A university student leader died in a road crash while fleeing police, hours after ‘feeling pressured’ into drinking at a meal with diplomats from China, an inquest heard. PhD student Shiqiang Zhou reached speeds of up to 100mph in a VW Golf as he tried to evade pursing traffic officers in Bolton, Greater Manchester. But … Read more
Russian diplomats are forced to leave North Korea on foot while pushing their luggage on a rail trolley after Kim Jong Un closed border to fight Covid Pictures showed Russia’s third secretary Vladislav Sorokin pushing his family The group of eight people took a 32-hour train ride, then two hours on a bus The youngest … Read more
American diplomats in China complain they were forced to take anal swab tests for coronavirus Washington said procedure was ‘undignified’ and told staff to refuse to take it Beijing has since claimed the test was given ‘in error’ as diplomats are exempt China’s Foreign ministry spokesman denied the claims made by US officials By Tom Pyman … Read more
Russia expels diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany for ‘attending’ rally supporting Alexei Navalny Thousands took to streets in Russia during January in support of Alexei Navalny Diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden face expulsion from Russia World leaders criticise move by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, calling it ‘unjustified’ By Antony Thrower For Mailonline Published: 17:18 GMT, … Read more
US diplomats condemn Trump for inciting deadly violence at the Capitol and call for administration to support 25th Amendment to remove him from office in official ‘dissent’ cable Dozens of State Department officials are filing a formal dissent in a cable directed at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo There is anger over the Department’s lack … Read more
A Bavarian diplomat and art dealer’s 17th-century autograph book that included endorsements from leading figures of the period has sold for £2.5million. Philipp Hainhofer became the most distinguished autograph hunter of his age after creating the 208-page album while the Thirty Years’ War raged in central Europe. He collected signatures from a whole host of … Read more
British embassy in North Korea is CLOSED and diplomats evacuated into China amid fears of a crackdown by Kim Jong-un to fight coronavirus The Pyongyang embassy was closed early today and diplomats headed to China There are fears of a crackdown as Kim Jong-un fights coronavirus in the country Swedish ambassador said he would miss … Read more