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Sep 07, 2022 | 16:54 UTC Albania expels all Iranian diplomats and embassy staff on September 7; disruption of consular services almost certain. Communications Technology legal ALB Event Since September 7, the Albanian government has severed diplomatic relations with Iran and ordered all Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leaveRead More →

Kabul: Two staff members of the Russian embassy in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance to the embassy, ​​in an explosion that injured at least 10 other people, said Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials announced on Monday. The attack wasRead More →

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “an unknown militant set off an explosive device. As a result of the attack, two employees of the diplomatic mission were killed.” The Foreign Ministry added that “there are also casualties among Afghan citizens” without giving further details. “One of theRead More →

A Taliban fighter stands guard after an explosion outside the Russian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. (REUTERS/Ali Khara) KABUL (Reuters) – Two staff members of the Russian embassy in Kabul were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance to the embassy, ​​in an explosion that injuredRead More →

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – Two staff at the Russian embassy in Kabul were among six people killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance to the embassy, ​​in an explosion that injured at least Another 10 people, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials saidRead More →

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping hail ‘great power’ ties in talks challenging the West SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Thursday for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, hailing their strategic ties inRead More →

For their safety, employees of the Dutch embassy in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, work and stay temporarily in the German embassy elsewhere in the city. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it. The security situation in the country has further deteriorated and the ministry has tightened travel advice dueRead More →

Protests erupted in Baghdad on Monday after popular religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced he was resigning from political life in Iraq, sparking concerns over people at the US embassy in the capital. The Associated Press reported that dozens of al-Sadr supporters stormed government palace buildings after his resignation. “I herebyRead More →

The Russian Foreign Ministry has jokingly advised the US State Department to pay its staff working in Moscow more generously, for their harsh working conditions. The suggestion is accompanied by a video apparently showing a drunk US Embassy employee trying to get to work early in the morning, RT reported.Read More →

Havana is the capital of Cuba. It’s the place that has inspired several songs and more (like Camila Cabello’s Havana). But the place has inspired more than songs; it also inspired the name of a mysterious illness primarily affecting American diplomats and intelligence officials – Havana Syndrome. In 2021, theRead More →

For the second time in a month, residents of North American capitals are expressing their outrage at the vandalism and property damage committed by Russian embassy staff in their cities. Both cases saw Russian diplomatic personnel attacking and destroying equipment left outside their doors in support of the Ukrainian people,Read More →

The man who made the call to send Australian troops in the Afghan war says some of the locally recruited personnel who worked alongside the ADF have been “let down”. When the Taliban took control of Kabul a year ago, John Howard said Australia had a “moral obligation” to helpRead More →

The Canadian Embassy in Kyiv on February 13.VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters Sabine Nolke, Phil Calvert, Roman Waschuk, John Holmes, Louise Blais are former Canadian ambassadors. Recent reports have revealed that on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, plans were made to evacuate Canadian staff from the Canadian EmbassyRead More →

New Delhi: The Japanese Embassy in India presents a vocal and instrumental rendition of the National Anthem of India on India’s Independence Day. Japanese Embassy staff members performed the anthem, well dressed in traditional Indian attire, holding the Indian national flag high and wearing beautiful tricolor dupattas. In this momentousRead More →

MANILA – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with staff from the US Embassy in Manila on Saturday before concluding his official visit to the Philippines. “Second. Blinken personally thanked the community for their service and contributions to the U.S.-Philippine relationship as #FriendsPartnersAllies,” the Embassy said in a tweet.Read More →

Ben&Ben just gave United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay L. Carlson, and the entire United States Embassy in the Philippines a preview of their new song. On Twitter on Saturday, the US Embassy in the Philippines shared photos of Blinken watching the band PinoyRead More →

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday (August 5) that Moscow had declared 14 Bulgarian embassy staff persona non grata, leaving the country almost without a diplomatic presence. Four of the expelled officials are diplomats, the other 10 are technical staff, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a Facebook post. EarlierRead More →

The Canadian government has said it is reviewing its duty to local staff members at missions abroad following a media report that its Ukrainian employees in Kyiv had not been alerted to threats to their counter and had been left to fend for themselves with the impending Russian invasion. OnRead More →

Breadcrumb Links Columnists Canada Publication date : August 02, 2022 • 1 week ago • 3 minute read • 69 comments Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly listens during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 8,Read More →

Islamist rebels are on the rise in Mali, and the United States is now cutting its embassy staff. It reminds me of the events in Afghanistan. Due to the growing threat of terrorism, the United States is seeking to significantly reduce staff at its embassy in the beleaguered West AfricanRead More →

Islamist rebels are on the rise in Mali, and the United States is now cutting its embassy staff. It reminds me of the events in Afghanistan. Due to the growing threat of terrorism, the United States is seeking to significantly reduce staff at its embassy in the beleaguered West AfricanRead More →

Multiple video posts to demonstrate skills and celebrate Thai Language Day The Australian Embassy was one of many to celebrate Thai Language Day. (Australian Embassy Facebook) Diplomats and officials from foreign embassies in Bangkok used the video to show off their Thai language skills to celebrate National Thai Language DayRead More →

