The Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, hosted a delegation in Kabul on Sunday led by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss multiple issues, including water resources, Afghan migrants, and security of the shared borders, in the highest level delegation between Iran and the Taliban since the latter seized power in 2021. … Read more
Former state media executive and top editor Hu Jian has landed a new role at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he will be in charge of implementing personnel decisions, marking a somewhat unusual career move for an ex-journalist in China. Hu has been named the top-ranked among four deputy directors of the foreign … Read more
A diplomatic tempest was created following a post published by the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs, which featured a biblical map, with many in the Arab world viewing it as a direct threat to the sovereignty of Arab countries. The map, uploaded by the Arabic language account of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, showed the … Read more
Israel’s new Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar mentioned the Kurdish people in his first speech upon taking office. “The Kurdish people are a great nation, one of the largest nations without political independence,” Sa’ar said at a ceremony marking the handover of the ministry from outgoing Foreign Minister Israel Katz to Sa’ar. Israel has enjoyed … Read more
The Current24:51China suddenly ends international adoptions A Quebec man and his wife are devastated after China suddenly stopped most international adoptions, dashing their hopes of adopting a little boy they’ve spent years getting to know. “We feel that we have a special connection with him,” said Pierre LeMay from Quebec City. “We receive pictures, we … Read more
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in China on an unannounced visit to thaw relations between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ministry announced Thursday. The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Joly is in China at Wang Yi’s invitation. Wang is China’s foreign minister and a director of the all-powerful Communist Party of China’s … Read more
A Swedish-Iranian dual national has accused Sweden’s prime minister of leaving him out of a prisoner swap in a call from the Iranian jail where he remains incarcerated, daily Expressen reported on Tuesday. The two countries carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role … Read more
The IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning Iran for its lack of cooperation with the watchdog and for its barring of some top inspectors. The resolution, proposed by Britain, France, and Germany and initially resisted by the US, which feared Iran would respond as it has to previous resolutions … Read more
The U.S. plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year move that’s likely to increase friction between the world’s two largest economies. The tariffs are unlikely to have much of an inflationary impact because of how they’re structured. Administration officials said they … Read more
Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted consular access and are expected to be freed, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized the container vessel MSC Aries with a crew of 25 in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13, days after … Read more
