For the past year Vladislav and Vitalij Kusnetshik have been hiding out in Sweden's Minsk embassy to avoid persecution by Belarus authorities ~life Article 729 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
The US has had a military presence in Greenland since 1941. A young new leader wants much more ~society politics Article 9 votes
Ukraine turns to Turkey as Russia threatens full-scale war ~news ukraine russia turkey Article 1029 words 10 votes
Swedish embassy in Minsk harbours two Belarusians for five months – they sought refuge after protests but are becoming a diplomatic issue for Sweden ~news sweden belarus.minsk Article 392 words 5 votes
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect, without the US and others ~society politics Article 515 words 12 votes
China has accused Danish politicians of violating 'the basic norms governing international relations' in a dispute over Hong Kong opposition activist Ted Hui ~news denmark politics hong kong china Article 293 words 6 votes
US reopens consulate in Greenland as part of a recent push from the White House to expand presence in the Arctic to curb Russian and Chinese influence ~news denmark.greenland usa russia china Article 654 words 7 votes
Chinese foreign minister warns US against taking the countries ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’ ~news china usa politics Article 701 words 10 votes
Cuban doctors fighting coronavirus around world, defying US ~health healthcare Article 897 words 11 votes
Donald Trump's budget gives Greenland another try – administration's proposal would give the State Department $587,000 to build a first permanent consular services outpost ~news denmark.greenland politics usa Article 915 words, published Feb 19 2020 4 votes
Taiwan re-elects President Tsai Ing-wen in landslide victory, signaling strong support for her tough stance against China ~news china taiwan politics Article 516 words 15 votes
Chinese ambassador dismisses Uyghurs mass detention as 'fake news' ~news china.xinjiang australia politics Article 351 words 9 votes
Finland's papers are dominated on Thursday by President Sauli Niinistö's extraordinary meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump ~news finland politics usa journalism Article 395 words 9 votes
Raoul Wallenberg is thought to have saved as many as 30,000 Jews but his descendants do not know how, when or why he died ~humanities.history Article 1349 words 7 votes
PayPal co-founder Ken Howery confirmed as US ambassador to Sweden ~news sweden politics usa Article 388 words 6 votes
Sweden receives indications Iran is ready to release British tanker Stena Impero ~transport Article 4 votes
Calming the Persian Gulf: The experts on resolving the US-Iran standoff ~society politics Article 271 words 5 votes
The board game of the alpha nerds. Before Risk, before Dungeons & Dragons, before Magic: The Gathering, there was Diplomacy. ~games.tabletop board games Article 6211 words, published Jun 18 2014 15 votes
Donald Trump says he called Sweden's prime minister Stefan Löfven to personally vouch for A$AP Rocky ~news sweden.stockholm politics usa Article 520 words 6 votes
Why Australia relied on Sweden's unique relationship with North Korea to secure the safe release of Alek Sigley ~misc Article 1067 words, published Jul 4 2019 5 votes
US Iran sanctions spell the end of diplomacy, senior official says ~news usa iran Article 598 words 7 votes
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un summit ends in disarray but there are lessons to be learnt, experts say ~society politics Article 1299 words 11 votes
Trump says summit with Kim ended with no agreement over North Korea's demand to lift sanctions ~news usa north korea Article 801 words 14 votes
Greek lawmakers ratify Macedonia's name change, ending nearly thirty-year dispute ~news greece politics macedonia Article 798 words 10 votes
'Influential' Australia should join the G7, says London think tank ~news australia united kingdom Article 5 votes
A most nuclear year: What did we learn about nuclear weapons, deterrence, and arms control in 2018? ~misc Article 1280 words 6 votes
Australian Government recognises West Jerusalem as Israel's capital but keeps embassy in Tel Aviv ~news australia israel palestine jerusalem Article 278 words 10 votes
APEC leaders summit: Five key moments in Pacific tug of war ~news papua new guinea china Article 873 words 6 votes
United Nations cautions against unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital ~society politics Article 825 words 13 votes
'For the Pacific it's always about cash': Australian Environment Minister in diplomatic incident over climate change ~enviro climate change Article 587 words 3 votes
Palestinians warn Jerusalem shift would turn Australia into 'international pariah' and risk trade ~news australia israel jerusalem palestine Article 767 words 6 votes
North Korea: Diplomatic life inside Pyongyang can be 'superficial, difficult, and controlled' ~life Article 1234 words 7 votes
US President Donald Trump urges world to reject globalism in UN speech that draws mocking laughter ~news usa politics Article 186 words 36 votes
EU, China and Russia in move to sidestep US sanctions on Iran ~news iran china russia usa politics Article 746 words 7 votes
'Palau against China!': The tiny island defying the world's biggest country ~news palau china taiwan Article 1214 words 11 votes
US reviewing El Salvador relationship after Taiwan break ~news usa china taiwan el salvador Article 508 words 6 votes
It started as a fairly routine tweet from an inoffensive source - Canada's foreign affairs ministry. But in just a few days it escalated into a world-class diplomatic clash. ~society politics Article 14 votes
North Korea rejects repeated US proposal to slash nuclear arsenal ~news north korea usa Article 5 votes
The Arctic is melting. Here’s why cooperation and diplomacy get so complicated. ~enviro climate change energy Article 1176 words 7 votes
Why does Ecuador want Julian Assange out of its London embassy? ~society politics Article 1390 words, published May 15 2018 3 votes
Ecuador will imminently withdraw asylum for Julian Assange and hand him over to the UK ~news ecuador united kingdom.london Article 2037 words 48 votes
Turkey stuns Australia, rejects extradition of terrorist Neil Prakash ~news turkey australia Article 550 words 3 votes
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un have begun their historical summit in Singapore ~news singapore north korea usa Article 1479 words 22 votes
New US ambassador to Germany under fire for rightwing support. Politicians accuse Richard Grenell of breaching protocol over interview with Breitbart ~news germany usa journalism Article 979 words 15 votes