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Iran summons UK envoy again over anti-crackdown complaints

Iranian officials have summoned the British ambassador once again over what they said were “provocative” statements made by London over Tehran’s crackdown on widespread protests. State media in Iran said authorities summoned Simon Shercliff for the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 10:38

Truss hits out at ‘catastrophic failure’ of Putin in Ukraine in UN speech

Vladimir Putin is desperately trying to justify a “catastrophic” failure in Ukraine, Liz Truss has said, accusing the Russian president of “sabre rattling” after he warned his country would use “all the means at our disposal” to protect itself. It ...

22 Sept 2022 at 08:32

Aiden Aslin among five Britons released by pro-Russia forces in Ukraine, says MP

Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin are among five British nationals set to be returned home after being released by Russian-backed forces. Prime Minister Liz Truss confirmed on Wednesday that five Britons captured since the war in Ukraine began were ...

22 Sept 2022 at 00:50

Five Britons detained by pro-Russia forces in Ukraine are released

Five British nationals held by Russian-backed forces are being returned to their families. The news was confirmed by Prime Minister Liz Truss in a tweet on Wednesday, as she visits New York for a UN summit where world leaders are discussing ...

21 Sept 2022 at 19:36

Five Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine ‘return to the UK’

Five Britons captured in Ukraine by pro-Russian forces have returned to the UK, it has been reported, after being released on Wednesday. It is understood John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill were set free alongside Shaun Pinner and ...

22 Sept 2022 at 13:10

Putin’s Ukraine escalation shows ‘essential weakness’ of his position, says UK

Vladimir Putin’s threats to the West and new military mobilisation are a “worrying escalation” of the Ukraine crisis, the UK believes. The Russian president used a televised address to issue a nuclear threat, warning that his country ...

21 Sept 2022 at 10:32

Putin calls up 300,000 reservists and threatens West as Ukraine war escalates

Vladimir Putin warned Russia would use “all the means at our disposal” to protect itself as the conflict in Ukraine threatened to spiral into a nuclear crisis. The Russian president announced a partial military mobilisation, with ...

21 Sept 2022 at 11:27

PM accuses Putin of ‘sabre rattling’ over nuclear threats and reservists call-up

Vladimir Putin’s warning that Russia will use “all the means at our disposal” to protect itself has been dismissed as “sabre rattling” by Prime Minister Liz Truss. The Russian president’s comments in a televised address to the ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:51

Truss defends Foreign Office’s response to Russia after critical report

Liz Truss’s Foreign Office (FCDO) needs to step up work on Russia, improve staff morale and has “not yet fully found its feet” after taking responsibility for international aid, the Institute for Government (IfG) said. The ...

28 Jul 2022 at 12:41

British woman ‘killed in speedboat crash in Turkey’

A British woman has died and three other UK nationals have been taken to hospital after a reported speedboat crash in Turkey. The woman was killed at about 1.30pm on Thursday off the coast of Marmaris in southern Turkey, ...

05 Aug 2022 at 13:25

Russia sanctions: Who are the latest entities and individuals to be targeted?

The UK has pledged dozens of new sanctions against entities and individuals deemed to be “fuelling (Vladimir) Putin’s war machine”. The exact number hit with punitive measures on Thursday was unclear – as a notice from ...

24 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘heading to Tehran airport and on her way home’

British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is about to leave Iran where she has been detained since 2016, her MP has said. Both Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow detainee Anoosheh Ashoori are believed to be ...

16 Mar 2022 at 11:55

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