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Frank Ruggiero has succeeded the late Richard Holbrooke as the acting US' special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan. File photo
Frank Ruggiero has succeeded the late Richard Holbrooke as the acting US' special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the American State Department has announced.
Ruggiero is a career civil servant and has served in several positions in the Departments of State and Commerce. He has an M.A. in Middle Eastern Affairs Ruggiero became Holbrooke's deputy in July 2010 after serving as the senior US civilian representative for southern Afghanistan
Richard C. Holbrooke, the diplomat who spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and most recently served as the Obama administration's point man in the volatile Afghan-Pakistani war zone, pushing Kabul and Islamabad to work together against al Qaeda and Taliban militants, died on Tuesday, aged 69.
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
Global markets reacted sharply after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imminent military action against Iran, instead tying a suspension of strikes to Tehran’s agreement to a temporary ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
On the 40th day of the war, a tentative pause in hostilities has been announced, as US President Donald Trump said Washington would suspend its attacks after Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire
The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran entered its 39th day amid intensified rhetoric, ongoing strikes and mounting international concern
Israel has carried out a strike on a major Iranian petrochemical facility in the southern city of Asaluyeh, marking a further escalation in the ongoing conflict.
A US fighter jet has been confirmed lost over Iran, marking the first such incident inside Iranian territory since the beginning of the conflict
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
Global markets reacted sharply after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imminent military action against Iran, instead tying a suspension of strikes to Tehran’s agreement to a temporary ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
On the 40th day of the war, a tentative pause in hostilities has been announced, as US President Donald Trump said Washington would suspend its attacks after Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire
A leaked transcript of a phone call between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin shows Orban offering extensive support to Moscow and describing himself as ready to help “in any way” in relation to the war in Ukraine
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