Hacker News with Generative AI: Diplomacy

UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands (bbc.co.uk)
The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the military base there for £101m a year

Politics, International Relations, Military, Geography, Diplomacy

8 points by FridayoLeary 1 day ago | 1 comments

Trump draft executive order would make sweeping changes to the U.S. State Dept (cnbc.com)

Politics, US Government, Executive Orders, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy

13 points by donsupreme 33 days ago | 0 comments

Video shows Texas doctor with measles treating kids (apnews.com)
Iran and the US prepare for a second round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program in Rome

Health, Texas, Iran, Nuclear Program, Diplomacy

15 points by geox 34 days ago | 5 comments

Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite (theregister.com)
Russia never stops using proven tactics, and its Cozy Bear, aka APT 29, cyber-spies are once again trying to lure European diplomats into downloading malware with a phony invitation to a lux event.

Cybersecurity, Russia, Espionage, Diplomacy

8 points by rntn 37 days ago | 0 comments

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants' Social Media (nytimes.com)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to bar those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say.

Politics, Immigration, Social Media, Diplomacy

27 points by bookofjoe 49 days ago | 19 comments

Hungary says it will pull out of ICC as Orban hosts Israel's Netanyahu (cnn.com)

Hungary, Politics, Israel, Diplomacy

9 points by croes 50 days ago | 2 comments

Trump says US will 'go as far as we have to' to get control of Greenland (abcnews.go.com)
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "go as far as we have to go" to get control of Greenland, ahead of a planned visit to the Arctic island by Vice President JD Vance that has prompted criticism from Greenland and Denmark.

Politics, International Relations, Greenland, United States, Diplomacy

34 points by croes 56 days ago | 17 comments

'Pathetic European free-loading': What was said in Trump officials' group chat (news.sky.com)
A group chat of top US officials - which a journalist was accidentally added to - discussed plans to conduct airstrikes on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis and fiery critique of "pathetic" Europe.

Politics, International Relations, Middle East, Military, Diplomacy

13 points by austinallegro 59 days ago | 1 comments

Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but the terms need to be worked out, and he emphasized that it should pave the way to lasting peace.

Politics, Ukraine, Russia, War, Diplomacy

5 points by geox 71 days ago | 1 comments

US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal (apnews.com)
Trump says “it’s up to Russia now” as US presses for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office. “And if we do, I think that would be 80% of the way to getting this horrible bloodbath” ended, the president added.

Ukraine, Russia, Politics, War, Diplomacy

12 points by MilnerRoute 71 days ago | 8 comments

Lithuania quits treaty banning cluster bombs despite outrage (france24.com)
Lithuania on Thursday quit an international convention banning cluster bombs citing security concerns over neighbouring Russia, in a move that has drawn criticism from human rights groups.

International Relations, Diplomacy, Weapons, Lithuania, Russia

4 points by vinnyglennon 78 days ago | 2 comments

Ukraine Will Fight On, with or Without the West (reason.com)
Friday's contentious White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following peace talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, has the world wringing its hands.

Ukraine, Politics, International Relations, War, Diplomacy

16 points by Bostonian 80 days ago | 7 comments

No reason for China to apologise to Australia for live-fire drills, China says (theguardian.com)
China doesn’t even need to “think” about apologising over the way it notified Australia about live-fire naval drills off the Australian coast, the country’s ambassador says.

China, Australia, International Relations, Military, Diplomacy

11 points by inverted_flag 83 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine isn't invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples (theconversation.com)
Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week to decide what peace in the country might look like.

Ukraine, International Relations, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, War

28 points by vinnyglennon 94 days ago | 2 comments

Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending war without Kyiv (apnews.com)
Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, officials said Monday, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.

Russia, Ukraine, Diplomacy, International Relations, War

14 points by geox 95 days ago | 1 comments

Treaties Lost in Translation (historytoday.com)
In early May 2019, the Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono travelled to Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to settle an old score.

International Relations, History, Diplomacy, Russia, Japan

3 points by Vigier 105 days ago | 0 comments

As China seeks influence, it has a cuddly way into City Hall: Pandas (nytimes.com)
After joining the Chinese leader Xi Jinping for dinner last year, Mayor London Breed of San Francisco accompanied him to the airport to bid him farewell. There, on the tarmac, she made her request: pandas.

China, Politics, Diplomacy, San Francisco, Animals

3 points by PaulHoule 131 days ago | 1 comments

Joint Declaration by Ministers of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, UK (auswaertiges-amt.de)
In Warsaw today, the Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle from Germany, France and Poland discussed Europe’s security policy challenges with the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as the designated High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Politics, International Relations, Europe, Diplomacy, Security

122 points by consumer451 185 days ago | 208 comments

Elon Musk Met with Iran's U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say (nytimes.com)
Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday in New York in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.

Politics, International Relations, Iran, United States, Diplomacy

12 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 190 days ago | 3 comments

China's consul general in New York reportedly expelled (theguardian.com)

China, Diplomacy, United States, International Relations, News

10 points by wslh 261 days ago | 0 comments

New U.N. Cybercrime Treaty Unanimously Approved, Could Threaten Human Rights (scientificamerican.com)

Cybersecurity, International Law, Human Rights, Diplomacy

108 points by walterbell 286 days ago | 52 comments

Russia Releases Evan Gershkovich in Sweeping Prisoner Swap (nytimes.com)

Russia, Prisoner Exchange, International Relations, Diplomacy

7 points by ctc24 295 days ago | 5 comments

US Reporter Released by Russia in Multi-Country Prisoner Swap (bloomberg.com)