Diplomatic mission

Russia

Putin and al-Assad meet as Middle East tensions continue to rise

Russia's head of state met the Syrian president in Moscow on Wednesday, according to a video published by the Kremlin.

25 July 2024

North Korea

Putin and Kim Jong Un vow to protect each other if attacked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un assured the Russian president of his "full support" for Russia's war in Ukraine as the suspicions rise that two countries have a deal potentially trading munitions for economic and technological assistance.

19 June 2024

China

Putin and Xi discuss Ukraine war and their 'no limits' partnership

Russia's number one and his Chinese counterpart have pledged to deepen their ties as both increasingly confront the West.

17 May 2024

Azerbaijan

The first UN mission in three decades has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh

Almost all the enclave's ethnic Armenian population of 120,000 people have now fled to Armenia as Azerbaijan cements political control of the region.

2 October 2023

Mongolia

Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country's religious freedom

Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a plea for peace and an end to the “insidious threat of corruption”.

2 September 2023

China

China: Foreign Minister Qin Gang relieved of his duties

In office since the end of December 2022, Mr Qin has not been seen since 25 June after a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in Beijing

25 July 2023

China

China and US must choose between 'cooperation and conflict' - Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with top diplomats in Beijing as he continues his two-day mission to try and cool US-China tensions.

19 June 2023

Kosovo

Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protests

The leaders of Germany and France will lead a renewed diplomatic push to defuse tensions in Kosovo on Thursday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron plan to meet the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo at a summit in Moldova.

1 June 2023

Ukraine

EU-Ukraine summit: How do you prepare a trip to a war-zone?

As an EU delegation makes its way to Ukraine, security experts say a 'holistic, agnostic and horizontal' approach can reduce life-threatening risks in a conflict zone.

2 February 2023

Zimbabwe

Belarus' leader Lukashenko makes first trip to Zimbabwe

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, travelled to Harare on Monday for talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as both leaders attempt to further diplomatic ties.

31 January 2023

USA

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is travelling to Washington to meet Biden

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his way to Washington on Wednesday for a summit with President Joe Biden and an address to a joint session of Congress.

21 December 2022

Netherlands

'Chinese police stations' ordered to close in the Netherlands

According to media reports, Beijing has been operating "posts" in Amsterdam and Rotterdam since 2018 to monitor dissidents.

2 November 2022

Finland

Russian diplomats trolled with parking space in Ukrainian colours

"Turku has been powerful in its actions to help Ukraine and it is important that the support is also visible in the city scenery."

21 October 2022

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Zelenskyy and Johnson cheered on Kyiv walkabout

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday went on a walkabout through Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy gave Johnson a tour of a monastery where they lit candles and the British leader received an icon.

18 June 2022

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DRC residents repaint buildings for the arrival of the Belgian king

On a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Philippe of Belgium and his wife will spend the day in Bukavu on Sunday 12 June, the last stop on their trip before returning to Brussels on Monday. The authorities have demanded that all houses on the King's route be repainted.

12 June 2022

Ukraine

Scholz, Macron and Draghi plan Ukraine visit, first since start of war

German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported that Germany's chancellor, the French president and the Italian PM plan to visit the Ukrainian capital in the upcoming weeks.

12 June 2022