Cyprus

US urges Turkey to back diplomacy amid mounting tensions with Greece

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Turkey to engage in dialogue and take no more actions to increase tensions with Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean.

13/09/2020

Austria

Austria expels Russian diplomat amid 'spy' reports; Moscow retaliates

The Russian Embassy said it was “appalled by the unfounded decision" and expelled an Austrian diplomat in response.

24/08/2020

Greece

EU holds urgent talks on Greece-Turkey energy dispute

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, said the Turkish drilling must stop.

14/08/2020

Slovakia

Slovakia expels three Russian diplomats over 'serious crime'

Local media are reporting a possible link to the murder of a former Chechen rebel in a Berlin park last year.

11/08/2020

China

COVID-19 'has exposed fundamental tensions' between EU and China

Former Australia PM Kevin Rudd says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental EU-China tensions.

08/05/2020

Iran

UK offers release of Iran tanker if oil isn't bound for Syria

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the tanker detained near Gibraltar could be released if the UK receives guarantees that its oil isn't bound for Syria.

14/07/2019

Morocco

Morocco criticised over press freedom after journalist's fine

A journalist has criticised Morocco over press freedom after being fined for allegedly not having the right media accreditation.

11/07/2019

USA

US President Trump says he avoided a retaliatiory strike on Iran

It came after an Iranian missile brought down an unmanned US drone on Thursday. Tehran said it shot it down over its territory, whilst Washington insisted it was flying in international airspace.

22/06/2019

No Comment

People in India call for peace with Pakistan

"The people of India and Pakistan want peace, not war" - with this slogan, hundreds of people formed a human chain in India.

04/03/2019

India

India launches airstrikes inside Pakistan

India said its warplanes struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday, raising tensions between the neighbouring countries.

26/02/2019

Poland

What has sparked Norway's diplomatic row with Poland?

Poland announced yesterday that it planned to expel a Norwegian diplomat in response to a similar action from Norway earlier in the year

12/02/2019

Ukraine

What do Ukranians think of Russian tensions? | All Voices

What do Ukrainians think of rising Russian-Ukraine tensions?

29/11/2018

Russia

Russia expels 60 US diplomats in escalating global standoff

Moscow expels 60 US diplomats and closes the American embassy in St Petersburg in an escalating global standoff provoked by the poisoning of a former Russian double-agent living in the UK.

31/03/2018

Russia

Russia blames Washington pressure for western expulsions of diplomats

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia will retaliate.

27/03/2018

Russia

Russia defiant as its diplomats arrive home

Russia is defiant as the 23 of its diplomats expelled by the UK arrive back in Moscow. The Ambassador even suggests the UK may be in breach of its international obligations.

21/03/2018

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

Republic of North Macedonia

NATO Secretary General visits FYROM as it renews bid to join the allia

Jens Stoltenberg has made a rare visit to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which is renewing its bid to join the alliance.

18/01/2018

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

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

France

"Fonduegate" sparks row of international proportions

An Englishman living in Paris wanted to buy some Beaufort cheese for his fondu, but was refused by the cheesemonger he visited, sparking a row of international proportions.

23/12/2017