Serbia’s Vučić apologizes for calling Slovenians ‘disgusting’ – POLITICO

“It’s hard to say who was more disgusting, the Slovenians or someone else,” Vučić said earlier this week. The remarks triggered a swift rebuke from Ljubljana. Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon called them “an insult to our entire nation,” summoned the Serbian chargé d’affaires and demanded an apology. “The message is not suitable for a country … Read more

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published in Latvijas Avize, Latvia, April 14, 2024 | By Gatis Sluka First published in China Daily, China, April 16, 2024 | By Luojie First published on caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, April 16, 2024 | By Tom Janssen First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, April 15, 2024 | By Plop and KanKr First published on caglecartoons.com, Costa … Read more

Macron’s explosive home front in the Gaza war

PARIS  — In the days after Hamas struck Israel, French President Emmanuel Macron made a national address vowing his “unreserved solidarity” with Israel.  A month later, he swerved to redress the balance, organizing a conference to support Gaza, joining calls for a cease-fire. In the days and months following Israel’s ground operation and airstrikes, Macron … Read more

How to ‘Trump proof’ the transatlantic relationship? – POLITICO

“It’s been very successful,” said Daniel Mullaney, the former top U.S. negotiator on trade issues with Europe, of the TTC. “We’ve had high-level attention, including at the presidential levels, on all of these issues. That’s kept the momentum going.” The question now is what happens if Trump wins back the White House in November. Even … Read more

Taiwan’s Indigenous tribes could hold the key to its independence – POLITICO

Taiwan’s Indigenous tribes could hold the key to its independence – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to … Read more

Best of luck in your new role! It’s time for the EU to reshuffle its ambassadors – POLITICO

Although there’s a diplomatic reshuffle every year, this time was more complicated than usual because of the EU election, officials said. By the fall, the EU will (hopefully) have decided who will lead the European Commission, Council, Parliament, and European External Action Service (EEAS). But first, this week the Commission is set to sign off … Read more

Lebanon to complain to UN, saying Israel disrupts navigation systems

Lebanon will file an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council over what it called Israel’s violation of its sovereignty by disrupting its navigation systems, the foreign ministry said on Friday. In a statement, the foreign ministry said Israel was affecting the safety of civil aviation in the airspace of Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International … Read more

Interview with Kornelios S. Korneliou, Cyprus’s ambassador to Israel

Cyprus became an independent on August 16, 1960, initiating diplomatic relations with Israel on the following day. Over the centuries, Cyprus has been a refuge for Jews escaping persecution. In 1492, Jews arrived in Cyprus after being expelled from Spain. Then again, following World War II, thousands of Holocaust survivors fled to Cyprus where … Read more

A snap election may well be an option for ‘Bibi the magician’ – POLITICO

So, what are his plans now to pull off yet another Houdini-like escape?   One of Netanyahu’s biggest fears is that protests against him will soon take off once more, and that this time, they may even dwarf last year’s demonstrations against his judicial reform plans. And the demobilization of Israeli reservists, who blame Bibi … Read more

S. Africa is an Iran diplomatic proxy, Africa faces terrorism – rabbi

South Africa is serving as a diplomatic proxy for Iran as both the continent and Israel combat jihadist attacks, Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein said at the conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Tuesday. “Just as Hamas serves as an armed proxy for Iran, … Read more