The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics to protest China’s human rights record, particularly its handling of Muslim minorities that Washington considers a form of genocide. Here’s what the move means. Under the boycott, the Biden administration will not send any US diplomatic or official governmental representatives to the …
The United States Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a calibrated rebuke of China’s human rights record that stops short of preventing US athletes from competing. The decision comes after Washington spent months wrangling with what position to take on the Games, hosted in February next year by a country …
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China has officially downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania, the foreign ministry in Beijing said Sunday, after Taiwan established a de facto embassy in Vilnius. China baulks at any official use of the word “Taiwan” in case it gives international legitimacy to the island, which Beijing considers part of its territory to be taken one day. …
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President Joe Biden announced a slew of moves in his first major foreign policy speech ranging from halting the withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Germany to ending support for Saudi Arabia’s military offensive in Yemen, as he sought to lay out his vision of global governance. During his Feb. 4 speech—his first at the State …
A government official took a selfie during a signing ceremony held digitally in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 2:30 PM PT – Monday, February 1, 2021 Israel established formal diplomatic relations with Kosovo in yet another foreign policy success for President Trump. On Monday, Israel and Kosovo signed …
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signs the agreement establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Kosovo during a virtual ceremony with Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj Stublla, in the Israeli foreign ministry in Jerusalem February 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen February 1, 2021 By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic relations on …
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December 12, 2020 By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel established relations on Saturday with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, as it looks to continue to expand its diplomatic links internationally. Israel’s accord with the Himalayan country did not appear to be related to its budding ties under U.S.-sponsored accords with Arab and …
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