• US embassy ‘shocked’ by Moscow attack

    The US embassy in Moscow has issued a statement saying it is “shocked” by the attack and expressing “sincere condolences” to the Russian people. The embassy is advising US citizens to avoid the area where the attack took place. It has also warned that the US government is “severely limited” in its ability to help …

  • Biden Sets Record for Most Embassy Evacuations

    The Biden administration sets a record for embassies evacuated in one term, with a total of 11. The post Biden Sets Record for Most Embassy Evacuations first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.

  • Burning object thrown at Israeli embassy in The Hague

    The Israeli embassy in The Hague was cordoned off on Thursday for a time after someone threw a burning object towards the building. One person has been arrested, police said on social media. The incident happened shortly before 11 am on the Johan de Wittlaan where the embassy is based. “Such attacks are unacceptable in the Netherlands,” the ambassador said in a statement. “This shows the dangers of the worrying trend of increasing hatred and incitement. This hatred cannot be

  • Holi In The Heart Of Washington DC, Courtesy Indian Embassy

    WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – The Indian Embassy in the US extended its greetings for Holi, wishing everyone a celebration resplendent with colors and music. The festival of Holi was celebrated at Dupont Circle, here. “Holi in the heart of Washington DC @DuPont circle – a […]

  • Jair Bolsonaro reportedly ‘hid’ in Hungarian embassy after allies arrested

    Former Brazil president spent two night at legation after two close aides

  • Bolsonaro spent two nights in Hungarian embassy after passport seizure

    Footage obtained by The New York Times shows that Brazil's former President

  • Indian embassy celebrates achievement of ITEC alumni on ITEC day

    THE Embassy of India hosted the annual Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) day to celebrate the program's successes and its Filipino alumni's achievements. ITEC was a flagship program under the embassy of India, which offered training courses on different fields such as computer and information technology (IT), cybersecurity, law enforcement investigation, accounting and audit, data science and analytics, leadership, oceanography, sericulture and election management across different...

  • Budget deal would effectively ban Pride flags at US embassies

    The $1.2 trillion government funding bill moving through Congress Friday includes a provision that would functionally prohibit Pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. The provision didn't explicitly say as much, but its text mimics language from similar efforts to ban Pride flags from flying over government buildings. According to the text, "None of the

  • US Embassy Warned Russia of Terrorist Attack and Putin Ignored It

    Friday evening, Moscow time, four or five armed men strolled into the Crocus Concert Hall in northwest Moscow and opened fire on the crowd. Before departing the area they had killed at least 40 people and wounded over 100 more.

  • Object on fire thrown at Israeli embassy in The Hague; One arrested

    Police in The Hague said one person was quickly apprehended after someone threw a “burning object” at the Israeli embassy. The incident happened at about 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, and the arrest was announced about 90 minutes later.Police were investigating whether the item was a Molotov cocktail, saying the item appeared to strike the building. “We are investigating, and there is a large area cordoned off around the embassy,” police said.There were no injuries. It was not immediately clear if...

  • EXCLUSIVE: Biden Presides Over Record-Breaking 11 Embassy Evacuations

    As a cannibalistic gang war rages through Haiti, President Joe Biden last week dispatched a Marine Corps special unit to protect the evacuation of nonemergency Read More

  • Petition to name Russian embassy road Navalnyweg nears 100,000

    The petition to rename The Hague street where the Russian embassy is located after the dead opposition leader Alexei Navalny is heading for its 100,000th signature, with one week to go. Navalny died on February 16 at the penal colony in northern Siberia to which he had been transferred in 2021. He had been sentenced earlier to over 30 years for fraud and extremism. “Reaching 100,000 signatures would make the urgency we feel here even more visible,” petition organiser Lissa