Now playing Next Russia In tit-for-tat move Russia expels 23 British diplomats After blaming Moscow for attacking a former spy with a nerve agent Britain had expelled 23 Russian diplomats. 17/03/2018
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Now playing Next Venezuela Brazil expels Venezuela's top diplomat in the country The Brazilian foreign ministry say Gerardo Antonio Delgado Maldonado will have to leave the country and that the decision was a "swift measure". 27/12/2017
Now playing Next Guatemala Guatemala sides with Trump over recognition of Jerusalem Israel's PM heaps praise on Guatemala's President, while Palestinians say he is on the 'wrong side of history' 25/12/2017
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Now playing Next Russia Boris Johnson and Sergei Lavrov clash in Moscow British Foreign Secretary and his Russian counterpart agree relations are bad, with tough exchanges on various subjects 22/12/2017
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Now playing Next world news Gaza deaths & ongoing clashes after Trump's Jerusalem move Funerals have been held for two Hamas gunmen killed in Gaza in Israeli airstrikes, while clashes continue between Palestinians and Israeli forces 09/12/2017
Now playing Next Japan North Koreans arrested amid mystery boat arrivals off Japan Some 28 cases of North Korean boats found drifting off Japan or grounded last month raise suspicions about possible infiltration by spies 09/12/2017
Now playing Next Iran Mounting concern over jailed British-Iranian woman Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says he’s attempting to go to Tehran urgently for a new court date on December 10 27/11/2017
Now playing Next world news Havana moves to boost ties with Cuban Americans "The US government closes, and Cuba opens," Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said, calling reports of 'acoustic attacks' on US diplomats in Havana "political manipulation". 29/10/2017
Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi soldiers seize Kirkuk after independence referendum Iraqi soldiers have seized Kirkuk in an attempt to quash an independence bid following a referendum in the region 17/10/2017
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey-US tensions over visa suspensions explained A number of factors have been pushing the two countries apart in recent months. 10/10/2017
Now playing Next USA Turkey and United States mutually scale back visa services Washington and Ankara row over arrest of US consulate employee in Istanbul 08/10/2017
Now playing Next USA US expels Cuban diplomats as relations worsen Washington accuses Havana of failing to protect US embassy staff against 'sonic attacks'. 04/10/2017
Now playing Next Cuba US diplomats ordered to leave embassy in Cuba over mystery illness Staff ordered to leave US Embassy in Havana after "specific attacks" on diplomats. 29/09/2017
Now playing Next Focus Poland, a two-speed EU and the future of the bloc in Central Europe A mix of criticism and concerns is mounting in Central Europe against the two-speed Europe project. 13/09/2017
Now playing Next USA Moscow complains about US search of consulate US searches of Russian diplomatic buildings have provoked the anger of Moscow. 03/09/2017