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French envoy given 72 hours to leave African country over ‘hostile’ comments

Mali’s government has given France’s ambassador 72 hours to leave the country after “hostile and outrageous” comments made by French…

2 years ago

Suspect admits plot to assassinate UN envoy in New York

The suspect, Ye Hein Zaw, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy to assault and make a violent…

2 years ago

Australian nuclear subs not for ‘imminent attack’ or ‘regime change’, envoy promises

While the nuclear-powered submarines envisioned under the AUKUS pact are at least years away from being built, Australia has already…

3 years ago

Sparks fly between EU and Trump envoy over Kosovo border stunt

Grenell, who was Trump’s acting director of national intelligence and special envoy for Serbia-Kosovo talks, held a press conference on…

3 years ago

Erdogan backtracks on threats to expel US envoy and 9 other ambassadors, after they pledge to not interfere in Turkey’s affairs

The apparent resolution of the diplomatic row was announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a government meeting to discuss…

3 years ago

US envoy to Afghanistan Khalilzad RESIGNS amid reports of upcoming State Department probe into botched Kabul withdrawal operation

Khalilzad’s resignation was announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, noting that he will soon be replaced by…

3 years ago

French envoy says Australia was ‘childish’ to keep nuclear sub talks with US secret ahead of recalled ambassador’s return

“It’s childish to say that it was impossible to consult France” on the deal, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault told ABC radio…

3 years ago

Mali summons French envoy after Macron says Malian govt. ‘isn’t even a government’ in a row over troops withdrawal

A diplomatic row raging between France and Mali deepened further on Tuesday after the Malian Foreign Ministry summoned the French…

3 years ago

Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row

The ambassador was recalled on Saturday after French President Emmanuel Macron this week criticized the “political-military system” that emerged in…

3 years ago

US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ deportations and ‘catastrophic’ political meddling

“I will not be associated with the United States’ inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal…

3 years ago