to steer Guatemala because the conflict-riven nation’s subsequent president, those that know him say. However first he must overcome forces that might maintain him from taking energy. Guatemalans voted for Arévalo in a landslide Sunday, however his opponent, former first woman Sandra … Read more