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Diplomats

French-owned CMA CGM container ship passes Strait of Hormuz, data shows

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, is seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, is seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Iran’s former top diplomat urges deal with US to end war

Iran should also be prepared to accept a mutual “non aggression pact” with the US, as well as economic relations, former  Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.
Iran should also be prepared to accept a mutual “non aggression pact” with the US, as well as economic relations, former  Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.

From international outcast to mediator in Iran war, Pakistan’s remarkable makeover

FILE PHOTO: Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty?of Egypt, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Ishaq Dar of Pakistan and Hakan Fidan of Turkey meet to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. Muammer Tan/Turkish Foreign MinistryHandout via REUTERS /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty?of Egypt, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Ishaq Dar of Pakistan and Hakan Fidan of Turkey meet to discuss regional de-escalation, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 29, 2026. Muammer Tan/Turkish Foreign MinistryHandout via REUTERS /File Photo

London mayor asks diplomats to push back against Trump's 'lies' about UK capital

FILE PHOTO: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan arrives for a photo-call with supporters the day before voters go to the polls in the London Mayoral elections in London, Britain May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan arrives for a photo-call with supporters the day before voters go to the polls in the London Mayoral elections in London, Britain May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo

EU hopes Hungarian election will bring end to Orban's blockades

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the first so-called \"Patriots' Grand Assembly\" of nationalist groups from Europe, in Budapest, Hungary, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends the first so-called \"Patriots' Grand Assembly\" of nationalist groups from Europe, in Budapest, Hungary, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

US supports Taiwan on defence and energy, says senior diplomat

Mr Raymond Greene said US commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act remained “rock solid”.
Mr Raymond Greene said US commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act remained “rock solid”.

Top Vatican cardinal urges Trump, Israel to end war 'as soon as possible'

A destroyed vehicle amid rubble at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
A destroyed vehicle amid rubble at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Britain’s Andrew and Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson are seen wearing bathrobes seated alongside late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in an undated photograph released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., as part of a trove of documents from its investigations into Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson are seen wearing bathrobes seated alongside late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in an undated photograph released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., as part of a trove of documents from its investigations into Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

South Africa summons new US envoy over ‘undiplomatic remarks’

US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III (left) presenting his credentials on Feb 23 to a representative from South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation.
US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III (left) presenting his credentials on Feb 23 to a representative from South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

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