diplomatic spats
Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
Still, under international law, embassies are considered the sovereign territory of the country they represent.
Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy to arrest former VP
Glas, arguably the most wanted man in Ecuador, faces investigations of corruption, bribery and more.
US diplomat's wife Anne Sacoolas pleads guilty to death of Harry Dunn
Ann Sacoolas appeared in a London court via videolink and pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving, three years after she plowed her Volvo into 19-year-old Harry Dunn's motorcycle...
'Brutal experience': Embassy in Kabul accuses US of betrayal amid botched evacuation
Embassy staffers accused the US of betrayal after they were advised to head to the airport -- but instead suffered a "brutal experience" without protection, according to a diplomatic cable.
China orders US to close consulate in Chengdu amid growing spat
China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to...
Woman claiming diplomatic immunity in UK teen's death was reportedly ex-CIA spy
Anne Sacoolas fled the UK after the death last August of 19-year-old biker Harry Dunn.
Parents of dead UK teen and Epstein victims join forces
Some of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers and the family of the British teenager killed in a crash with a US intelligence official's wife joined forces on Wednesday in their searches for...
Parents of dead UK teen want to 'swap' US diplomat's wife for Prince Andrew
The British parents of a teenage motorcyclist killed in a crash with a US diplomat's wife are pushing to get her sent back to the UK -- in a proposed...
US diplomat's wife spotted behind the wheel months after deadly UK crash
US diplomat's wife Anne Sacoolas has been seen for the first time since she fled the UK after a road crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist -- getting filmed back...
Ex-maid sues 'Nannygate' diplomat in Manhattan court
The Indian diplomat who caused a standoff between the US and her home country by exploiting her housekeeper has been sued by the poorly paid worker at the center of...
North Korea detains Japanese man
TOKYO - A Japanese man has been detained in North Korea, and government officials are trying to gather information on his safety, the Asahi Shimbun reported on Saturday. The report,...
Inside the escalating Saudi Arabia-Canada feud
A look at the escalating diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia: How it started The dispute is centered on two Canadian government tweets that called on Saudi Arabia to...
US cuts embassy staff in Cuba after 'sonic attacks' on diplomats
The State Department on Friday warned Americans to keep out of Cuba, saying that some of the mystery sonic attacks targeting US diplomats took place at hotels popular with tourists....
Russia vows to boot US diplomats if compounds aren't reopened
Russia has vowed to kick out American diplomats if the US refuses to reopen two Russian compounds -- one on Long Island and another in Maryland -- that were shuttered...
US boots two Russian diplomats
Two Russian diplomats got booted from the United States on Saturday, around the same time that NATO flexed its muscles in Eastern Europe. The unidentified diplomats were sent packing in...
Diplomats booted from India: Vegetarians there are rapists
The US diplomats expelled from India in retaliation for the Manhattan indictment of the Indian “Nannygate” envoy were no fans of the country — badmouthing its foul air, dirty water...
US withdraws diplomat after India expulsion demand
NEW DELHI — The United States said Friday it was withdrawing a diplomat from India in hopes it would end a bitter dispute that started with the arrest and strip...
India wants to oust US diplomat as Nannygate scandal widens
NEW DELHI — India asked the United States on Friday to withdraw a diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, the latest retaliation in a smoldering diplomatic dispute touched...
Indian diplomat indicted over Nannygate, asked to leave US
The Indian diplomat whose arrest over filing fraudulent documents for her nanny sparked an international furor was indicted on Thursday -- but only after being granted immunity and being asked...
Latest salvo in India nanny fury: US diplomats' club, driving perks
NEW DELHI -- India chipped away at America's diplomatic perks Wednesday, ordering the envoys to obey local traffic laws and warning that a popular U.S. Embassy club violates diplomatic law...