Russia removes U.S. diplomats from train near secret test site accident: Ifax
- 17-Oct-2019
Russia removed three U.S. diplomats from a train near the site of a mysterious military testing accident on Monday because they did not have special permits to be in the area, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
US diplomats in China down with mystery illness
- 07-Jun-2018
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department has brought a group of diplomats home from Guangzhou, China, over concerns they were suffering from a mysterious malady that resembles a brain injury and has already affected U.S. personnel in Cuba, its spokeswoman said on Wednesday. After confirming one government employee had “suffered a medical incident” in the southern […]
Aizaz hopes Pak-US diplomatic row will be resolved
- 12-May-2018
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to the Unites States Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry says the country values and accords due respect to the US diplomats stationed in Pakistan and demanded that the US should reciprocate with a similar demeanor. Speaking to the media here, the ambassador said both the countries have been making efforts to resolve the issues […]
Tit for Tat: Pakistan also imposes Travel Restrictions on US diplomats
- 11-May-2018
ISLAMABAD: Soon after following the implementation of U.S restrictions on Pakistani diplomats, the Foreign Ministry on Friday announced ‘reciprocal’ travel restrictions on U.S. diplomats. Pakistani authorities sent a letter to the U.S embassy in Islamabad notifying them about the travel restrictions on the movement of U.S. diplomats in the country. The restrictions on U.S. diplomats […]
United States cuts staff in Cuba over mysterious injuries
- 30-Sep-2017
WASHINGTON/HAVANA: The United States on Friday cut its diplomatic presence in Cuba by more than half and warned US citizens not to visit because of mysterious “attacks” that have caused hearing loss, dizziness, and fatigue in US embassy personnel. The US embassy in Havana will halt regular visa operations for Cubans seeking to visit the […]
Cuba says found no proof of attack on US diplomats
- 23-Sep-2017
UNITED NATIONS: Cuba has found no evidence to support US claims that several American diplomats in Havana were harmed in outside attacks on their health, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Friday. Since last year, at least 21 US officials and a smaller number of Canadians have received treatment for a variety of symptoms including […]
Russia to eject US diplomats in response to sanctions: agencies
- 30-Dec-2016
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday announced plans to expel 35 US diplomats and ban US diplomatic staff from using a dacha and a warehouse in Moscow in retaliation to Washington’s sanctions, Russian news agencies reported. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by the agencies as saying he had proposed the measures to President Vladimir Putin. President […]