Europe
UK backs ODIHR’s independence at the OSCE and presses Russia, Belarus and Georgia on human rights
In Vienna on 29 October, UK Ambassador Neil Holland pledged extra funding for the OSCE’s ODIHR, urged states to protect…
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Asia-Pacific
European Parliament trade delegation ends China visit: Lange says the EU expects more sectors to follow the hybrid car deal
After three days in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, the European Parliament’s trade committee says it expects more sectors to follow…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio to host G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta on 30-31 October, with freedom of navigation, energy and food security on the agenda
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will chair the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta on 30 and 31 October, ahead…
Europe
UK and Oman reaffirm Omani sovereignty over its waters in the Strait of Hormuz in joint statement after the Sultan’s State Visit
The joint statement issued by Downing Street on 23 October cites UNCLOS and Oman’s sovereignty over its waters in Hormuz,…
Middle East & North Africa
Italy and Iraq: Tajani meets Fuad Hussein in Rome, with Gulf de-escalation and the IMEC corridor on the agenda
Italy's foreign minister told his Iraqi counterpart on 14 October that Rome does not want the military crisis in the…
Europe
Putin and Pope Leo XIV speak by phone: Kremlin says Aleshki and Ukraine were discussed
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and Pope Leo XIV spoke on 16 October about Ukraine, the humanitarian situation in Aleshki…
Asia-Pacific
Wang Yi and Lavrov meet in Baku: China readout cites APEC in Shenzhen and new consensus on leader-level contacts
China's foreign ministry says Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov met on 14 October on the sidelines of the CICA summit…
Asia-Pacific
EU envoy Frellesen visits Kabul and presses on women’s rights, security and Afghanistan-Pakistan dialogue
The EU's Special Envoy for Afghanistan spent 12 to 14 October in Kabul, where he raised restrictions on women and…
Middle East & North Africa
Fidan to hand over OIC foreign ministers’ chairmanship to Iraq at Baghdad session
Türkiye’s foreign minister will open the 52nd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad on 17-18 October as outgoing chair,…
Middle East & North Africa
Putin and UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed discuss Russian diesel and the Persian Gulf crisis, Kremlin says
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed spoke on 13 October about Russian diesel supplies to…
Politics & Diplomacy
France apologises after criticism of US human-rights vote
Paris said its criticism concerned one UN vote and was not a broader judgment of US human-rights commitments, after a…
News
Myanmar moves against UN envoy who opposed military rule
Myanmar’s authorities renewed their challenge to UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun, accusing him of illegal activity after years of diplomatic…