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Guard is stabbed at French consulate in Saudi Arabia on day of attacks in France amid Islamic anger at Macron over Prophet Mohammed cartoons Attacker was arrested after injuring the guard with a ‘sharp tool’ in Jeddah today France’s embassy said guard was taken to hospital but his life is not in danger It comes … Read more
A picture of the tandoori oven thought to have been used to dispose of Jamal Kashoggi’s body after his murder two years ago has been released for the first time. The picture shows a team of forensic police inspecting the oven as part of the investigation at the Saudi Consulate where Kashoggi was killed on … Read more
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China’s New York consulate is a major spy hub after a New York City police officer was charged this week with spying for the Chinese government. Pompeo told the New York Post on Thursday that the Trump administration was keep tabs on Chinese diplomats in the United States and there could … Read more
Chinese citizens have allegedly lit firecrackers outside the US consulate in Chengdu to celebrate the closure of the diplomatic mission. Footage shows a man setting off braids of fireworks as they flare up with smoke in the front-end of the building in the western city of Chengdu on Friday. Tens of millions of Chinese web … Read more
The Chinese consulate in Houston has been raided by U.S. officials, shortly after it officially closed for business. The consulate, which Donald Trump forced to close on Wednesday, was reportedly a hot bed of spies and was allegedly being used to steal medical and scientific research. Beijing was told that the consulate must cease operations by … Read more
China orders US to close its consulate in Chengdu in tit for tat retaliation after Trump closed down Houston consulate amid spying accusations China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu The move was a response to the Trump administration’s order this week for Beijing to … Read more
The U.S. abruptly ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston, Texas on Tuesday night – leading to reports of people burning documents and papers in trash cans in the courtyard of the building. The State Department claims the immediate action is needed to ‘protect American intellectual property’ and other private information of American citizens. … Read more
Britain yesterday accused China of the ‘brutal and disgraceful’ torture of a British official – ratcheting up tensions between the two countries. The Foreign Office labelled the mistreatment of former consulate worker Simon Cheng last summer ‘shocking and appalling’. He was held by the Chinese for more than two weeks in what ‘amounted to torture’, … Read more