Zambia’s foreign minister has warned diplomats against interfering in the country’s affairs, days after the US ambassador raised concerns about the “systematic theft” of drugs donated to the southern African state. Mulambo Haimbe said there was an “increasing tendency” by envoys to ignore diplomatic channels, and this could undermine the “spirit of mutual respect”. He…
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with former U.S. Senator David Perdue during Perdue’s swearing-in ceremony to be the new U.S. ambassador to China, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to China was sworn in on Wednesday, days before…
Getty Images Denmark’s foreign minister says he will summon the US ambassador to address a report that Washington’s spy agencies have been told to focus on Greenland amid Donald Trump’s threats to take over the island. “It worries me greatly because we do not spy on friends,” Lars Løkke Rasmussen said, responding to the report…
Evangelical Christian and former talk show host Mike Huckabee has been confirmed as the new US ambassador to Israel. The former Arkansas governor has long been a fervent supporter of Israel. He strongly backs Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories, which are considered illegal under international law – though Israel rejects this. “This is a…
US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries. Mr Bozell ‘s nomination follows Washington’s expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, for remarks deemed critical of Trump. The Trump administration has condemned South Africa’s…
Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, is set to be released from the House on April 2 and head toward a confirmation vote to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, after weeks of waiting to join President Trump’s cabinet. Senate Republicans have been slow-walking Ms. Stefanik’s confirmation because of the too-tight margins in…
As he flew back from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an announcement that essentially expelled South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool. Mr. Rubio wrote on social media that the ambassador was a “race-baiting politician who hates America” and President Trump. He…
The US is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he is “no longer welcome in our great country”. In a post on X, Rubio accused Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool of hating America and President Donald Trump. He described him as a “race-baiting politician”, adding “we have nothing to discuss…
The US is “destroying” the established world order, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK has said. Criticising the new Trump administration’s way of handling foreign policy, Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the White House had “questioned the unity of the whole Western world”. His comments come amid an apparent cooling of tensions between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and…
President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to serve as the US ambassador to the United Nations. A longtime Trump ally, Stefanik is a staunch supporter of Israel and has also been critical of the UN for what she argues is a lack of sufficient backing for its war against Hamas. “Elise is…
