Categoria: News Diplomacy
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Comunicato stampa Statali, caos stipendi. FLP: “Situazione paradossale che neutralizza gli effetti del rinnovo del contratto. Governo faccia chiarezza”
“È inaccettabile che gli aumenti previsti dal CCNL funzioni centrali 2022-2024, sottoscritti il 27 gennaio 2025, come pure gli arretrati, siano stati applicati in ritardo e in modo abbastanza confuso sugli stipendi di marzo dei dipendenti pubblici, nonostante le dichiarazioni rilasciate dal ministro Zangrillo che ne prevedevano la corresponsione entro il mese di febbraio. Così…
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Iran Shifts on Talks With Trump’s U.S.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Tehran is open to negotiations with the United States. Speaking late Thursday, Pezeshkian said that while Iran does not oppose diplomacy, it won’t be bullied into talks either. His remarks come as U.S. President Donald Trump reinstates his administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign, aiming to cripple Iran’s economy while also signaling a willingness…
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Trump-Putin meeting not imminent, as first US-Russia talks on Ukraine finish in Riyadh
“Intensive work” is needed before a meeting between the two leaders, says top Kremlin aide after 4.5 hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia. Negotiations Tuesday between Russia and the United States led by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bilateral talks lasted…
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Greek lawmakers elect former parliament speaker Constantine Tassoulas as president
Constantine Tassoulas, an advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, has been elected Greece’s new president, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou. Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president. Constantine Tassoulas, 65, was elected to the largely…
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Why Trump Can’t Ignore Syria
Despite the president’s desire to pull back from the Middle East, dealing with Damascus could be his first big strategic test. The truck attack in New Orleans on Jan. 1, in which 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured, has raised new worries about transnational jihadist extremism. The man whom the FBI has…
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China’s Lesson for India on Weaponized Interdependence
Recent Chinese export curbs on capital goods and machinery to India amount to India’s biggest geoeconomic challenge since sanctions by the West following its successful nuclear test in 1998. Over the past few weeks, multiple reports have emerged suggesting that Chinese companies are restricting export of vital advanced capital goods and machinery to India. Indian manufacturers of electronics, solar…
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What is an executive order, and what orders did Trump sign on day 1?
We take a look at some of the most significant executive actions signed by President Donald Trump. Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive actions just after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, marking the beginning of his second term. There are two types of executive actions: executive orders, which are legally…
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Colombia halts peace talks with ELN rebels and accuses them of war crimes in northeastern region
Colombia on Friday suspended peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, for a second time in less than a year after blaming the rebel group for recent violence in a northeastern region. “The dialogue process with this group is suspended, the ELN has no will for peace,” President Gustavo Petro said in a post…
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Beijing’s Targeting of Taiwan’s Undersea Cables Previews Cross-Strait Tensions Under a Trump Presidency
We can expect China to test the resilience of the Taiwan-U.S. partnership under Trump with more gray-zone operations. On January 5, the Taiwanese government alleged that the Chinese-owned vessel Shunxin-39 cut an undersea fiber-optic cable near Taiwan’s Keelung Harbor by reportedly dragging its anchor across the seabed. Taiwan’s government-run telecommunications operator, Chunghwa Telecom, discovered the alleged sabotage…
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Why Was Indonesia’s BRICS Membership Short-Circuited?
The fact that Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia were also designated “partner countries” at the Kazan Summit last October suggests Russia’s ‘Near Abroad’ may be expanding to Southeast Asia. During Russia’s 2024 chairmanship of BRICS – a semi-formal intergovernmental bloc comprising key emerging markets and widely considered the Global South’s answer to the Group of Seven (G7) advanced…