Catherine Ashton

Watch Live: EU's Ashton to address 69th UN General Assembly in New York

General Debate comes as US-led coalition goes forward with air strikes targeting Islamic State.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at talks in Vienna May 14, 2014.

Iran says West’s hopes for nuclear agreement too high

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Liberman slams remarks by EU’s Ashton against construction in settlements

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Ashton to Israel: Reverse recent steps regarding West Bank, east Jerusalem


Tehran: P5+1 must recognize our nuclear rights

Iran foreign ministry says if world powers recognize the Islamic Republic's nuclear rights the dispute could be worked out.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast 311 (R

Likud campaigns to keep right-wing voters

Netanyahu says Israel "will place no limits on construction in our capital"; NGO ranks MKs based on pro-settlement activities.

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'We'll build J'lem like they build London, DC'

Responding to int'l censure of Gilo building plan, Netanyahu says Israel "will place no limits on construction in our capital."

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FM on Israel's red line: We won't negotiate over Jerusalem

Liberman slams EU for its condemnation of construction plan in Gilo, says neighborhood is "integral part of city with a homogeneously Jewish population," attacks Yacimovich for pushing "Cuban, N. Korean agenda."

Avigdor Liberman 370

FM attacks EU for Gilo construction condemnation

Ashton says construction separates east J'lem from W. Bank; Liberman describes Gilo as "an inseparable part of Jerusalem.”

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EU chief slams Gilo neighborhood expansion plan

Ashton "deeply regrets" interior Ministry approval of 797 housing units in Gilo; FM Liberman rejects Europe's condemnation.

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EU agrees to new, wide-ranging Iran sanctions

European Union governments target Iran's banking, shipping and industrial sectors, cranking up financial pressure.

Catherine Ashton, Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili 370 (R)

US senators urge the EU to outlaw Hezbollah

The US designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization in 1995. Key EU countries have blocked efforts to do the same.

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Iran nuclear talks on hold until after P5+1 meeting

After EU foreign policy chief meets with lead Iranian negotiator, says talks delayed until upcoming meeting between six powers.

Catherine Ashton, Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili 370 (R)

Palestinians skeptical on Clinton-Abbas meet

Officials have low hopes that PA president’s meeting with US secretary of state and the French president will revive talks.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas 370 (R)