Diplomats

EU hopes Hungarian election will bring end to Orban's blockades

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the first so-called \"Patriots' Grand Assembly\" of nationalist groups from Europe, in Budapest, Hungary, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

US supports Taiwan on defence and energy, says senior diplomat

Mr Raymond Greene said US commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act remained “rock solid”.

Top Vatican cardinal urges Trump, Israel to end war 'as soon as possible'

A destroyed vehicle amid rubble at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Britain’s Andrew and Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson are seen wearing bathrobes seated alongside late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in an undated photograph released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., as part of a trove of documents from its investigations into Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

South Africa summons new US envoy over ‘undiplomatic remarks’

US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III (left) presenting his credentials on Feb 23 to a representative from South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

Australia expects Iran war to intensify, shuts some Middle East embassies

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said at least nine cities where Australian embassies and consulates are located have experienced missile and drone attacks.

Iranian diplomats leave Lebanon after Israeli strikes near embassy

A car drives past burned buildings after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Democrats say Trump team fails to protect diplomats in Middle East

The senators said that they expect the State Department to keep them updated on threats facing US diplomats and ramp up work to evacuate them and their families.

Top Vatican cardinal calls US-Israeli strikes 'truly alarming'

Cardinal Pietro Parolin leads the Holy Mass to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

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