Iran marks National Reporter's Day which commemorates the death anniversary of a reporter and eight Iranian diplomats who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan.

Russian security officials claim to have uncovered a major surveillance operation exploiting Apple devices.

Russia has decided to massively expel German diplomats in retaliation for a similar move by Berlin.

Iran marks the 24th death anniversary of a number of Iranian diplomats and a journalist who lost their lives in a terrorist incident in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif.

Russia on Wednesday declared 85 diplomats from France, Spain, and Italy "persona non grata" in a retaliatory move, effectively ordering their expulsion, as the war in Ukraine rages on.

Russia says it is expelling 40 German diplomatic mission staff in response to an earlier move by Berlin ousting Russian diplomats.

The United States has expelled 12 Russian diplomats at the United Nations over accusations of "espionage activities" amid escalating tensions with Moscow following Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.

Tehran says three Iranian diplomats arrive in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Talks between US and Russian diplomats begin in Geneva on Monday after a weekslong stand-off over Russian troop deployments near its border with Ukraine, with veteran envoys on each side trying to avert a crisis.

Russia expels two German diplomats in retaliation for a similar move taken by Berlin.