ASEAN and UN Exchange Views on Political and Peacebuilding Cooperation
The Interface between the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN and the UN Delegation, held earlier today at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat, was co-chaired by the Permanent Representative of the…
Hungarian Prime Minister Begins First Official Visit to Poland
I am on my way to my first official visit to Poland as Prime Minister. We are arriving in the beautiful city of Kraków on a commercial flight via Vienna,…
Lebanon and Syria reshape ties amid Israeli attacks and regional shifts
On May 9, Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam made his second official visit to the Syrian capital since the fall of the al-Assad regime in 2024. – The trip came as…
Qatari official says Doha in contact with Washington and Tehran
When asked about communication with Trump, Qatar’s MoFA spokesperson al-Ansari said “contacts will continue”. – Referring to Trump’s announcement that he had postponed a planned attack on Iran at the…
India and Iceland Explore Cooperation in Renewable Energy and Arctic Affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir of Iceland met on the sidelines of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit in Oslo. The discussions centred on several aspects of bilateral…
Israel to Reopen Embassy in Suva as Relations With Fiji Deepen
A special moment in Israel–Fiji relations: Ambassador Maya Y. Yaron presented her credentials to the President of Fiji, H.E. Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, in Suva today. As Fiji opened its embassy…
Europe Wants Negotiations With Russia. Moscow Wants Proof Europe Is Serious
The European Union is now confronting a diplomatic contradiction of its own making. After years of insisting that Russia could be isolated, weakened and strategically cornered, Brussels suddenly finds itself…
Seychelles Foreign Minister Barry Faure undertakes first official visit to Beijing
President Xi Jinping extends cordial invitation to President Patrick Herminie for a 2027 State Visit to China. At the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Minister, His Excellency Wang Yi, the…
Russia to conduct three-day nuclear drills on May 19-21
Russia’s army on Tuesday began three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed…
America’s Cold Peace With Canada Begins
For more than eight decades, the Permanent Joint Board on Defense stood as one of the quiet foundations of North American strategic stability. Created during the Second World War by…