#international-diplomacy

#international-diplomacy

We will be preparing for the World Cup. We will boycott the United States but not the World Cup. Iran's football federation said this week it had opened talks with Fifa about potentially relocating the team's matches from the US to Mexico, though the global governing body has maintained that the tournament's schedule remains unchanged.

We are gravely concerned by the escalating violence in Lebanon and call for meaningful engagement by Israeli and Lebanese representatives to negotiate a sustainable political solution. We strongly support initiatives to facilitate talks and urge for immediate de-escalation.

The former US senator from Wisconsin, who served for almost two decades as one of the chamber's most ardent advocates for climate action, publicly rebuked Trump's January 7 withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): 'Nothing in the Constitution grants the president any such power.'

Israel's defense minister Israel Katz says Israel has killed two senior Iranian officials: Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and public policy adviser to the supreme leader, and Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij forces.

This narrowly tailored, short-term measure applies only to oil already in transit and will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government, which derives the majority of its energy revenue from taxes assessed at the point of extraction.

These talks have been aimed at seeking solutions, through dialogue, to the bilateral differences between our two nations. There are international factors that have facilitated these exchanges. During our discussions, the Cuban side has expressed its willingness to carry out this process on the basis of equality and respect for the political systems of both states, for sovereignty, and for the self-determination of our governments.

Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have asked the country's Supreme Court to approve visits from Darren Beattie, a far-right adviser for the administration of United States President Donald Trump. A court filing revealed on Tuesday showed that Bolsonaro's lawyers were seeking to arrange a meeting with Beattie next week, either on March 16 or 17, during normal visiting hours.

Our position has been very clear from Day 1. The facts are clear. The Spanish government is not going to authorize the use of the bases in Rota and Moron for these military actions. No single country should act as a guardian of the world. We have international rules.

Spain has been terrible. So we're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain. I have asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off all dealings with Spain. I could tomorrow stop -- or today, even better -- stop everything having to do with Spain, all business. I have the right to... do anything I want with it.

I think we are in a transition process. It's happening in stages. Sometimes we don't see that certain preconditions must be met for this electoral process to take place. The United States, which has become a key player in domestic politics, has said so. Marco Rubio confirmed it in his meeting with the Caribbean countries: we are heading towards an electoral consultation.

Suffice it to say, it is highly unusual to see shootouts in open sea like that. It's not something that happens every day. It's something, frankly, that hasn't happened with Cuba in a very long time.

France cannot accept any form of interference or manipulation of its national public debate by the authorities of a third country. The ambassador took note, expressed his willingness not to interfere in our public debate, and recalled the friendship that binds France and the United States.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver addresses on the first day of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), with Russia's four-year war in Ukraine high on the agenda and amid strained ties between the United States and Europe. Merz will open the conference at 1:45pm local time (12:45 GMT), while his French counterpart will close Friday's official programme with a speech at 7pm (18:00 GMT), according to the MSC agenda.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said he "can't see any scenario" in which Ireland could take part in US president Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Wednesday that he will join President Donald Trump's newly created Gaza Board of Peace. In a statement on Wednesday, the Israeli leader said he would take part in the body, which was formally established by the president as part of a sweeping 20-point plan to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas and oversee Gaza's reconstruction.

Asked about Macron's decision not to join the board, Trump dismissed the French president's position. "Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon," Trump said. "I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he'll join, but he doesn't have to join," Trump said. A source close to Macron told the AFP news agency on Monday said France "does not intend to answer favourably" to the invitation.

The European Union's executive arm, Russia, Belarus and Thailand on Monday were the latest to be asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump's new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, as a top Israeli official said the initiative is "bad for Israel" and should be scrapped.