Ban Ki-moon is a member of “The Elders” group of world leaders based by Nelson Mandela, which works to advertise peace and defuse conflicts. A bulletin on state-run TV confirmed the previous UN chief waving for the cameras as he arrived on the airport, accompanied by a number of officers. (Dake Kang / AP Archive)…
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US, Vietnam purpose to spice up ties ‘to a brand new peak’ as Blinken visits Hanoi
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s assembly with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh comes as the 2 international locations mark the tenth anniversary of the normalisation of diplomatic ties. Blinken (L) and Chinh (R)’s assembly got here simply two weeks after the fiftieth anniversary of the withdrawal of American forces from South Vietnam —…
Egypt’s Sisi visits Saudi Arabia amid financial crunch, regional realignment
Egyptian president’s effort to hunt monetary assist from the oil-rich kingdom comes as his nation’s forex faces new stress after already dropping practically half its worth in opposition to the greenback since March 2022. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the dominion’s de facto ruler, welcomes Sisi on the Saudi Purple Sea metropolis of Jeddah….
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen visits Central America in bid to solidify alliances
Tsai Ing-wen’s go to to Guatemala and Belize comes days after Honduras ditched Taiwan in favour of China, leaving the nation with solely 13 nations that diplomatically recognise it. Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen [L] and Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei wave from a balcony at Nationwide Palace in Guatemala Metropolis. (AP) Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in…
King Charles visits Germany in first abroad journey as UK monarch
The journey is a transparent signal of the British authorities’s push to reset relations with Europe after its 2020 departure from the European Union. Charles will deal with the German decrease home of parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday in Berlin. (Michele Tantussi / Reuters) King Charles has spoken of the “enduring worth” of the connection…
Reside weblog: Lethal strikes hit east Ukraine metropolis, Zelenskyy visits frontline
The Russia-Ukraine battle is now in its 397th day. Russian lethal strikes within the metropolis of Sloviansk destroys many buildings. (ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) Monday March 27, 2023 1910 GMT — Russian missiles pound east Ukraine metropolis, killing two, wounding dozens Russian missiles punched by way of buildings within the jap Ukrainian city of Sloviansk,…