Covid North Korea: Russian diplomats leave North Korea on foot as Kim Jon Un shuts border

Russian diplomats are forced to leave North Korea on foot while pushing their luggage on a rail trolley after Kim Jong Un closed border to fight Covid Pictures showed Russia’s third secretary Vladislav Sorokin pushing his family  The group of eight people took a 32-hour train ride, then two hours on a bus  The youngest … Read more

Russian diplomats forced to leave North Korea on foot while pushing their luggage on a trolley

Russian diplomats are forced to leave North Korea on foot while pushing their luggage on a rail trolley after Kim Jong Un closed border to fight Covid Pictures showed Russia’s third secretary Vladislav Sorokin pushing his family  The group of eight people took a 32-hour train ride, then two hours on a bus  The youngest … Read more

Belarus expels two UK diplomats accused of engaging in activities of a ‘destructive nature’

Belarus expels two UK diplomats after they are accused of engaging in activities of a ‘destructive nature’ Pair engaged in activities of ‘destructive nature’, said Belarusian foreign ministry They had been collecting information about anti-government protests in Belarus  The diplomats were named as Lisa Thumwood and Timothy Wight-Boycott  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:21 GMT, … Read more

Diplomat’s stunning 17th-century ‘autograph book’ sells for £2.5million 

A  Bavarian diplomat and art dealer’s 17th-century autograph book that included endorsements from leading figures of the period has sold for £2.5million. Philipp Hainhofer became the most distinguished autograph hunter of his age after creating the 208-page album while the Thirty Years’ War raged in central Europe. He collected signatures from a whole host of … Read more

Britain closes embassy in North Korea, evacuates diplomats

British embassy in North Korea is CLOSED and diplomats evacuated into China amid fears of a crackdown by Kim Jong-un to fight coronavirus The Pyongyang embassy was closed early today and diplomats headed to China There are fears of a crackdown as Kim Jong-un fights coronavirus in the country Swedish ambassador said he would miss … Read more