Diplomacy Archive

European Union leaders of the 27 states staying on together after Britain leaves the bloc on Sunday endorsed their Brexit deal with London, chairman Donald Tusk said. “EU27 has endorsed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future EU-UK relations,”

Turkish and Russian defense ministers discussed the latest situation in Syria’s norhwestern Idlib and Tal Rifaat in a phone conversation Saturday. Turkish authorities, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hulusi Akar and Sergei Shoigu discussed regional security issues as part

Sexual harassment is a major problem for women who work at the African Union Commission (AUC), an internal investigation has found. Most of the victims are short-term staff, youth volunteers and interns looking for jobs, the report said. Those responsible “position

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in Istanbul for talks on Friday, according to a statement from the Turkish presidency. The closed-door meeting between Erdogan and Mohamed at Vahdettin Pavilion in the Uskudar district lasted

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Friday there would “very probably” be no summit to approve Britain’s exit from the European Union on Sunday if the thorny issue of Gibraltar is not first resolved. Madrid is seeking a guaranteed veto on

Turkey is not entirely satisfied with the level of cooperation it is receiving from Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and could seek a formal United Nations inquiry over the issue if its liaising with Riyadh comes to

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the Kremlin would retaliate if the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, Russian news agencies reported. Putin discussed possible Russian retaliation with top Russian Defence Ministry officials and added that the

Berlin has banned 18 Saudi nationals from entering Europe’s border-free Schengen zone because they are believed to be connected to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, German Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Heiko Maas told reporters in Brussels that Germany issued