Two Russian planes were expected at Sofia airport on July 3 to transport 70 Russian diplomats, civil servants and their families after emissaries and staff were expelled from Bulgaria. The expulsions were issued on the grounds that some posed a threat to Bulgaria’s national security, while the move was alsoRead More →

More than 170 people who worked for the British Embassy in Kabul are still hiding in Afghanistan, fearing for their lives, nearly a year after the Taliban took over the country. A list of Afghans currently in hiding, seen by the Guardian, shows nearly 200 former interpreters, security guards andRead More →

Turkey has agreed to withdraw its opposition to NATO membership applications filed by Finland and Sweden following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said the breakthrough came after he and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on June 28 ahead of aRead More →

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved the expenditure of almost €110,000 for the purchase of an armored car for the use of embassy staff in Mexico. A deposit of €82,119, a 75% down payment on the Ford Explorer hybrid vehicle, was paid last year as part of a €425,000Read More →

Staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Rwanda on Friday (May 27) paid their respects to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi buried at the Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial, Kicukiro District. The ceremony was also attended by Ibuka Rwanda Programs Director, Olivier Brave Ngabo, who explained the historyRead More →

The passport service is not fit for purpose and staff should now be brought in from embassies around the world to deal with the situation, a government TD has said. Mayo TD Michael Ring said his office staff spent 60% of their time dealing with passport issues each day, callingRead More →

The United States is calling on Yemeni rebels to “end injustice” and release current and former employees of the US Embassy in Sanaa. The United States has renewed its call on the Houthis in Yemen to release US Embassy staff detained after the death of a retired US Agency forRead More →

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema demanded that French embassy staff come out of their offices in Pretoria to discuss with the party the party’s claims about France’s role in Africa. He says the attitude displayed by the embassy shows that they are not willing to refrain from oppressingRead More →

“Portuguese Ambassador to Moscow [Madalena Fischer] He was summoned this morning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation after being informed of the expulsion of 5 embassy staff members who were to leave Russia within 14 days,” the Palácio das Necessities. “The Portuguese government rejectsRead More →

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a joint news conference by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via REUTERS Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that attemptsRead More →

Russia says the move is in retaliation for Denmark’s expulsion of 15 Russian envoys as well as its support for Ukraine. Russia declared seven members of the Danish embassy persona non grata, giving them two weeks to leave the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had summonedRead More →

PRAGUE — Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled democratic opposition leader in Belarus, says her country’s fate is tied to the outcome of Russia’s war against Ukraine. “We understand our responsibility in the context of the war in Ukraine,” Tsikhanouskaya told RFE/RL in an interview at its headquarters in Prague on MayRead More →

US Embassy staff in Nepal assaulted while preventing re-abduction to India of eight-year-old American girl who reached Nepal safely (Washington, DC) – After five years of orders from the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois demanding the return of abducted American child Meher Goel to his father and sole legalRead More →

Following the high-level visit to Ukraine by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, U.S. Embassy staff began traveling to Ukraine to re-establish the U.S. Embassy there. Watch Price’s remarks in the player above. “We are accelerating preparations to resume embassy operations as soon as possible,”Read More →

The Representative of Muslim Organizations and the Office of the National Chief Imam held an iftar (breaking the fast) with two officials from the US Embassy in Accra last Thursday, as part of efforts to foster relations cordial with both. The meeting, held at the Kanda National Mosque, Accra, wasRead More →

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pictured in Washington, DC on Friday, visited Ukraine and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pictured in Washington, DC on Friday, visited Ukraine andRead More →

“Our salary is not enough to live on,” say staff at the Spanish Embassy in the UK after a month-long strikeCredit: Twitter @PlexReinoUnido Employees of the Spanish Embassy in the UK have been on strike for more than a month due to the rising cost of living. Staff at theRead More →

The annual Congressional football game is set to return next week after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The eighth annual football game will take place this year, while it will be held for the first time since 2019. The game will take place on April 27 andRead More →

Mr. TUTTLE: Good afternoon, everyone. What a fantastic participation from Mission Panama. Really delighted. Give yourself a round of applause. (Applause.) Now I know that since President Biden was sworn in there has been a lot of noise in this embassy about the Secretary of State’s visit, and it isRead More →

A man cycles past a residential building, which was heavily damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine on April 18.ALEXANDRE ERMOCHENKO/Reuters Michael Bociurkiw is a senior researcher at the Atlantic Council and former spokesperson for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. TheRead More →

A spokesperson for the US Embassy said on Tuesday that the United States had ordered all essential staff at its consulate in Shanghai to leave the Chinese city amid the Kovit-19 explosion and the harsh sentence of imprisonment imposed by the authorities. “The Department of State has ordered the evacuationRead More →

BELGRADE, April 11 (Reuters) – Croatia on Monday asked 24 Russian embassy staff to leave following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and “brutal aggression”, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said. in a press release, following similar measures taken by other EU countries. The 24 included 18 diplomats, he added. The ministry saidRead More →

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Croatia on Monday asked 24 Russian embassy staff to leave following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and “brutal aggression”, the foreign ministry said in a statement. communicated, following similar measures taken by other EU countries. The 24 included 18 diplomats, he added. The ministry said the Russian ambassadorRead More →

