Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks
Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to…
Courting spurned neighbour tops Beijing’s agenda from visit of Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, say analysts
International relations expert Chong Ja Ian of the National University of Singapore said both sides are expected to discuss a…
Commentary: China is still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy
TRANSPORT In 2023, global electric vehicle sales exceeded 13 million. China has the largest domestic electric vehicle market with more than…
Harris ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering after ‘frank’ talks with Netanyahu
US Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a meeting in the Vice President’s ceremonial…
Vietnam’s Nguyen Phu Trong, longtime leader and advocate of ‘bamboo diplomacy’, dies
HAMMER AND SICKLE Trong's rule solidified in his second five-year term and despite his health issues, he secured a rare…
Can Malaysia conduct ‘orangutan diplomacy’ without shipping its apes abroad? Critics say there are better ideas
CARING FOR BABIES, THEN SETTING THEM FREE On a trip last month to Sepilok, CNA learnt about the painstaking work…
How Scott Morrison’s book launch foreshadowed Australia-US diplomacy under Trump
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAustralia has already dealt with a Trump presidency — but what could it…
“Enough is enough”: How Australia’s diplomacy led Assange to freedom
CANBERRA/SYDNEY/LONDON/WASHINGTON: After Julian Assange was released by a court on the remote US Pacific territory of Saipan on Wednesday (June…
Blinken’s Israel visit exposes limits of US diplomacy
The US has been Israel’s staunchest ally since Hamas fighters attacked it on October 7. But as US secretary of…
A ‘figment of the imagination’: No antisemitism in South Africa, Lamola tells BBC
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola spoke to the press on behalf of the South African delegation after the country approached the…
