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ALBAWABA- In a new escalation between the two neighborly African countries, Somalia's government has ordered the expulsion of Ethiopia's ambassador and
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has described the killing of two generals in a suspected Israeli air attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus as a "terrorist crime," the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Tuesday. Raisi termed Monday's attack a "gross violation of international rules" and warned that this "treacherous crime will not go unanswered." Two brigadier generals and five other members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in the attack. Iran ha
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened to break off diplomatic ties with Israel if the country doesn't comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Petro made the announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter. On Monday, he published another message in which he celebrated the resolution’s approval and urged other nations to suspend ties with Israel if it doesn't cease its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 32,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday ruled out establishing diplomatic ties with Israel without the recognition of an independent Palestinian state. The oil-wealthy monarchy said it had communicated its "firm position" to the United States that “there will no diplomatic relations with Israel unless the independent Palestinian state is recognized.” In a statement from its Foreign Ministry, Saudi Arabia also demanded that the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the Gaza Strip be halted and all Israeli forces withdr
ALBAWABA- Chinese President Xi Jinping formally accepted credentials from Mawlawi Asadullah, the Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, marki
The pro-Taiwan leader of the Pacific islands nation of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, lost his seat in an election closely watched by Taiwan, China and the U.S., partial results showed on Saturday. Tuvalu, with a population of about 11,200 spread across nine islands, is one of three remaining Pacific allies of Taiwan, after Nauru cut ties this month and switched to Beijing, which had promised more development help. Natano had pledged to continue support for Taiwan, a diplomatic ally since 1979.
A big part of the international attention is linked to the increasing importance of China in the region, and Tuvalu's diplomatic ties to the government of Taiwan. ___ WHERE IS TUVALU AND HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE THERE?
Senior House lawmakers met Taiwan’s president-elect in Taipei on Thursday, marking the first congressional delegation to the island after elections earlier this month, in a show of American support amid an intimidation campaign from Beijing. Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te said he welcomed deepening ties with the U.S. alongside Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Ami Bera…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Nauru re-established diplomatic ties on Wednesday, after the tiny Pacific island nation unexpectedly severed relations with its now former ally Taiwan in a move the United States described as "unfortunate". The Pacific has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington which has traditionally viewed it as its backyard, and Beijing, which has targeted Taiwanese diplomatic allies there. During a ceremony in Beijing, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Nauru counterpart Lionel Aingimea formally signed a document to restore bilateral relations, with ties at the ambassadorial level resuming with immediate effect.