Diplomacy coverage

Rising diplomatic and trade tensions between the United States and Brazil have prompted analysts and former diplomats to warn that ideology and political alignment are increasingly displacing traditional state diplomacy. The latest flashpoint was Washington's revocation of the visa of BrazilianMaria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti last week, reportedly in retaliation for Brazil's denial of visas to two American diplomats seeking to visit ahead of Brazilian elections, against a backdrop of 25% U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods and Brazil's withholding of approval for the U.S. ambassador nominee.

Russia's DeputyGaluzin told TASS that the issue of stripping Armenia of its voting rights in the CSTO may be considered at the November 11 summit.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to Türkiye, where he is expected to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and brief him on the situation in Gaza, settler attacks in the West Bank, and Israeli settlement expansion, according to the official Voice of Palestine radio. The visit comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday formally rejected the U.S.-backed 15-point plan for ending the Gaza conflict, insisting Israel will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed. Separately, Israeli forces closed the Palestinian village of Taybeh near Ramallah as a military zone and arrested 13 Palestinians in raids across the West Bank.

Donald Trump stated via Truth Social that Iran should be responsible for damages and death caused to people in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza, tying this demand to ongoing Iran negotiations.

Donald Trump says he has instructed US representatives to demand compensation from Iran for people killed and wounded by Iranian roadside bombs and conflicts, including USS Cole families and those led by General Soleimani, after Iranian representatives requested compensation for a five-month military conflict over Iran's nuclear program. Trump also claims Iran has killed 52,000 people in the last five months and hundreds of thousands of protestors over 50 years.

Hezbollah is urging the Lebanese government to halt direct talks with Israel after the Israeli Foreign Ministry published a map depicting large parts of southern Lebanon as Israeli territory. The group said the map exposes Israeli ambitions over Lebanese land and called on Beirut to lodge an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council.

Trump signals Washington will pursue economic pressure rather than immediate military action against Iran, saying the US is 'low keying it' while watching Iran's worsening economy and continuing limited talks with Tehran.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was presented with a proposal to extend the UK's nuclear deterrent in Europe in exchange for rejoining the EU single market for goods, according to a report.

Israel weighs partial Gaza troop withdrawal, replacement by multinational force under Trump's ceasefire plan, Israeli media report

US President Donald Trump held separate calls with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to highlight South Caucasus peace on the first anniversary of the Washington peace summit, during which both leaders praised the summit and discussed the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi told French President Macron that Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to threaten neighboring countries' security, and reiterated September 30 as the 'final date' for the withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran's position toward the US remains unchanged despite recent diplomacy, denied Iran made concessions under its memorandum with Washington, and accused the US of violating the memorandum over shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.