New Zealand has fired its most senior envoy to the United Kingdom over remarks that questioned US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history. At an event in London on Tuesday,…
Category: Politics and International Relations
Syria: Authorities vow to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons
Syria’s foreign minister has told the global chemical weapons watchdog that the new government is committed to destroying any remaining stockpiles produced under ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Addressing a meeting…
UK: US ‘destroying’ world order- Ukraine’s ambassador to Britain
The US is “destroying” the established world order, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK has said. Criticising the new Trump administration’s way of handling foreign policy, Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the White…
Serbia: Opposition under fire for smoke and flare protest in parliament
The cleaners had scrubbed the debating chamber clean before MPs arrived for Wednesday’s session in Serbia’s National Assembly. Spent smoke bombs, smears of egg yolk and a dusting of white…
USA: Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas as US confirms direct hostage talks
US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza. “I am sending Israel everything it needs to…
UK: Ex-ambassadors warn of sharing intelligence with US
Four former British ambassadors to the United States have expressed concern about the future of intelligence sharing with the US following the re-election of Donald Trump. Sir David Manning, who…
Ukraine: US pauses intelligence sharing with Kyiv, national security adviser says
The US has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, the White House National Security Adviser said on Wednesday, adding that the administration was reviewing all aspects of its intelligence relationship with…
UK: PM Keir Starmer pays tribute to British troops after Vance comments
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to British veterans who fought in Iraq, after US Vice-President JD Vance was accused of disrespecting UK troops. Without directly referring to Vance’s comments,…
Ukraine: A timeline of Trump and Zelensky’s fraying relationship, in their own words
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called a heated exchange with US President Donald Trump at the White House “regrettable” and said he is ready to work under Trump’s “strong leadership”…
Romania: Tens of thousands on the march after arrest of far-right presidential favourite
Tens of thousands of Romanians marched on Bucharest’s Victory Square, the seat of the Romanian government, at the weekend, after the presidential election favourite was taken in for questioning. Calin…