Tehran (Diplomat.so) – Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for his second visit within a week, meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior officials as Islamabad intensifies mediation efforts between Iran and the United States, Iranian state media reported.

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) - The White House said on Tuesday, May 19, that US President Donald Trump described US–Iran talks as showing "positive progress" after delaying a planned military strike in Washington, amid ongoing nuclear negotiations.

Brussels (Diplomat.so) - Etienne Davignon, a former Belgian diplomat and European Commission vice-president, died in Belgium on Monday, May 18, 2026, aged 93, according to AFP and his family, as proceedings linked to the 1961 killing of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba came to a halt following…

Beijing (Diplomat.so) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity on Thursday, May 14, that Chinese President Xi Jinping offered assistance to ensure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran and the…

Washington, D.C. (Diplomat.so) – United States President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to discuss US weapons sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai during meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week, signaling that longstanding…

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) - Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused the Sudanese Armed Forces on Tuesday, May 5, of arming and financing Tigray-linked forces and facilitating cross-border movements along Ethiopia's western frontier, as Sudan separately alleged Ethiopian involvement in…

Khartoum (Diplomat.so) – Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday, May 5, that the government has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia following a drone attack targeting Khartoum International Airport, escalating regional tensions amid the ongoing conflict.

Dar es Salaam (Diplomat.so) - Samia Suluhu, President of Tanzania, received Kenyan President William Ruto at State House in Dar es Salaam on Monday, May 4, signing eight cooperation agreements during two-day state visit.

Abuja (Diplomat.so) - Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned South Africa's Acting High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, for talks in Abuja on Sunday, following reported attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals, in a move signaling rising diplomatic concern over the…

Antananarivo (Diplomat.so) - Madagascar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared a French embassy staff member persona non grata and ordered their expulsion from Antananarivo on Tuesday, April 28, citing alleged involvement in activities deemed capable of undermining national stability.

Muscat (Diplomat.so) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, met on Saturday in Muscat with Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Diwan in…

Hannover (Diplomat.so) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday, April 22, 2026, in Hannover that Brazil could retaliate after the United States expelled a Brazilian federal police attaché.

Tehran (Diplomat.so) – Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Wednesday, April 1, that Tehran has communicated its position on the ongoing regional conflict to diplomatic intermediaries, while accusing the United States of not engaging seriously in efforts to resolve…

Moscow (Diplomat.so) – The Russian government on Monday expelled British diplomat Danae Dolakia, accusing her of espionage and gathering sensitive economic information during informal meetings across Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported.

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) – The African Union (AU) has formally rejected the candidacy of former Senegalese President Macky Sall for the post of United Nations Secretary-General after twenty member states broke the "silence procedure" set by AU Chairperson Évariste Ndayishimiye on Friday,…

Beirut (Diplomat.so) - The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants announced on Tuesday, that it has revoked accreditation for Iranian ambassador-designate Mohammad Reza Sheibani in Beirut and ordered his departure by Sunday, March 29.

Riyadh (Diplomat.so) - Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it had ordered the Iranian military attaché, his assistant, and three other embassy staff to leave the kingdom within 24 hours, citing repeated violations of sovereignty and escalating regional tensions.

Pretoria (Diplomat.so) - Leo Brent Bozell III, the new US ambassador to South Africa, was summoned to Pretoria's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday after making comments deemed "undiplomatic" about racial policies and an anti-apartheid chant, officials said.

Accra (Diplomat.so) - Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, called on the Commonwealth to condemn a missile attack on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon that injured four Ghanaian soldiers on Friday, 6 March 2026. The troops were serving with the United Nations…

Accra (Diplomat.so) - Ghana has intensified diplomatic pressure on the United Nations, demanding accountability and protective reforms after missile strikes on its peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on March 6, 2026 left multiple Ghanaian soldiers wounded…