Ex-US senator Jeff Flake begins post as ambassador to TurkeyFormer U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake has formally stepped into his new position as U.S. ambassador to Turkey, after presenting his credentials to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
UN chief cites 'demonstrable effort' at peace in EthiopiaThe United Nations secretary-general says he is delighted to hear “there is now a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia after more than 14 months of war.
EU denounces violence against anti-coup protesters in SudanThe European Union’s foreign policy chief says Sudan’s military rulers have shown an unwillingness to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the country's ongoing crisis.
US says Horn of Africa envoy stepping down 'in coming days'The U.S. State Department says its special envoy to the Horn of Africa will end his appointment “in the coming days” after a year marked by deadly crises in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Erdogan orders removal of 10 ambassadors, including US envoyTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata.
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcementTurkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U_S_ ambassador in Ankara to protest the U_S_ decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide.”.
