Belgium

Belgian foreign minister temporarily steps down to care for husband

Sophie Wilmes' husband has been diagnosed with "aggressive brain cancer".

21/04/2022

United Kingdom

UK abandoned its supporters in Afghanistan, says whistleblower

A former Foreign Office employee has stated that only 5% of Afghan nationals who applied to flee under one UK programme received help.

07/12/2021

World News

Japanese FM discusses de-escalation with Iranian officials

The Iranian president met Sunday with Japan's foreign minister in the capital of Tehran and the two discussed de-escalation of tensions in the region, Iranian news agencies reported.

22/08/2021

United Kingdom

'What's 50 Cent's number?' among oddest requests to UK Foreign Office

British diplomatic staff handled some pretty unusual requests in 2019. Here are 10 of the weirdest enquiries it received.

30/12/2019

Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister announces resignation on Instagram

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down on Monday, announcing his resignation on Instagram. "I am apologising to you for all the shortcomings...in the past years during my time as foreign minister ... I thank the Iranian nation and officials," he wrote.

25/02/2019

The Cube

Venezuela: 1 litre of milk could cost a third of your wage | #TheCube

#TheCube | "Hyperinflation is too great for families to feed themselves." Amid a political crisis and growing economic collapse, what is hyperinflation like for Venezuelans? The Cube reached out to social media users who told their stories through receipts.

15/02/2019

Spain

Spanish foreign minister: 'US only had to kill four Indians'

Spain's foreign minister offended many by stating that Americans only "had to kill four Indians" to get independence.

28/11/2018

Iran

Jeremy Hunt meets daughter of charity worker jailed in Iran

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made an emotional plea to Iran, pressing the country to release jailed British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

21/11/2018

Russia

Russian ministry continues using Telegram despite ban

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Telegram channel continues to be active despite a court ruling that blocked country-wide access to the messenger service back in April.

20/07/2018

United Kingdom

Less than half of English teens learn a foreign language

Less than half of English pupils choose to learn a modern foreign language at school, a new report has found.

27/06/2018

Russia

Euroviews. Russia's influence is much more than propaganda and fake news | View

How Russia’s growing soft power among Western populists has been underestimated.

04/04/2018