(Reuters) -Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, who also served as Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's special representative to the Middle East and to Africa, was relieved of his duties on Wednesday at his own request,

China's spy agency says it caught a government worker who, "unable to resist the seductive beauty" of a foreign agent, was blackmailed into handing over state secrets.

Someone using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to North Korea in the latest sign of the countries’ deepening ties during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Jeddah on Tuesday, in the first visit by the Iranian official to the Gulf kingdom since Tehran's air war with Israel.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces: At the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Ian Borg, Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, will pay an official visit to China from July 13 to 16.

President Trump previously said diplomatic talks could resume as early as this week, but Iran's foreign minister said he didn't think they would "restart as quickly as that."

Police are investigating the death of a Foreign Ministry diplomat who was found dead at his rooming house in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.