Syria Jihadis Send Top Diplomat to Saudi Arabia for First Trip Abroad
A delegation representing Syria's emerging government, affiliated with the jihadist terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on Wednesday called for funding and other support to rebuild the war-torn country, making a historic move to Saudi Arabia. He began his first international visit. A group of Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials arrived in Saudi […]
Former Israeli diplomat: Israel-Hamas ceasefire not likely before Biden leaves
Former Israeli diplomat Alon Pincus predicted on Saturday that a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is unlikely to be reached before President Biden leaves the White House early next year. “It's almost zero, the chance is zero,” Pincus said. said Added NewsNation's Hena Doba in an […]
Odesa Hit With Deadly Drone Strike as Top EU Diplomat Arrives in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – One person was killed and 13 others injured by a Russian drone overnight in a residential area of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, local officials said Saturday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has arrived in Kiev for negotiations. Assistance to Ukraine. Odesa region governor Ole Kiper said the drone's […]
Iran Sends Top Diplomat on Mideast Tour to Foster Anti-Israel Sentiment
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks in Egypt on Thursday as part of a broader Middle East tour aimed at solidifying opposition to Israel's self-defense operations against Iranian-backed terrorist organizations. The foreign minister will stop in Jordan on Wednesday and is also scheduled to visit Türkiye by the weekend. Since last week, Araguchi held […]
‘The Diplomat’ star Keri Russell reveals ‘worst’ thing about being an actress
Keri Russell doesn't love everything that comes with being a famous actress. 'The Diplomat' star has revealed the 'worst' part of being in Hollywood after finding fame in the mid-1990s. “I don't like being watched,” Russell said. variety. “Oh my god, it's the worst. I had to do two photo shoots last week, so I […]
Japan's top FX diplomat warns against speculative moves as yen falls – Yahoo Finance
Makiko Yamazaki, Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's top currency diplomat warned on Monday against speculative moves in foreign exchange markets as the yen fell below 149 yen to the dollar. Atsushi Mimura told reporters, “We will monitor movements in the foreign exchange market, including speculative trading, with a sense of urgency,'' reviving the verbal […]
Japan top currency diplomat says watching for any build-up of yen carry trades: report – CNBC
Newly designed Japanese 10,000-yen banknotes move through a machine at the National Printing Bureau's Tokyo plant in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The yen's sustained weakness has raised concerns about a possible resurgence of cost-push inflation, possibly weighing on private consumption. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Atsushi Mimura, a Japanese foreign exchange diplomat, said […]
Japan top FX diplomat says watching for any build-up of yen carry trades, NHK reports By Reuters – Investing.com
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's top foreign exchange official, Mimura Atsushi, said authorities are “constantly keeping a close eye on the market” as a renewed increase in yen carry trades could increase market volatility, NHK reported in an interview on Friday. According to NHK, Mimura said it was highly likely that the yen carry trades that […]
North Korea diplomat flees to South in highest ranking envoy defection since 2016 – report | North Korea
A South Korean newspaper reported that a senior North Korean official in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, becoming the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to defect to South Korea since 2016. Before defecting to South Korea, Ri Il-gyu, 52, was in charge of political affairs at the North Korean embassy in Cuba. Chosun Ilbo […]
EU Diplomat Released in Prisoner Swap for Iranian War Criminal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap Saturday in which Tehran released an Iranian convicted of war crimes in Stockholm for involvement in a 1988 mass execution in Iran, as well as a European Union diplomat and another man. The detention of the two Swedes likely began with […]