Diplomacy
8 LAS News stories tagged “Diplomacy”, newest first. Every story links its sources.
US pulls non‑essential embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks intensify
The US State Department ordered non‑emergency personnel and their families to leave its Riyadh embassy after a series of Houthi strikes on Saudi airports and oil facilities, prompting heightened security alerts and affecting regional oil markets.
LAS News Desk · 22 Oct 2026, 05:15 WAT · 8 sources
Mexico Grants Reno Omokri Agrément as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Four Latin American Nations
Mexico has formally accepted Nigerian diplomat Reno Omokri as ambassador to Mexico, with concurrent accreditation to Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, following delivery of agrément by the Mexican chargé d’affaires in Abuja.
LAS News Desk · 21 Oct 2026, 14:46 WAT · 2 sources
Argentina’s Milei accuses Brazil’s Lula of election meddling ahead of runoff
Javier Milei’s latest social‑media attack on Luiz Inácio Lula, calling him a ‘leftist thief’ and warning he might ‘steal’ Brazil’s runoff, prompted a formal protest from Brazil’s foreign ministry, heightening already strained diplomatic ties between the neighbours.
Photo: Vox España / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
LAS News Desk · 21 Oct 2026, 12:15 WAT · 2 sources
US envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in St Petersburg to meet Putin after constructive talks with Zelensky
Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, landed in St Petersburg to discuss the Ukraine conflict with President Vladimir Putin following a positive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo. The talks aim to open a pathway for further diplomatic engagement.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
LAS News Desk · 21 Oct 2026, 09:45 WAT · 8 sources
South Korea reduces Kyiv embassy staff as dispute over North Korean POW transfer deepens
South Korea announced it will withdraw part of its embassy team from Ukraine, citing Ukraine’s failure to respond constructively to a confidentiality breach and ongoing air‑strike risks. The move follows the earlier recall of Seoul’s ambassador after President Zelensky disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.
LAS News Desk · 20 Oct 2026, 10:45 WAT · 5 sources
Nigeria mourns death of veteran diplomat and journalist Patrick Dele Cole
President Bola Tinubu and national leaders expressed sorrow after the passing of former ambassador and Daily Times chief Patrick Dele Cole, who died in London at 86 following a period of ill health.
LAS News Desk · 18 Oct 2026, 06:15 WAT · 5 sources
China urges Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that Israel should stop and reverse its forced establishment of West Bank settlements, calling the Palestinian issue the greatest injustice of the century and urging a two‑state solution and Gaza access.
LAS News Desk · 16 Oct 2026, 05:15 WAT · 4 sources
