EU wrangles over details of Russia oil embargo BRUSSELS: European diplomats were locked in difficult negotiations on the terms of the EU’s sixth round of... Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am
Print Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of emergency COLOMBO: US and European diplomats Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s beleaguered president to repeal a state of emergency... Updated 08 May, 2022 08:51am
World Iran accuses Western powers of ‘blame game’ over nuclear deal VIENNA: Iran on Tuesday accused Western parties to its 2015 nuclear deal of “persisting in their blame game”, a... Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am
World Russia expels seven EU diplomats over 'solidarity' with Czechs In a separate statement, the ministry also announced the expulsion of three Slovak diplomats, who must leave by May 5, and accused Bratislava of "false solidarity" with Prague. Published 28 Apr, 2021 04:16pm
World Russia expels Ukrainian diplomat in ongoing spat MOSCOW: Moscow announced Monday it was expelling a Ukrainian embassy worker, the latest in a wave of diplomatic... Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:08am
World UN panel struggles to find consensus on women's issues UNITED NATIONS: A UN panel ended five weeks of arduous negotiations on Friday with a watered-down declaration on the... Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:55am
World EU agrees China sanctions over Uighur crackdown BRUSSELS: EU member states have agreed to impose sanctions on four Chinese officials and one state-owned entity over... Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am
World EU set to agree sanctions over Russia, Myanmar crackdowns The bloc in October slapped six officials on a blacklist over the poisoning of Navalny with Novichok, a nerve agent. Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:58am
World EU likely to approve sanctions over Russia crackdown His sentencing sparked nationwide protests that saw baton-wielding security forces detain thousands. Published 21 Feb, 2021 10:49am
World Russia defends expulsion of European diplomats Initially Borrell said there were no immediate plans for new European sanctions against Russia. Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:29pm