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Russia's top diplomat is blaming the US for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, saying HIMARS attacks caused the breach
"The West is used to doing the dirty work with other people's hands," Russian UN representative Vas…
Matthew Loh
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Russia gave Kim Jong Un a bunch of attack drones as a present, violating a UN resolution that even Russian diplomats voted for
The gifts of five one-way attack drones and a Geranium-25 reconnaissance drone reportedly violates …
Natalie Musumeci
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A little-known Russian spy agency left feces in the suitcases of diplomats as its calling card, report says
The Russian spy agency is believed to be behind the arrest of journalist Evan Gershkovich, accordin…
Katie Hawkinson
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A former Russian diplomat says the attempted Wagner mutiny is 'just another step' toward Putin's eventual ouster
Boris Bondarev told Newsweek the "disappointment and anger and irritation among the elite" over the…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Israel exports oil for the first time ever after diplomatic breakthrough with Lebanon
Israel's oil export was sold to commodities giant Vitol through a multi-cargo agreement.
Filip De Mott
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A diplomat who was pressed into leading the Afghanistan withdrawal was so flummoxed by his last-minute assignment that he had to run to REI for gear: book
According to Franklin Foer's new book, former Ambassador John Bass was pressed at the last minute t…
Brent D. Griffiths
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The State Department has its own 'special agents' to protect diplomats under fire
The Diplomatic Security Service is little-known but has a long reach, with offices in 29 US cities…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russian diplomats flew to Mali and Syria hours after Prigozhin announced his failed Wagner rebellion, assuring leaders the Kremlin was in charge
Kremlin diplomats personally reassured Syrian president Bashar al-Assad that Wagner would continue …
Azmi Haroun
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UK diplomat criticizes Russia for 'astounding levels of incompetence' in Ukraine, labeling it a 'so-called superpower'
A British diplomat has listed a series of catastrophic failings by the Russian military in its inva…
Tom Porter
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No peace overtures expected between India and Pakistan
Held last weekend, the meeting, which was a sort of Track 1.5 engagement, covered a wide ran…
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Senior US diplomat underwhelmed by Russia's new offensive in Ukraine: 'If this is it, it is very pathetic'
Victoria Nuland, the under secretary of state for political affairs, called Russia's new offensive …
Sinéad Baker
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Vladimir Putin must really be desperate for help since he's planning to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and talk about weapons, top US diplomat says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News that Kim's planned upcoming trip to Russia for a…
Natalie Musumeci
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Russian diplomats received an anniversary wake-up call of wailing air raid sirens and the sound of falling bombs
Activists in Poland's capital, Warsaw, staked out an apartment block where Russian diplomats lived …
Bethany Dawson
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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has fired 5 of his ambassadors to Germany and other countries, citing 'diplomatic process'
President Zelenskyy fired the envoys, to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway, and Hungary, c…
Bethany Dawson
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Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'
An audience member shouted, "Come on!" at Sergey Lavrov after he claimed the Ukraine war was launch…
Rebecca Cohen,John Haltiwanger
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The State Department has asked families of US diplomats to leave Ukraine amidst escalating fears of Russian invasion
A Sunday memo from the State Department warned that security conditions in the region are "unpredic…
Morgan Keith
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While the White House mulls sending special operators to guard diplomats in Ukraine, the State Department's own 'special agents' are already on the job
The US is reportedly considering sending special operators to guard the embassy in Kyiv, but the Di…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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BTS' White House visit marks the start of a new era in the group's boyband diplomacy — going from UN speeches to advocating against hate crimes
The boyband took its political activism to a new level this week, speaking out against anti-Asian h…
Cheryl Teh
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Diplomat arrested in New York dodges rape charge due to immunity: reports
The South Sudanese ambassador to the UN was arrested on suspicion of rape but was set free after po…
Matthew Loh
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As fighting rages in Ukraine, Europeans are trying to root out Russian spies
European countries have expelled hundreds of Russians from diplomatic posts since March, the latest…