Any single event that happens on Earth is, to former U.N. Ambassador and possible presidential candidate John Bolton, another reason to bomb Iran immediately. So what's his rationale for bombing Iran immediately in the case of, say, Egyptian protests?

Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman officially tendered his resignation. Is he running for president? Or just totally bored of China?

See, Rush Limbaugh? It's not that hard to learn Chinese. Nine-year-old Sasha Obama was practicing her Chinese with Chinese President Hu Jintao at Wednesday night's state dinner, apparently. All it takes is one of the best private school educations available.

The State Department has released a list of gifts to federal employees, including President Obama, from foreign governments in 2009. (Diplomats have been playing with them for a full year.) So which foreign dignitary gave our president the cheapest gift?

After Venezuela revoked the visa of proposed American envoy Larry Palmer, the U.S. has responded by revoking the visa of Venezuelan ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. Is it just me, or are Venezuela and the U.S. totally flirting?

Richard Holbrooke, the longtime U.S. diplomat and current special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died at age 69, apparently of a torn aorta. He had been admitted to the hospital over the weekend, and underwent surgery on Saturday.

Barack Obama decided to head to Afghanistan for a pre-Christmas visit to the troops and to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But due to bad weather and "technical difficulties," the meeting was downgraded to a lousy phone call.

A diplomatic cable released today by Wikileaks reveals that Canadian television has some major beef with America. We obviously have to bomb Canada now. But first, read this guide to Canada's favorite America-bashing entertainment.

Some of the cables in Wikileaks' latest document dump showed Middle Eastern allies — Saudi Arabia, for example — pushing for an American military attack on Iran. And that's all Iran needs to spin this leak into a U.S. "plot."

Document-sharing website Wikileaks is preparing to release a trove of damaging diplomatic cables from the U.S. State Department. So the U.S. is calling all its friends to warn them. They're going to be in so much trouble!

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs threatened to call off negotiations with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today after three U.S. reporters were barred from covering the meeting. "Angry words" were shared, but Indian officials finally relented. Image via AP.

North Korea and South Korea are currently meeting for military talks about the countries' sea border.

The U.S. delegation to the United Nations summit walked out during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech today, as they seem to do every year. Today's reason? Ahmadinejad started talking about 9/11 being an inside job. God, he's annoying. [Image: Getty]

Ever gotten drunk and said something regrettable to a coworker? It's embarrassing, but it's hardly an international incident. Unless you work for the UN—like Chinese diplomat Sha Zukang, who told an American colleague that he doesn't like Americans.

Jimmy Carter has arrived in gay North Korea, where he hopes to secure the release of an imprisoned American. Here's a clip of him landing and greeting a little girl, who says some North Korean stuff to him. [via]

On the eve of first lady Michelle Obama's trip to Spain, the U.S. State Department removed an advisory warning Americans that "racist prejudices could lead to the arrest of Afro-Americans" there. So, no worries, Michelle! Have a great trip! [NYP]

A North Korean diplomat named Ho Ung was executed by firing squad "after the North Korean government found his talks among the Korean nations to be a failure." Talk about getting fired! No, but seriously, someone died. [NYDN]

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are attempting to revive stalled peace talks.

Smooth talking VP Joe Biden is in Iraq today, hoping to settle a months-long political dispute among the country's leaders.

[Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stuff their faces with (open-faced?) hamburgers at Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia this afternoon. Medvedev is now a Real American. Image via AP.]