Diplomacy

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania: At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday. Tanzania and other countries in East Africa — a region highly vulnerable to climate change — have been pounded by heavier…

DHAKA: Bangladesh saw a low voter turnout on Sunday in a general election poised to keep the ruling party in power as the opposition boycotted the polls. Around 119 million people, or 70 percent of the total population, are registered to vote in more than 42,000 stations throughout the country.…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blamed the West for turmoil in the world. He said that Western powers were in concerned their dominance was being reduced. Lavrov also complained that Ukraine was not interested in peace talks. The intrigues of Western countries whose dominance is ebbing away are largely responsible…

Updated October 8, 2023 at 6:35 PM Published October 8, 2023 at 6:35 PM MOSCOW - Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit headed to Moscow on Sunday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the situation in Gaza after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on…

September 24, 2023 05:44 am | Updated 06:27 pm IST - United Nations, United States Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S. on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Western powers through…

Foreign Minister Park Jin on Sunday warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov against entering into any arms deals with North Korea. "Russia-North Korea relations must progress in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions," Park told Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in India. The same day North Korean…

China will uphold an “independent and impartial” stance on the Ukraine war, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, August 7. Earlier this year, China had promised to mediate in the Ukraine crisis and vowed…

Published By: Pritha Mallick Last Updated: August 07, 2023, 23:35 IST Beijing, China The Russian national flag flies in front of the Great Hall of the People before a welcoming ceremony for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing, China, May 24, 2023. (Reuters File Photo) China's top diplomat Wang…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone conversation on Monday that China would uphold an independent and impartial position on Ukraine as it strives to find a political settlement to the issue. Wang's comments to Lavrov were announced in a…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was meeting Kenyan leaders on Monday on a surprise visit to Nairobi, as Moscow and Kyiv both seek to bolster support from African nations over the war in Ukraine. Lavrov's trip to the East African powerhouse comes on the heels of a trip to the…