Traditionally, papal funerals follow a strict hierarchy. High-ranking clergy, monarchs, and heads of state are seated according to diplomatic rank and the French alphabet—the long-standing ...

Set to be published Sunday morning, the Lowy Institute's 2024 Global Diplomacy Index ranks 66 nations and territories by the number of diplomatic postings they possess around the world.

The 55-year-old counsellor – a diplomatic rank for experienced foreign service officers – has since returned to Singapore and has been suspended from duty to assist in investigations, said the ...