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27 May 2016updated 01 Jul 2021 12:13pm

An alien for Putin: are emojis changing the face of diplomacy?

Emojis could be the promised land of diplomatic history: they have the potential to speak across borders to a new, global citizenry.

By India Bourke

Three sets of side-eyes, a tears-of-joy face, a sunglasses face, a Japanese ogre, a goblin, an alien face, a thumbs up, the peace sign, and an arm muscle clench. These were the emojis that Walid Joumblatt, the 67 year-old Lebanese politician and ex-warlord, tweeted to mark the instatement of The Arab League’s new secretary-general.

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