United Nations, July 28 (IANS) Washington and Paris have clashed over the reelection of Volker Turk as the UN human Rights chief, and it boiled over in the Security Council with the US staging a dramatic walkout when France began to speak.Dan Negrea, a senior US diplomat, accused France of “disingenuous grandstanding” on human rights after he walked out on Monday as France’s Permanent Representative Jerome Bonnafont began speaking during a discussion Ukraine.The public spat between the two…
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Kabul, March 18 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with diplomats of Afghan embassies and consulates abroad, giving them necessary instructions and guidance regarding Kabul’s clear position, policy and future actions following Pakistan’s deadly bombing of a drug treatment hospital in which hundreds of people have lost their lives. According to the Afghan Foreign Ministry, in this meeting, the minister shared information about the aggressio…