As COVID-19 in Shanghai increases, the US State Department has ordered all non-emergency government personnel and family members to evacuate the city, adding a warning to US citizens to reconsider travel in China. “Reconsider travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws andRead More →

Delhi police said on Saturday they arrested two people for allegedly stealing a 54-year-old adviser working at the Italian embassy from her purse over the Barapullah flyover as she traveled from her office in Chanakyapuri to his home in Noida by autorickshaw on March 30. The woman filed her theftRead More →

The ONGOING strike by Spanish Foreign Ministry staff at UK embassy and consulate offices could lead to delays in issuing visas. The warning comes from workers who are now in their fourth week of industrial action to protest against unequal pay and job insecurity. “Investors and others with interests inRead More →

Star digital report Wed Apr 6 2022 1:39 AM Last updated on: Wed Apr 6 2022 2:20 AM Photo: Twitter/US Embassy Dhaka “> Photo: Twitter/US Embassy Dhaka The U.S. Embassy Dhaka community yesterday joined all Bangladeshis in expressing their concern over the harassment this week of a teacher for wearingRead More →

NNA | Update: 02 April 2022 17:30 STI Islamabad [Pakistan]Apr 2 (ANI): Pakistan is struggling to pay even its embassy staff, revealing the difficult economic situation the country finds itself in, a news outlet has reported.In a major embarrassment for the country, the Pakistani Embassy in Serbia, via its officialRead More →

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Employees of the US Embassy in Ukraine claimed the Biden administration was leaving them behind by not helping them escape, and although the State Department confirmed they were providing financial assistance , they didn’t say they were actively helping anyone on theRead More →

PRAGUE, March 30 (Reuters) – Slovakia has ordered the Russian embassy to reduce its staff by 35 people, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, citing the unacceptable activities of another Russian diplomat. The purpose of the decision was “to fix a maximum number of diplomatic and service passport holdersRead More →

Tensions between the West and Russia have continued to rise amid the Ukraine crisis, and reports of espionage on both sides have emerged. Slovakia, which is both a member of NATO and the European Union, has decided to expel three Russian diplomats from their embassy in Bratislava, because they haveRead More →

The Biden administration’s top European envoy urged eligible local staff who worked for the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to apply as soon as possible for special visas that would allow them to settle permanently in the United States. A copy of the letter, written by Assistant Secretary of State KarenRead More →

The Ukrainian military launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held eastern town of Izyum, as kyiv said Kremlin forces were withdrawing from areas near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in what appears to be the latest setback in Moscow’s military offensive. The Ukrainian General Staff said on May 14 that Russian forcesRead More →

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Slovakia has decided to expel three Russian embassy staff on the basis of intelligence information and they must leave the country within 72 hours, the foreign ministry said on Monday. . “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (…) at the same time strongly urges the Embassy of theRead More →

Australian embassy staff and officials have been ordered to leave Ukraine, according to a statement from Foreign Minister Marise Payne. The country’s embassy and operations in the Ukrainian city of Lviv are temporarily closed, the minister said. Staff have been sent to Romania and eastern Poland to help Australians tryingRead More →

The United States moved operations from its Ukrainian embassy to neighboring Poland overnight amid the buildup of Russian military assets around Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiery speech saying he wanted to redraw the borders of the region. “For security reasons, State Department personnel currently in Lviv will spendRead More →

The United States was evacuating State Department personnel from Ukraine on Monday over security concerns, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway ‘republics’ in the east from the country. Driving the news: Last week, the United States moved embassy operations from Kyiv toRead More →

Australia has ordered staff out of its embassy in the Ukrainian capital and suspended operations as the security situation at the Russian border deteriorates. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday that operations would move from Kyiv to Lviv, near the country’s border with Poland. “We continue to advise AustraliansRead More →

Amid growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with Moscow deploying huge military forces along its eastern border, Japan decided to evacuate almost all of its embassy staff from Ukraine. The Japanese government took this decision following the growing tension between Kyiv and Moscow, calling it a threat to people residingRead More →

The German Foreign Office announcement On Saturday, they would cut embassy staff in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, amid growing fears of a Russian invasion. “We will keep our embassy in #Kiew open but reduce our diplomatic staff. Our Consulate General in Donetsk, based in Dnipro since 2014, is temporarily movingRead More →

Washington has said it will not send US troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian attack. (File) Washington: The United States is withdrawing almost all of its remaining troops from Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Saturday, as tensions soar over a possible Russian invasion of the Eastern EuropeanRead More →

These measures are signs of growing concerns among US officials about the safety of Americans in Ukraine. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered members of the Florida National Guard out of Ukraine, repositioning them “elsewhere in Europe,” according to Pentagon press secretary John Kirby. The 160 soldiers have been inRead More →

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is evacuating nearly all staff from its embassy in kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. A senior State Department official said Saturday that a very limited number of employees will remain to keep communications openRead More →

The US State Department has ordered almost all of its embassy staff in Kyiv to leave, according to a notice released on Saturday. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images The US State Department has ordered almost all of its embassy staff inRead More →