World Prague is the only EU state to keep a Syrian embassy since 2012. Why? The embassy in Damascus has only one Czech employee. 09/06/2021
Europe Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders commemorate constitution anniversary The 1791 Constitution was intended to strengthen the rule of law and protect the country against aggression from neighbouring powers, including Russia. 03/05/2021
USA US and China clash in first face-to-face meeting under President Biden The meetings in Alaska are a new test in increasingly troubled relations between the two countries, at odds over human rights, Chinese assertiveness and the coronavirus pandemic. 19/03/2021
Russia Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, turns 90 in quarantine Gorbachev, who is widely credited with ending the Cold War, was very popular in the West, but a much more polarising figure within Russia. 02/03/2021
Europe Brussels warns UK over downgrading EU ambassador status "We will not accept that the United Kingdom will be the only country in the world that does not recognise the Delegation of the European Union as the equivalent of a diplomatic mission," High Representative Josep Borrell warned on Monday. 26/01/2021
world news Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital 20/12/2020
China British diplomat praised for saving drowning woman in China Stephen Ellison jumped into a stream to rescue a woman after she fell into the water in a village on the outskirts of Chongqing. 17/11/2020
Germany Heiko Maas calls for reset in post-election US-German relations The German foreign minister called for a reversal of deteriorating relations with its strongest ally after four years of the Trump administration. 03/11/2020
