The diplomatic relations between Russia and Estonia were downgraded on Monday after the latter's ambassador was ordered to leave Russia, as the country was accused of "total Russophobia".

Russia orders Estonia's ambassador to leave, accuses country of 'total Russophobia'

Italy's ambassador to India, Vincenzo de Luca, has said that his country will contribute to the success of the Indian Presidency of the G20 and welcomed India for raising the issues of the Global South.

Italy will contribute to the success of Indian Presidency of G20: Ambassador Vincenzo de Luca

India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Rupay cards will soon be accepted in France, possibly paving the way for these cashless transactions in the rest of European Union in future.

Go cashless: India's Rupay cards and UPI will soon be accepted in France

Actor Deepika Padukone has been appointed Louis Vuitton's first ever Indian brand ambassador, the French luxury house announced Tuesday.

Deepika Padukone is Louis Vuitton’s first Indian ambassador

China continues to add a high number of new cases every day. But the Chinese State is focusing on cracking down on critics. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Philippine Ambassador dies in Covid Quarantine in China

Nepal on Sunday (March 20) appointed Dr Shankar Prasad Sharma as its ambassador to India. Commenting on the appointment, Ambassador Sharma expressed his commitment to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries.

Newly appointed Nepal envoy to India says it's a 'country of great significance'

UK's COP26 regional ambassador for Asia-Pacific and South Asia Ken O' Flaherty said that having net-zero emission targets is not enough. "It's impossible to say that one country is suffering more than others," he said at the first edition of WION's annual Climate Summit, the theme of which was 'Climate Calling: The last chance to answer climate emergency'.

WION Climate Summit | Deforestation is particularly affecting Asia: COP26 ambassador

Pakistan has perhaps not faced such humiliation and embarrassment in recent times as when serious questions were raised over the ambassador-designate to the US, Masood Khan who is awaiting clearance from the US State Dept before his posting.

Masood Khan issue has caused humiliation for Pakistan

President Joe Biden has tapped his wealthy campaign donors as US Ambassadors. Many of them have no diplomatic experience. The Biden administration is being accused of "institutionalised corruption". Palki Sharma has a report.

Gravitas: Biden rewards Billionaire donors with Ambassador postings

Eric Garcetti, who currently serves as the Mayor of Los Angeles, is the new US ambassador-designate to India. But before even beginning his new stint, he has remarked that he will actively raise the human rights issue.

US ambassador-designate to India Eric Garcetti: Will actively raise Human Rights issue

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on many facets of human life globally. It has caused significant illness and death in every area of the globe, developing into an unprecedented pandemic — the only one to afflict such a huge proportion of the world's population since the Spanish flu in the early 20th century.

India's mammoth COVID-19 vaccination drive: The body is an Ambassador car, but the engine is a Ferrari

Having taken up his post as Germany's ambassador to China merely two weeks ago, Jan Hecker unexpectedly passed away today, the foreign office of Germany declared on Monday.

German ambassador to China Jan Hecker suddenly dies just two weeks into the job

A Brazilian court has sentenced Francoise de Souza Oliveira to 31 years in prison for murdering her husband, Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, authorities said Sunday.

Wife of Greek ambassador to Brazil convicted of his murder

Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov has said there is no alternative to Taliban in Afghanistan and added that any kind of resistance to the Islamist group would fail.

No alternative to Taliban, any kind of resistance will fail: Russian envoy to Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he is nominating Nicholas Burns as ambassador to China and Rahm Emanuel as top envoy to Japan. For months, the two top diplomatic positions have been in the process of finalisation but were made official only in an announcement by the White House in the midst of the biggest foreign policy crisis of the administration till now.

US President announces picks for ambassador to China, Japan positions

Afghanistan's ambassador to Tajikistan Zahir Aghbar on Wednesday rejected Taliban's control of his country and said that hold-out Panjshir province will be a stronghold for resistance led by self-proclaimed acting president of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh.

Afghan envoy says Panjshir province can be anti-Taliban stronghold

Indian government decided to evacuate its embassy officials in Kabul, including the ambassador and bring them back home, a spokesperson for foreign ministry confirmed in New Delhi on Tuesday.

India brings back its embassy staff from Kabul; flight lands in Jamnagar 

China's yet-to-be-announced new ambassador to the United States Qin Gang headed to Washington on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter, amid worsening relations between the world's two largest economies.

New Chinese ambassador Qin Gang heads to Washington: Sources

In one of the highest-profile envoy selections by the White House, US President Joe Biden seems to be poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as the country’s ambassador to Australia, some people familiar with the matter told CNN.

Caroline Kennedy to get nominated as US ambassador to Australia by Biden  

In a first, Vietnam has appointed an Honourary Consul General in Bengaluru as ties improve between the 2 countries. NS Srinivasa Murthy will be the first such appointment of honourary consul in India, and 19th globally by Vietnam.

In a first, Vietnam appoints Honourary Consul General in Bengaluru

European Union Ambassador to the UN Olof Skoog speaks with WION. Watch this report to know more.

Until everyone is safe, no one is safe: Olof Skoog, EU Ambassador to United Nations

The Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand collapsed and died on Sunday while on a resort island with his family, authorities said. Andrii Beshta, 44, was declared dead on Lipe Island in southern Satun province, Gov Ekkarat Leesen told The Associated Press.

Ukrainian ambassador in Thailand dies on resort island

Turkey's foreign ministry has summoned the US Ambassador in Ankara to protest the US decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as 'genocide’.

Turkey summons US Ambassador over genocide announcement 

A resolution was tabled in the lower house of the Parliament on Tuesday for the expulsion of the French ambassador from Pakistan over the issue of blasphemous cartoons being published in the European country.

Resolution seeking French ambassador’s expulsion tabled in Pak Parliament  

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