India says it has decided to withdraw eight diplomats stationed in Islamabad.

Belgium and China have celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations with a panda themed painting contest.

An analyst says the situation in Ukraine on the Crimean border is like a pre-war situation and it only needs a little spark, an incident to occur to create a much greater conflagration.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu meet for the first time since the two countries broke ties after Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet last year.

US President Barack Obama is meeting with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on the second day of his historic visit to the Caribbean nation. Castro officially received Obama at the Palace of the Revolution

Four Iranians will stand trial in Saudi Arabia over allegations of involvement in subversive acts.

Saudi Arabia’s defense minister says those who push the idea of a war between his country and Iran over recent tensions are “not in their right minds.”

An American professor says Saudi warplanes attacked Iran’s diplomatic mission in Yemen as it greatly fears Iran’s growing influence in the region.

An academic says Riyadh executed Sheikh Nimr in attempt to derail the recent nuclear agreement over the Iranian nuclear program.

Djibouti cuts relations with Iran amid rising tensions between Tehran and Riyadh.