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'We have a real opportunity': US envoy on Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire talks
1 month ago

'We have a real opportunity': US envoy on Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire talks

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After holding talks in Lebanon, US envoy Amos Hochstein said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was within reach Smoke rises above Lebanon following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, on Israel's border with Lebanon. US envoy Amos Hochstein on Tuesday said that there was a “real opportunity” of a ceasefire between Israel …

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US envoy meets with Israeli leaders as tensions with Hezbollah escalate
6 months, 1 week ago

US envoy meets with Israeli leaders as tensions with Hezbollah escalate

Al Jazeera  

Amos Hochstein is also set to visit Lebanon amid growing fears of an all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel. Gallant’s office said the minister “provided a situation assessment of developments on Israel’s northern border, emphasizing the daily attacks conducted by Hezbollah against Israel’s northern communities and detailing the efforts to thwart Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure”. Hochstein’s visit comes amid growing …

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US envoy joins consular team to interview Indian visa applicants
9 months, 1 week ago

US envoy joins consular team to interview Indian visa applicants

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He further stressed that the US Mission in India has increased staffing and harnessed technological innovations to meet the unprecedented demand and process more visas than ever before The US envoy arrived to support the embassy team for the first of four "Super Saturday" visa processing events held by the US Embassy in New Delhi in 2024 Image Courtesy AP …

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'Will continue to engage with India on human rights issues': US envoy
1 year, 5 months ago

'Will continue to engage with India on human rights issues': US envoy

India Today  

India and the United States will work together to “defend democracy” and resist “coercion” said US envoy to India Eric Garcetti, as he spoke about the two nations becoming the main vectors to providing “stability” and “choice” against an aggressive China or other authoritarian regimes. He said, “Today, global supply chains feel more brittle; our security and national borders can’t …

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US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees
1 year, 8 months ago

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

Al Jazeera  

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’. The United States envoy to the United Nations has made a direct appeal to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, urging him to release two US citizens currently detained in Russia. During a UN Security Council meeting on Monday chaired …

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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities
2 years, 9 months ago

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Al Jazeera  

UN refugee chief says internal displacement is also growing as Ukrainian forces battle multi-pronged assault. “But the really impressive aspect of Ukraine’s resistance so far is how strong and how wide it has been … there is a sense of Russia having rolled the dice.” 26 Feb 2022 - 18:35 GMT Zelenskyy says he welcomes potential move to cut Russia …

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US envoy in Qatar to press Taliban for end to offensive
3 years, 4 months ago

US envoy in Qatar to press Taliban for end to offensive

Al Jazeera  

Several rounds of meetings scheduled over three days between Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban as the armed group makes advances. The US State Department said Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy, was in Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban maintain a political office, to “help formulate a joint international response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan”. “They also want to come up …

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Joe Biden likely to announce Eric Garcetti as US envoy to India: All you need to know about Los Angeles mayor
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden likely to announce Eric Garcetti as US envoy to India: All you need to know about Los Angeles mayor

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Once confirmed, 50-year-old Eric Garcetti will succeed Kenneth Juster, who was the US envoy in New Delhi till January 2021 US president Joe Biden is expected to nominate Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next US ambassador to India, according to reports. Once confirmed, 50-year-old Garcetti will succeed Kenneth Juster, who was the US envoy in New Delhi till …

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