The moves seemed aimed at untangling diplomatic knots as the two countries are clashing over human rights abuses, economic policies and much more.
Tag: International Relations
Strike on U.S. Base Was Iranian Response to Israeli Attack, Officials Say
Iran has not acknowledged the attack, but U.S. and Israeli officials said it was retaliation for Israeli airstrikes, drawing the U.S. into Iran’s shadow war with Israel.
Cold and Marooned in a Police State as Desperation Takes Hold
Almost a dozen migrants have died in recent weeks in the standoff between Belarus, a close ally of Russia, and Poland, a member of NATO and the European Union, each determined not to bend.
Europe Adopts New Sanctions Against Belarus
A confrontation at the Polish-Belarusian border, a funeral for a dead Syrian boy trapped in between and a new round of E.U. sanctions mark the struggle with Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.
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India Wants to Send Wheat to Ease Afghan Hunger Crisis. Pakistan Has Yet to OK Transit.
Indian officials say Islamabad is dragging its feet on a request of transit for 50,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan, where nine million people are on the brink of starvation.
Sara Duterte and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. May Join Forces in Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who hopes to succeed Rodrigo Duterte as president, said Sara Duterte would effectively be his running mate.
In Border Crisis, Europe’s Unsavory Migration Deals Come Home
Europe has long paid other nations to keep refugees away from its borders. Now, Belarus wants something, too, and has brought migrants right to Europe’s door to get it.
Poland Gets Support From Europe on Tough Borders
Faced with the weaponization of migrants from Belarus, the European Union is defending Poland’s hard line even as it withholds funds over rule of law violations.
E.U. Blames Belarus for Migrant Crisis at Poland Border
Poland has massed troops at the border, the European Union’s eastern frontier, to keep migrants camped there from crossing into the country.