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EU cancels Israel reception over extremist minister's participation
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» JERUSALEM - The European Union said Monday it was cancelling its Europe Day reception in Tel Aviv after the extremist Israeli minister representing the government stood firm in his intention to participate.
Banks eye yuan-baht trade payments
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/04/2023
» The Bank of Thailand is in discussions with China's central bank over supporting the use of yuan-baht settlement to mitigate foreign exchange risk amid ongoing US dollar volatility.
China's Xi holds call with Ukraine's Zelensky
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on Wednesday, the first known call between the two leaders since the start of Russia's invasion.
BAT to pay over $600 mn for violating NKorea sanctions
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.
France refuses to halt Indian Ocean migrant expulsions
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» MAMOUDZOU (FRANCE) - France on Monday refused to halt a controversial planned operation to expel migrants from its Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, despite opposition from the neighbouring Comoros and clashes between locals and security forces sent by Paris.
After settlement, new challenge for Fox News: A disinformation expert
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Among the challenges still facing Fox News after its jaw-dropping settlement of a defamation case is a lawsuit planned by a high-profile disinformation expert, who is crowdfunding her way to court after a firestorm of harassment and abuse.
Saudi FM meets Syria's Assad on first Damascus trip since war
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» DAMASCUS (SYRIA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Arabia's top diplomat in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries.
China, Brazil urge developed nations to meet climate finance vows
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» BEIJING - China and Brazil on Friday called on developed countries to honour their climate finance pledges, after their leaders put their close economic and diplomatic ties on full display at a meeting in Beijing.
Diplomacy may no longer be off table in Ukraine
Oped, Published on 05/04/2023
» The recent face-to-face between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 gathering last month in New Delhi -- the first such high-level interaction since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, suggests that diplomacy may no longer be a dirty word.
Dialogue: A step in the right direction
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 21/03/2023
» There were more divergences than convergences in views that emerged from the Track 1.5 Dialogue held between Asean members and dialogue partners, including representatives from Myanmar, in Bangkok on March 13.