Tag: diplomacy

US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell has said he wanted to “strengthen” right-wing parties in Europe leading several German politicians…

A Hong Kong cardinal who has spearheaded opposition to the Vatican’s rapprochement with China has called for help from Catholic…

The Russian embassy in London has accused the UK of “another blatant provocation” after an Aeroflot flight from Moscow was…

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to visit Tajikistan, the only Central Asian neighbour he has not visited in his…

The US has restored full visa services to Turkey after a three-month diplomatic dispute over the detention of two US…

Russia has condemned a US decision to make Russians visit its Moscow embassy rather than one of its three consulates…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expelled 755 US staff from diplomatic missions in Russia, in retaliation for Washington’s sanctions against…

China and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Baltic Sea for the first time. The Chinese vessels are…

Brexit will “undoubtedly” harm the UK’s ability to work with other EU countries on foreign issues and its influence in…

This week a ship left the North Korean port of Rajin (pictured) and landed at Vladivostok in Russia’s far east,…

Turkey says Brett McGurk, the US special envoy for combatting so-called Islamic State, should be removed because he supports Kurdish…

Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, is in Saudi Arabia, where she is expected to challenge the government on its treatment of…

Uzbekistan’s national airline has resumed flights to Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, after a 25-year hiatus, in another sign of the new…

Glitzy Astana lacks the architectural gems of neighbouring Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has visited Astana in Kazakhstan to boost…

Belarus has been in recession for two years. Belarus’s autocratic president has blamed western intelligence agencies for spreading unrest against his…