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The live feed of Biden’s visit to the Vatican on Thursday was cut earlier than expected, right after his arrival at the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace. There was none of the expected coverage from inside, where the head of the Catholic Church and one of its most powerful secular …

Speaking in front of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and in the direction of gathered journalists, the veteran diplomat quipped that Brussels might attempt to convince Moscow to become a member. “Guys, don’t try your luck,” Lavrov joked. “Russia is not going to join NATO.” The long-serving foreign minister is in New …

The UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, and his French counterpart, Florence Parly, were set to address the Franco-British Council think tank conference in London this week, but the event was “postponed to a later date,” according to the NGO’s co-chair and former UK national security adviser, Peter Ricketts.  With the …

Maria Zakharova was speaking to the TASS news agency after Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told a TV program that the G7 foreign ministers would be meeting with their counterparts from China and Russia on September 8 to discuss a joint response to the crisis prompted by the American withdrawal …

Speaking on Monday, during a high-level meeting between Beijing and Washington, Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said relations between the two countries were at a “standstill” and that “serious difficulties” remain, according to Chinese media.  “The United States wants to reignite the sense of national purpose by establishing China as …

Speaking to TV channel Russia 24, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that a rapid improvement of the bilateral relationship is not feasible. “Russian-American relations probably can’t change in two weeks,” Peskov said. “You know, [it’s] like a neglected disease. You start taking medication, and the effect only comes after a …

With Harris’ trip set for later this week, Abbott issued a statement on Wednesday preempting the visit, saying the White House’s “open border policies” are allowing Texas to be “overrun” by “gangs and smugglers.” “The vice president was named Border Czar over 90 days ago, and in that time Texans …

French and German diplomats “wrongfooted” other EU member states at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday by proposing to invite Putin to a summit with the bloc’s leaders, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing “people with knowledge of the discussions.” According to FT, Merkel wants to revive EU relations …

The fiery Tuesday meeting of the governing body for public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia was held to hear the public’s concerns over a draft transgender policy change. Proposal 8040 would allow students to freely declare their preferred gender identity, names, and pronouns, and to receive access to sporting events, …

Long-term partner Murphy has backed Taylor since his earliest days in the sport, watching him rise to win the WBA (Super), IBF, and Ring titles in 2019. The tough Scot then enjoyed the greatest win of his career last month, beating Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas to win the WBO and WBC …