By Kate Holton, Andrew MacAskill and Joe Cash LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Britain has lined up a Mandarin-speaking diplomat whose father was a governor of Hong Kong as the next ambassador to China, according to three sources, and he is expected to take up one of the most challenging roles in British diplomacy later this year. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will host meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. (Reporting By Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Chris Reese)
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – British Foreign Minister David Lammy said on Thursday he saw no appetite from Russia for peace with Ukraine after listening to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov talk at a closed-door meeting of the top G20 diplomats in South Africa. Lammy was speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of a …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, continues apace. Although certain doctrinal matters require the pope’s direct attention, senior Catholic cardinals and other Vatican officials can make many of the daily decisions that govern the global Church. …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Eurosceptic politician Nigel Farage has given up formal control of his right-wing Reform UK party, which is currently leading in opinion polls, as he seeks to democratise its structure in a bid to win Britain’s next general election. Reform has been registered as a private company, with Farage running it …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday that any plan to send European troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable for Russia and that it was monitoring such proposals with concern. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is “ready and willing” to put UK troops on …
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for more than 10 days, a foreign correspondents’ association said late on Tuesday, urging authorities to step up their search efforts. Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, was reported missing after a trip to Sao Paulo, according to a statement from the Rio de Janeiro-based …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday and expressed his support for Ukraine’s leader. “The Prime Minister spoke to President Zelenskyy this evening and stressed the need for everyone to work together,” a statement issued by Starmer’s office after the call said, using a different spelling for …
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(Reuters) – British oilfield services and engineering firm Wood Group’s Chief Financial Officer Arvind Balan stepped down from his role with immediate effect on Wednesday, following an incorrect description of his professional qualifications. “I made an honest oversight with respect to the description of my professional qualification as a chartered accountant instead of a certified …
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(Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Washington next week, amid other meetings aimed at bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, U.S. national security advisor Mike Waltz said on Wednesday. Asked about the chances of reaching a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Waltz told Fox …
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