Over the past decade, Taiwan has lost its diplomatic partners at an alarming rate – 11 countries have switched recognition to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), leaving Taipei with 12 partners. Some ...

A Diplomatic Security Service special agent with a Mobile Security Deployments team stands watch on the perimeter as Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Nayef prepares to depart for a meeting with ...

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attends an audience with Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo de León on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) Subscribe for ads-free ...

Nations are protesting the government's human rights violations. The 2022 Winter Olympic opening ceremonies will be dotted with empty seats as some major world VIPs skip the festivities in protest ...

In his second inaugural address, President Trump announced he would build “the strongest military the world has ever seen.” He followed up by sending Congress in June a record $1.01 trillion Defense ...

The Diplomatic Reception Rooms house one of the finest art and design collections in the world. But are 18th-century heirlooms a history visitors want to remember — or forget? By Julie Lasky Reporting ...

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Passports that bestow special privileges — immunity from prosecution and diplomatic pouches — are increasingly being bought by dubious business people. African, Asian and small island nations have ...

SINGAPORE — A director-general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was charged on Thursday (Nov 23) over his alleged misuse of diplomatic bags. Gilbert Oh Hin Kwan, 44, had allegedly used the ...

2:28 Evidence links violent crimes in Canada to Indian government When Canadian officials announced this week it had expelled six Indian diplomats for alleged links to criminal activity targeting ...