US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday departed for a four-nation visit to the Middle East as part of continuing diplomatic efforts related to the war between Israel and Hamas.
A group of prominent Australians, including former politicians, diplomats and academics, have called on the Australian government to adopt "an activist middle power role" to avert the US-China conflict, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
Both diplomats bring extensive experience, with Kapoor serving in Kyiv, London, and Geneva, and Mazumdar being an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1989 batch.
In recent meetings, China's top diplomat in Bangkok addressed North Korea and Iran with President Biden's national security adviser, while officials in Beijing resumed long-stalled talks on controlling the flow of fentanyl to the United States.
State Department spokesperson said the U.S. urged Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in "meaningful dialogue" with Taiwan.
A delegation of UN ambassadors visiting Israel met with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who shared information about UNRWA staff participating in Hamas's October 7 attacks.
Poet-diplomat Abhay K's new book 'Celestial' was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Thursday by well-known author William Dalrymple and the Head of the Department of Music at King's College, London Katherine Schofield.
A Tuvaluan prime ministerial hopeful and the country's departing prime minister on Wednesday expressed their support for the continued diplomatic ties with Taiwan, after recent warnings that relations could be severed, Central News Agency Taiwan reported.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 31: Lexicon Institute of Hotel Management (Lexicon IHM), Pune, a pioneering institution, proudly stands out as India's first institute "By the Hoteliers, For the Hoteliers." Lexicon IHM commences admissions for the upcoming academic year. The institute is