POLITICS

To win the support of two Catalan separatist parties, Sanchez agreed to grant an unpopular amnesty to people facing legal action over Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid

Spanish PM Keeps Most Ministers In New Cabinet

Spain's Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, who was sworn in for another term last week by floating a controversial amnesty deal for separatists, unveiled a new but largely unchanged cabinet on Monday.
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An outdoor screen in Beijing shows a news program about Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco

US Sees Wins In China Summit But Tumultuous Year Looms

US President Joe Biden scored key wins in a long-awaited summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping but the stability could be short-lived with a potentially tumultuous year ahead that includes Taiwanese and US elections.
Former President Mary Robinson of Ireland was among the signatories of the letter to President Joe Biden

Elders Urge Biden To Craft Viable Mideast Peace Plan

US President Joe Biden should embrace a "historic opportunity" and deliver a peace plan between warring Israelis and Palestinians, but it must be a lasting political solution that "undermines extremists" on both sides, a group of independent global leaders said Thursday.
Former prime minister David Cameron made a surprise return as foreign secretary

Ex-PM Cameron Makes Shock Return To UK Government

Former UK leader David Cameron sensationally returned to the British government as foreign secretary on Monday, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his top team with a general election looming next year.
President Erdogan's stance on the Israel-Hamas war is souring ties with the EU

Turkey's Gaza Fury Deepens Splits With EU

As Turkey's relations with the European Union come under strain over its democratic standards, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's outspoken pro-Palestinian stance on the war between Israel and Hamas is further testing ties.
The Russian leader and his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will meet in Astana  

Putin, Erdogan And Raisi Make Visits In Central Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Kazakhstan on Thursday, while Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi are expected in Uzbekistan, amid renewed diplomatic interest in the region.
In Turkey before heading to the G7 meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was working to expand aid for trapped civilians in Gaza

Blinken In Japan For Gaza-dominated G7 Meet

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers set to seek a common line on Gaza as calls mount for a ceaefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

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