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8:35am, 1st May, 2019

U.N. Security Council committee blacklists Jaish-e-Mohammed founder: diplomats

A U.N. Security Council committee blacklisted Masood Azhar, the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), on Wednesday after China dropped its obstruction of the move, diplomats said.

Exclusive: EU tariffs to target 20 billion euros of U.S. imports - diplomats

12:10pm, 12th April, 2019

Business

Exclusive: EU tariffs to target 20 billion euros of U.S. imports - diplomats

The European Commission has drawn up a list of U.S. imports worth around 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion) that it could hit with tariffs over a transatlantic aircraft subsidy dispute, EU diplomats said on Friday.

Venezuela, blaming U.S. for six-day blackout, orders diplomats to leave

8:51pm, 12th March, 2019

World

Venezuela, blaming U.S. for six-day blackout, orders diplomats to leave

Venezuela ordered American diplomats on Tuesday to leave within 72 hours after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber "sabotage" that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record.

Delay Brexit, 40 former diplomats tell PM May: The Times

7:18pm, 13th February, 2019

World

Delay Brexit, 40 former diplomats tell PM May: The Times

More than 40 former British ambassadors have called on Prime Minister Theresa May to extend Britain's stay in the European Union, The Times reported on Wednesday.

Canadian diplomats hit by Cuba illness feel 'abandoned': paper

4:48pm, 19th November, 2018

World

Canadian diplomats hit by Cuba illness feel 'abandoned': paper

A group of Canadian diplomats who left the embassy in Cuba after suffering unusual health symptoms say their foreign ministry has abandoned them, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Monday.

At U.N., Cuban diplomats shout down U.S. event on political prisoners

8:10pm, 16th October, 2018

World

At U.N., Cuban diplomats shout down U.S. event on political prisoners

Protesting Cuban and Bolivian diplomats shouted, chanted and banged their hands on desks at the United Nations on Tuesday to drown out the launch of a U.S. campaign on the plight of Cuban political prisoners.

EU accepts no-deal Brexit would still include some deals - diplomats

8:54am, 27th September, 2018

UK

EU accepts no-deal Brexit would still include some deals - diplomats

The European Union will wait until November before kicking off full-blown preparations for a possible collapse of Brexit talks, diplomats said, reluctantly accepting that such a scenario would still require some managing.

Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats

4:38am, 17th September, 2018

Politics

Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a workforce alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.

U.N. taps Chile's Bachelet to be human rights chief: diplomats

10:14am, 8th August, 2018

World

U.N. taps Chile's Bachelet to be human rights chief: diplomats

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body's new human rights chief, diplomats said on Wednesday.

State Department still investigating diplomats' illnesses in Cuba, China

11:26am, 11th July, 2018

Politics

State Department still investigating diplomats' illnesses in Cuba, China

U.S. officials are still investigating health problems at the U.S. embassy in Cuba, and do not know who or what was behind the mysterious illnesses, which began in 2016 and have affected 26 Americans.

Cuba says cause of illness in U.S. diplomats remains a mystery

12:45pm, 10th June, 2018

US

Cuba says cause of illness in U.S. diplomats remains a mystery

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Sunday it remained baffled by health issues affecting U.S. diplomats, after the U.S. State Department reported two Cuba-based functionaries had symptoms similar to previous cases that began in late 2016.