The Department of Foreign Affairs has spent almost €1.4 million in the past two years on diplomatic bags – special pouches typically used to transport documents and other items between embassies.

The documents were sent by the German embassy in Tokyo and arrived in Argentina on 20 June 1941 inside 83 diplomatic pouches aboard a Japanese steamship, according to information gathered by court ...

For example, when I arrived in Riyadh in October 2001, I had no access to classified email, so we relied on antiquated diplomatic pouches. At least we didn’t use carrier pigeons.

Diplomatic immunity is one of the oldest and most respected rules of international law. By Amanda Taub On Monday, the Canadian government accused India’s High Commissioner, (the equivalent of an ...

When Ri Il Gyu, North Korea’s No.2 diplomat in Cuba, finally decided to flee to South Korea in frustration over his highly repressive, corrupt homeland last November, he finished all necessary ...

I n a break from long standing religious tradition, Saudi Arabia is set to open its first ever liquor store within a few weeks.. The decision—led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—is ...

A diplomatic pouch or bag is any properly identified and sealed package or container that is used to transport official documents and other items intended for official use.

Leader Kim Jong Un is launching his biggest scaling back of North Korea's embassies, likely betting he can earn a larger payout in arms deals with the Kremlin.

Since the conclusion of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit last December, the traffic from Washington to various African capitals has been unmistakably busy. Vice-President Kamala Harris, currently ...

The State Department previously fought an effort by Congress to review whether diplomatic pouches, protected from searches under international law, had been used to move contraband.

The State Department previously fought an effort by Congress to review whether diplomatic pouches, protected from searches under international law, had been used to move contraband.