Germany

'No need to be nasty' Merkel wants clear-headed Brexit talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has tried to calm the waters following the British vote to leave the European Union.

25 June 2016

Venezuela

US and Venezuela to hold high-level talks

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demonstrated in Caracas on Tuesday to defend their champion and reject calls for a referendum that could force the chosen heir of the late socialist f

15 June 2016

France

Creating conditions for Middle East peace talks is 'duty' of world powers

The French foreign minister says major world powers intend present a set of incentives and guarantees to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to revive stalled peace…

3 June 2016

Italy

Italian region votes to scrap anti-Russian sanctions

A council in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region, is urging its national government to abandon EU international policy and recognise Crimea as being part of…

18 May 2016

USA

Clinton and Trump target each other at pro-Israel lobby conference

22 March 2016

USA

Trump slams Iran and the UN while drawing fire from Clinton

Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump vowed an unbreakable bond with Israel, slammed the nuclear deal with Iran and challenged the United

22 March 2016

Ukraine

Reforms in spotlight as French and German ministers meet Ukraine's Poroshenko

Foreign ministers from Germany and France have flown to Kyiv, to push Ukraine to move forward reforms needed for the Minsk peace agreement

23 February 2016

World News

Scheduled flights restored between United States and Cuba

Officials from the United States and Cuba have signed an agreement to restore passenger flights between the two countries. The signing ceremony in

17 February 2016

World News

Iranian FM visit to Brussels heralds better ties with EU

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is in Brussels on a mission to broaden ties with Europe. He’s set to meet EU Parliament President Martin Schulz

16 February 2016

USA

US: 'top secret' emails on Hillary Clinton's home server

The US State Department has, for the first time, conceded that seven email chains on Hillary Clinton’s home server contain top secret information

30 January 2016

Iran

Rouhani hails lifting of sanctions and nuclear deal as 'golden page' in Iran's history

The lifting of most international sanctions marks a new era for Iran, economically and diplomatically, which is reflected in an announcement by

18 January 2016

Switzerland

Three out of five Americans released by Iran head for home

Three out of four Iranian-Americans released from prison in Iran have left Tehran aboard a Swiss aircraft. The three – Jason Rezaian, The Washington

17 January 2016

USA

Iran US prisoner swap on same day that sanctions are lifted

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post journalist who’s one of four Americans being released from prison in Iran as part of a deal coinciding with the news

17 January 2016

World News

Iran 'frees four US detainees' in prisoner swap

As diplomats gathered in Vienna on Saturday to announce the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran under last year’s nuclear deal, Iran’s state

16 January 2016

USA

Obama's foreign policy appeal in Congress combines force with diplomacy

President Obama has told the US Congress that American foreign policy must prepare beyond the priority of defeating ISIL and al Qaeda.

13 January 2016

Iraq

Turkey tensions with Iraq over Bashiqa camp troops

The Turkish government has agreed to reorganise its military presence at the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq. The deal comes after Baghdad demanded an

11 December 2015

Russia

Protesters pelt Turkish embassy in Moscow, call it the "Islamic State Embassy"

Itar-Tass reported some 900 people turned up outside the Turkish embassy on Wednesday to pelt it with eggs, tomatoes and stones in protests. The

25 November 2015

United Kingdom

Xi Jinping: the European Union must remain united

The Chinese President has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union. It was an unusual intervention for Xi Jinping, who normally is

23 October 2015

Europe News

Russia's role in Syria crisis scrutinised at EU foreign ministers meeting

The Syria crisis and Russia’s involvement are topping the agenda of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg. It comes as questions mount over

12 October 2015

Ukraine

Focus softens on Ukraine after speeches at the United Nations

Ukraine President Petro Poreshenko in his speech at the United Nations assailed Moscow for what he called its “brutal aggression” in the east of the

29 September 2015