Diplomats

Australian Defence Department chief to replace Kevin Rudd as US ambassador

Mr Greg Moriarty is a career diplomat and has been ambassador for Australia in Iran and Indonesia.

US seeks to play down fears around Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace

The chairmanship would be held by Mr Trump until he chooses to resign it, and only a unanimous vote would remove him.

Trump’s nominee for Iceland envoy apologises for joking the Nordic country should be US’ 52nd state

Mr Billy Long apologised for his remarks, saying it was made in jest, soon after a petition was launched in Iceland to reject him as ambassador.

NATO discussing next steps to ensure Arctic stays safe, Rutte says

FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a joint press conference with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (not pictured), in Zagreb, Croatia, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo

Brazil to hand back Argentine diplomatic representation in Venezuela

Nordic diplomats reject Trump’s claim of Chinese, Russian ships around Greenland: Report

A view of the Greenlandic flag near the beach in Nuuk, Greenland, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Ukrainian nationals aboard seized tanker Bella-1, ambassador says

South Africa will not interfere with US refugee program for white minority, email says

U.S. President Donald Trump hands over to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa copies of articles that he said showed white South Africans who had been killed, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Ukraine’s allies meet with aim to make security pledges concrete

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the meetings in Europe should contribute to Ukraine’s defence and bring closer efforts to end the war.

Palestinian embassy in Britain officially inaugurated

Palestinian ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Palestinian embassy in London on Jan 5.

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