Syria Syria: Chemical weapons inspectors to visit site of suspected gas attack A team from the global chemical weapons watchdog OPCW is due in Douma, where up to 75 people were killed on April 7, triggering military strikes by the US, UK and France. 15/04/2018
world news 'Priority is to avert war', says Russian envoy Russia urges the US and its allies to refrain from military action in Syria and avert a wider war. 13/04/2018
Syria 'Escalation' fears grow as US ponders Syria strike President Trump's Defence Secretary says a Syria strike could cause the conflict to spiral out of control. 13/04/2018
France French President Emmanuel Macron said France has proof of chemical weapons President Macron also said they will decide whether to strike back when all the necessary information has been gathered from Syria. 12/04/2018
United Kingdom OPCW backs UK's identification of nerve agent used against ex-Russian spy The chemical weapons watchdog has released its findings on the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury, UK. 12/04/2018
Syria Syria 'chemical attack': What we know so far Euronews speaks to experts about the alleged chemical attack in Douma that activists say killed dozens and wounded hundreds more. 11/04/2018
Belgium Russia's ambassador to the EU tells euronews there was no chemical attack in Douma Vladimir Chizov says the events purported to be a chemical attack in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region were staged 10/04/2018
Syria International Rescue Committee laments lack of accountability in Syria The NGO also calls for more aid to be allowed in to worst hit areas of Syria 09/04/2018
Syria 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. 09/04/2018
Syria 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. 09/04/2018
Syria 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 09/04/2018
Syria 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. 08/04/2018
Belgium 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. 19/03/2018
Iraq Halabja massacre: 30 years since Kurds were gassed by Saddam A ceremony has been held in memory of the 5,000 people who died 16/03/2018
Europe News NATO to UK: Count on our solidarity Secretary general Stoltenberg says, "it's important that we react in a proportional, measured and defensive way". 15/03/2018
Europe News 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. 15/03/2018
United Kingdom 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. 13/03/2018
United Kingdom '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. 13/03/2018
United Kingdom May's Russia statement in full 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. 12/03/2018
United Kingdom 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. 12/03/2018
United Kingdom 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. 08/03/2018
USA 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. 24/01/2018
View 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 25/11/2017
USA 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 17/11/2017
Syria Syria rejects UN chemical attack report The report blames the Assad regime for a chemical strike that killed dozens in an opposition-held town 28/10/2017
Syria 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. 26/10/2017
