US envoy to France banned from meeting French government
- 24-Feb-2026
The US envoy to France, Charles Kushner, has been banned from meeting members of the French government after not showing up at the Foreign Affairs ministry earlier in the day, where he had been summoned over comments on the killing of a French far-right activist last week, diplomatic sources said on Monday. “Following the publication […]
US envoy says Trump questioning why Iran has not ‘capitulated’
- 22-Feb-2026
WASHINGTON: US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Saturday that President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not “capitulated” in the face of Washington’s military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal. The United States and Iran this week resumed Oman-mediated talks in Geneva aimed at averting the possibility of military action, after […]
US-China ‘moving forward to final details’ of trade agreement: US envoy
- 26-Oct-2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The United States and China are working towards “finalising details” on trade talks ahead of a highly anticipated meeting of their leaders in South Korea this week, a US envoy said on Sunday. “I think we’re moving forward to the final details of the type of agreement that the leaders can review and […]
Trump to chair ‘large meeting’ on post-war Gaza: US envoy
- 27-Aug-2025
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will host a meeting on Wednesday on post-war plans for Gaza, his envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday. “We’ve got a large meeting in the White House tomorrow, chaired by the president, and it’s a very comprehensive plan we’re putting together on the next day,” Witkoff said in a Fox News […]
Israel kill starving Palestinians as US envoy set to visit aid sites
- 01-Aug-2025
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding. Shortly after Witkoff’s arrival, President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social network: “The fastest way to […]
US envoy to discuss finalizing Gaza aid ‘corridor’: State Dept
- 23-Jul-2025
WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday that a top envoy will travel to Europe for talks on a ceasefire and finalizing an aid “corridor” for war-ravaged Gaza, where authorities said people are dying of starvation. Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s globe-trotting negotiator, will head this week to a European destination for talks on Gaza, according […]
US envoy says Tel Aviv embassy building damaged by Iran strike
- 16-Jun-2025
TEL AVIV: The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Monday said an embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage from a nearby Iranian missile strike, reporting no injuries to US personnel. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides […]
US to eventually reduce military bases in Syria to one: US envoy
- 03-Jun-2025
ISTANBUL: The United States has begun reducing its military presence in Syria with a view to eventually closing all but one of its bases there, the US envoy for the country has said in an interview. Six months after the ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the United States is steadily drawing down its […]
Mohsin Naqvi, US envoy discuss Indo-Pak tensions
- 09-May-2025
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Friday briefed Acting US envoy to Pakistan about Indian aggression following Pahalam incident. This was the second meeting held between both the disparities within 48 as tensions are increasing in South Asia. During the meeting, both sides discussed the tense situation prevailing on borders between Pakistan and India. The interior […]
US envoy meets PTI Chairman, discusses ‘political situation’
- 24-Apr-2025
ISLAMABAD: US Political Counsellor of the American Embassy, Zachary V. Harkenrider, called on Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Thursday, and held detailed discussion on a wide range of issues. The US envoy visited the residence of the PTI chairman, where they discussed the political, economic, and security landscape of Pakistan, according […]