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Georgia

Kerry pledges support for Georgia's western aims before NATO summit

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sought to reassure Georgia of American support during a visit to Tbilisi ahead of a NATO summit this weekend expected to focus on the threat posed by…

06/07/2016

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Kerry attends "naadam" competition in Mongolia

During a visit to Mongolia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched…

06/06/2016

Austria

World powers ready to arm Libya's UN-backed government

Meeting in Vienna, more than a dozen foreign ministers say they will back a Libyan request for an exemption from the UN arms embargo.

16/05/2016

Economy

Kerry tries to reassure nervous European banks on trade with Iran

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said European banks have nothing to fear from resuming business with Iran now that some sanctions have been lifted.

12/05/2016

Switzerland

Saving Syria: Kerry hopes to salvage the talks

The US secretary of state has met UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura and Arab foreign ministers in Geneva

02/05/2016

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Ceremonial dance at the Itsukushima Shrine

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations enjoyed a traditional Japanese dance on Sunday evening at one of Japan’s holiest

11/04/2016

Japan

John Kerry lays flowers at Hiroshima memorial

John Kerry paid his respects to the victims of the 1945 American nuclear attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Monday. By doing so he became

11/04/2016

Iraq

Kerry salutes Iraq's progress in retaking ground from ISIL

The US Secretary of State John Kerry has been in Baghdad to show support for Iraq especially over its battle against the so-called Islamic State

08/04/2016

Iraq

John Kerry visits Iraq at key moment of struggle against ISIL

The US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Friday to show his support for Iraq, whose government is embroiled in domestic problems as

08/04/2016

Azerbaijan

Calls for calm after third day of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia’s president has warned that renewed fighting in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh could spiral into all-out war after a third day of

04/04/2016

Belgium

US confirms two Americans killed in Belgium attacks, Kerry visits Brussels

Two Americans were killed in Tuesday’s bombings in Brussels, a senior US official said on Friday

25/03/2016

USA

Kerry says "increasingly concerned" about Syrian refugees

The United States says it considers the refugee crisis in Syria to be a global problem. Speaking in Washington after talks with his German

01/03/2016

Jordan

Syria: "We are near another ceasefire" - Kerry

Obama and Putin are likely to discuss the terms of the deal in the coming days.

21/02/2016

China

US urges China to take stronger stance over N Korea nuclear tests

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sharply criticised North Korea for carrying out a fourth nuclear test, despite international warnings. Kerry has

27/01/2016

World News

Syrian opposition accuses Moscow of hindering peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ahead of next week’s peace negotiations on Syria. John

20/01/2016

Iran

Back from the cold - international sanctions on Iran are lifted

Iran is back on the world economic stage with the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US, UN and EU. The news came after the International Atomic

17/01/2016

Austria

Iran expects sanctions to be lifted today under nuclear deal

Iran is expecting international sanctions to be lifted on Saturday, with an announcement by the UN nuclear agency that Tehran has complied with a

16/01/2016

Russia

Syria: what is at stake as Kerry meets Lavrov?

The US Secretary of State meets the Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow

15/12/2015

France

Deal or no deal? Crunch week for COP21 climate negotiations

It is crunch time at the COP 21 in Paris – will efforts to reach a climate change deal bear fruit? As the summit enters its final week, UN Secretary

07/12/2015

World News

US wants to help Greece emerge from economic crisis, says Kerry

US secretary of state is visiting the Athens. John Kerry met with the Greek foreign minister to discuss security after last month’s Paris attacks

04/12/2015