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Honorary consul, a class of voluntary diplomat, are among the least regulated actors in international diplomacy. A joint investigation by DW and partners reveals how it is abused by criminals and even terrorists.

Honorary consuls were meant to foster ties between countries. Accused terrorist financiers, arms traffickers and drug runners are among those who have wielded diplomatic protection, a global investigation finds.

In a phone call on Friday between Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Swedish counterpart, the former warns the latter of consequences on bilateral ties due to the illegal detention of the Iranian national in Sweden.

Abstract: Among the many reasons why the U.S. should not accede to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the reality that it would expose the United States to international environmental lawsuits that would harm its environmental, economic, and military interests. Having failed to impose their agenda on the U.S., climate change alarmists and other environmental activists are preparing the legal ground and claimants to sue the U.S. if it joins UNCLOS. Even the threat of such suits...

New envoys appointed to Norway, Senegal and Nepal

Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment -- the first woman to hold the position --…

LONDON--China’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday its diplomatic missions abroad have the right to “take necessary measures” to maintain security after British police opened an investigation into the assault of a Hong Kong protester who alleged he was dragged into the Chinese Consulate in Manchester and beaten up during a demonstration.

Britain's foreign secretary summoned a Chinese diplomat in the Uk to demand an explanation for the actions of the consulate staff.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations condemned recent acts of violence against the country’s missions and representatives abroad, deploring the significant delays in intervention or failure to take any measures by receiving states’ police forces in some cases.

Japan-Russia relations have reached their lowest point amid further unprecedented Japanese sanctions against Russia.