Syria 09/04/2018 Disaster in Douma - Charity says signs of chemical attack clear on the ground Save the Children calls for inspectors to verify if chemical weapons were used in deadly attack in Damascus' eastern suburb.
Syria 09/04/2018 Russia claims Israel behind missile strike on Syria Several people have died in what Syrian state TV claims was a US missile attack on a major air base in the country. Washington has denied the claims.
Syria 09/04/2018 UN Security Council to meet over alleged chemical attack in Syria At least 70 people including children are known to have died in the attack on the rebel-held town of Douma near the capital Damascus
Syria 08/04/2018 Trump condemns suspected chemical attack in Syria At least 70 dead after suspected gas attack in Syria. The reports cannot be independently verified and the Syrian government rejects the allegations.
Belgium 19/03/2018 EU and NATO back Britain over spy attack Meanwhile, Russia's Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov appeared to backtrack on previous suggestions that the nerve agent used in the UK attack could have come from a British laboratory.
Iraq 16/03/2018 Halabja massacre: 30 years since Kurds were gassed by Saddam A ceremony has been held in memory of the 5,000 people who died
brussels bureau 15/03/2018 NATO to UK: Count on our solidarity Secretary general Stoltenberg says, "it's important that we react in a proportional, measured and defensive way".
brussels bureau 15/03/2018 Western powers unite against Russia in spy poisoning case It is an assault on the UK 's sovereignty and any such use by a state party is a clear violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and a breach of international law, the powers say.
United Kingdom 13/03/2018 Spy case: Putin is 'tearing up the international rulebook' Britain had hoped for a different scenario but it's now heading into a major showdown with Russia, a senior official at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think tank tells Euronews.
United Kingdom 13/03/2018 'No suspect' in Salisbury spy attack investigation, say police New Scotland Yard has given a statement on the latest in its investigation into the Russian spy poison attack in Salisbury.
United Kingdom 12/03/2018 May's Russia statement in full: 'A brazen attempt to murder innocent civilians on our soil' Below is a transcript of a statement by British prime minister Theresa May to parliament on the subject of Russian involvement in a chemical attack on two people in the town of Salisbury.
United Kingdom 12/03/2018 Russian spy attack: British PM May to address parliament Theresa May convened her National Security Council on Monday and was due to address parliament later in the afternoon to discuss how to respond to the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.
United Kingdom 08/03/2018 UK Foreign Minister vows 'robust response' to Skripal spy case UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson vows to give a 'robust response' to the attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
USA 24/01/2018 UN: deadlock over use of chemical weapons in Syrian civil war Russia wants a new independent investigation but the US wants to press ahead with prosecuting the Assad regime. Meanwhile chemical attacks are reportedly ongoing.
View 25/11/2017 View: Chemical weapons are becoming the new normal again, a century after World War I The international community is sending a dangerous message to despots, dictators and terrorists the world over: stamping out chemical warfare is not a priority, writes Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
USA 17/11/2017 Russia rejects UN SC resolution on Syria probe Russia has rejected a United Nations Security Council resolution to investigate alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The US-backed draft
Syria 28/10/2017 Syria rejects UN chemical attack report The report blames the Assad regime for a chemical strike that killed dozens in an opposition-held town
Syria 26/10/2017 Syrian regime ‘was behind deadly chemical weapons attack’ The regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was responsible for sarin gas attack, claims US, citing independent report.
USA 24/10/2017 Russia vetoes Syria gas attack probe Russia and the US on oppositie sides over Syria chemical weapons inquiry
Syria 07/09/2017 Israeli jets attack Syrian target Syria claims Israeli jets struck a military base. Monitoring group claims the site was a chemical weapons facility.
