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Turkey

US-Turkey diplomatic row escalates

Diplomatic tension between the US and Turkey over visa restrictions has escalated.

09/10/2017

Belgium

Brexit progress but not enough to open trade talks

Both sides involved in the intricate negotiations arranging the UK's withdrawal - or "Brexit" - from the EU have welcomed a "new dynamic" in the negotiations.

28/09/2017

Myanmar

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar Vice President says situation has 'improved' but concerns raised over ongoing exodus to Bangladesh

Henry Van Thio tells the United Nations General assembly that there has been no violence in Rakhine state since September 5, although this has been disputed.

21/09/2017

USA

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Gates advocates carrot-and-stick approach to North Korea

In an exclusive interview on the margins of the Yalta European Strategy forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Former US Defense Secretary Gates suggested Washington should attempt to reach out the reclusive state to find a political solution to the crisis.

16/09/2017

World News

Hopes for reform as UN General Assembly opens

UNGA President is hoping to overhaul the UN Security Council.

13/09/2017

Sudan

Russian ambassador to Sudan found dead at his home

Mirgayas Shirinskiy's body was discovered in a swimming pool.

24/08/2017

Canada

Canadian diplomat suffers headaches and hearing loss in Cuba after US accusations of 'acoustic attack'

The day after several US State Department employees in Havana experienced similar symptoms, Canada's foreign ministry is investigating reports from its own diplomats.

11/08/2017

Iran

Iran minister says US sanctions 'violate' nuclear deal

The deputy foreign minister's comments came the day after President Trump signed into law new measures against Iran, Russia and North Korea.

03/08/2017

Russia

What do the 1,200 US diplomatic staff in Russia do?

31/07/2017

Europe News

Turkish foreign minister in Brussels amid protests over activists' arrests

Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with EU foreign affairs High Representative Federica Mogherini on Tuesday, in Brussels.

25/07/2017

France

Libya: rivals commit to conditional ceasefire

Deal between rival leaders Fayez al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar paves the way for elections early next year

25/07/2017

Belgium

Britain and EU still at odds over citizens' rights

In a press conference after the second round of Brexit talks, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier again once drew a red line under citizens rights.

20/07/2017

USA

Trump picks Russia ambassador as collusion claims continue

19/07/2017

France

[Watch in full] Merkel and Macron speak after a summit in Paris

13/07/2017

Europe News

Russia urges US to return diplomatic assets

Russia says it will retaliate against the United States if it doesn’t hand back two diplomatic compounds seized under the Obama administration, which also expelled thirty five diplomats back in…

11/07/2017

Austria

Austria bans Turkish economy minister from attending event to mark anniversary of failed coup

10/07/2017

USA

The best of Trump's most awkward handshakes

07/07/2017

Turkey

EU parliament requests suspension of Turkey's accession talks

The European Parliament requests a suspension on accession talks for Turkey if it goes ahead with a constitutional overhaul that would expand President Erdogan's powers.

06/07/2017

World News

China and Russia strike joint position on North Korea

Russia and China say they have struck a joint position on how to deal with North Korea

04/07/2017

Germany

Germany warns Turkey presidential bodguards named by USA not welcome at G20 summit

Tensions rise between Germany and Turkey as foreign minister says presidential bodyguards involved in May violence in Washington "not welcome" at G20 Hamburg summit

29/06/2017