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Diplomats

US signs agreement to build permanent embassy in Jerusalem

US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the embassy will be built at the Allenby compound in southern Jerusalem.
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the embassy will be built at the Allenby compound in southern Jerusalem.

NATO allies have grown silent on rights concerns in Turkey

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

Cuba’s top diplomat says talks with the United States showing ‘no progress’

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said US sanctions were “causing deaths” in Cuba as the island`s economy collapses.
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said US sanctions were “causing deaths” in Cuba as the island`s economy collapses.

ICC prosecutor Khan says his suspension violated procedures

FILE PHOTO: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan attends an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan attends an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship

FILE PHOTO: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace court in Bogota, Colombia, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace court in Bogota, Colombia, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/ File Photo

EU leader Costa's Kremlin overture exposes divisions over contacts with Russia

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Antonio Costa talk at a meeting with European Union leaders, during a summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Antonio Costa talk at a meeting with European Union leaders, during a summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Italian PM Meloni says Trump ‘totally invented’ story that she begged him for photo

US President Donald Trump speaking to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.
US President Donald Trump speaking to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.

ICC sets July 24 vote on whether to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan, WSJ reports

FILE PHOTO: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace court in Bogota, Colombia, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during a press conference at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace court in Bogota, Colombia, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

US diplomats depart Latin America-focused mission amid clashes with Trump ally

A person pulls a rolling suitcase as they walk by the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee
A person pulls a rolling suitcase as they walk by the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee

Russia should make peace deal, Trump says after 'very good' Zelenskiy meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.     Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026.     Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.