US Human Rights Report Slams Iran, Cuba
On Cuba, the State Department said that while Havana had largely eased travel restrictions in January, the government still denied passport requests for certain opposition figures or harassed them upon their return to the country. Since announcing U.S …
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Europe's dining-table diplomacy will leave Britain with indigestion
But the EU is not a club of ambassadors, or even of politicians. It is, whether we like it or not, a form of government, a bloated version of a country. It has a commission, a court of justice, a parliament, a legal personality, a passport and a …
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Diplomatic immunity waiver not sought
The Indian Government confirmed late on Saturday the High Commissioner, Ravi Thapar, had been "reposted "back to India and it had launched an investigation after it emerged a former chef accused Thapar's wife, Sharmila, of assaulting him. Thapar has …
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