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UK-France diplomatic reset ‘not high on agenda’ after Macron victory

Emmanuel Macron’s re-election presents an opportunity to reset Franco-British relations but this is unlikely to be high on the French president’s agenda, experts have said. With Mr Macron no longer seeking votes from supporters of far-right ...

25 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Salmond death a shock because so many admired him, Alba Party chairwoman says

The Alba Party chairwoman has said former first minister Alex Salmond got the send-off he deserved when his body was repatriated from North Macedonia to Scotland following a fatal heart attack on October 12. In an interview with the BBC ...

25 Oct 2024 at 19:00

Northern Ireland

Concern that GB tourism agency thought ‘Ireland did not exist’

Britain’s tourism agency worked on the basis that “the island of Ireland did not exist”, a senior Stormont civil servant said in 2003. Declassified files show that Will Haire, an official in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy ...

30 Dec 2024 at 11:00

World

Co-operation on the agenda as Israel hosts meeting with four Arab nations

Israel on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East. The gathering brought together the top diplomats from all but one of the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 14:55

World

North Korea’s Kim vows toughest anti-US policy before Trump takes office

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said he will implement the “toughest” anti-US policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as president, the country’s state media reported on Sunday. Mr Trump’s return to the White ...

29 Dec 2024 at 18:29

World

China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas, reigniting panda diplomacy

China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its long-standing gesture of friendship toward the United States. It comes after nearly all the iconic bears on loan to US zoos were returned as ...

22 Feb 2024 at 04:36

Future of Elgin Marbles a matter for British Museum, says No 10

The future of the Elgin Marbles is in the hands of the British Museum, Downing Street has said, amid reports a deal that could see the sculptures returned to Greece is progressing. No mention was made of the ancient ...

03 Dec 2024 at 14:24

World

India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met China’s top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a years-long stand-off between the nuclear-armed Asian ...

19 Aug 2025 at 16:28

Oleg Gordievsky: the spy who helped avert a nuclear war

On a July afternoon in 1985 two cars pulled up in a remote Russian lay-by in a cloud of dust as a dishevelled figure emerged from the bushes. After a cursory exchange the man clambered into the boot of one the ...

22 Mar 2025 at 13:12

UK, France and Germany to revive sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

The UK, alongside France and Germany, will move to revive UN-backed sanctions on Iran over fears it is developing nuclear weapons. The three European powers, known collectively as the E3, plan to impose ...

28 Aug 2025 at 15:00

UK, France and Germany to revive sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme

The UK, alongside France and Germany, has announced its plan to revive UN-backed sanctions on Iran over fears it is developing nuclear weapons. The three European powers, known collectively as the E3, ...

28 Aug 2025 at 19:49

World

Trump and Putin cannot decide on land swaps, say Ukraine and EU

Ukraine and its backers in Europe insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week, but the Europeans concede that Moscow is unlikely to ...

11 Aug 2025 at 14:48

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