The exchange’s publication provoked strong reaction in Ukraine, where some described their president’s behavior as a point of shame
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a Middle East trip on Wednesday after failing to secure a resumption of peace talks as Palestinians insisted on a truce and Israel vowed more strikes on Gaza. Rice met senior Palestinian negotiators and Israeli ministers at the end of a visit aimed at mending peace efforts hobbled by Israeli attacks.
The United States plans to keep pressing for an international force in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur province, despite fierce opposition from Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir. On Tuesday, al-Beshir rejected the deployment of an international force for Darfur, declaring that his country would not be ”recolonised”.
The United States has offered aid to Iran after a devastating earthquake but also kept up pressure over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme. The powerful earthquake struck western Iran, leaving at least 70 dead and 1 265 injured. The area of Brujerd was hit hardest.