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Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. said it’s “a shame for the Pentagon to lose [this] expensive piece of equipment.” Antonov accused the U.S. Air Force of unprofessionalism regarding the loss of the MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea. The envoy said the drone was used to collect intelligence for use by Ukrainian troops. Russia’s […]
U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking is traveling to Saudi Arabia and Oman on March 14 to continue intensive U.S. efforts to build on the UN-mediated truce that has brought nearly one year of calm to Yemen. This trip comes on the heels of President Biden’s March 7 phone call with Omani Sultan His […]
The European Union and the US are close to an agreement on raw materials used in batteries that would allow EU companies access to some of the same benefits in President Joe Biden’s green investment plan as Washington’s free-trade partners, according to the bloc’s trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis. Dombrovskis told Germany’s Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper that […]
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides waters down his headline-catching comments that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government should “pump the brakes,” in its push to overhaul the judiciary. “I didn’t say put the brakes on, I said pump the brakes. I’m not involved in how Israelis pick their Supreme Court,” Nides tells the annual National […]
JERUSALEM, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. envoy to Israel said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should slow progress on a contentious judicial overhaul that could make it harder for Washington to help him promote ties with Saudi Arabia or deal with Iran. For weeks, Israel has been in uproar over Netanyahu’s hard-right government’s plan to […]
The top U.S. diplomat to Afghanistan has apologized for suggesting that Afghan women might find inspiration for their struggle against Taliban oppression in the #BlackGirlMagic social media movement. “Sometimes, our best intentions go awry because we haven’t listened enough or don’t truly understand others’ lived experience,” Karen . . .
News By Victor Nava February 16, 2023 | 11:56pm The Biden administration’s top diplomat to Afghanistan apologized Thursday for a cringeworthy Twitter post in which she suggested that women in the war-torn nation needed some “Black Girl Magic” to overcome the Taliban’s oppression. “Sometimes our best intentions go awry because we haven’t listened enough or […]
When US Ambassador Tom Nides sat down for an interview with The Times of Israel shortly after arriving in Jerusalem a year ago, he explained that his role would be to “keep things calm” in the face of “irritants” that risk upending the US-Israel relationship. Throughout the course of 2022, Nides appeared to succeed in that […]
ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Sunday outlined core principles for a “high-integrity” carbon offset plan meant to help developing nations speed their energy transition, and next steps including establishing a consultative group. The