Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is scrambling to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol dispute with the EU, which once settled would allow Britain to rejoin its flagship innovation programme. The furious post-Brexit dispute which has been dragging on for months has left British
Vladimir Putin has been accused of violating a key nuclear arms treaty with the US, which was designed to limit the nuclear capacity of each country. The Russian President has reportedly refused to allow inspection of its facilities, leading to relations deteriorating
China on Tuesday accused Czech President-elect Petr Pavel of challenging its hard line on national sovereignty by affirming ties with self-ruled Taiwan in a phone call with the island’s leader. The call on Monday represents a symbolic breach of China’s attempts to
Russia’s Balkan ally Serbia is facing mounting Western pressure to normalize relations with its former province, Kosovo, and warnings of any rejection of a proposed European Union reconciliation agreement could jeopardize Belgrade’s path toward European Union membership. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is
Though the solution would include the UK setting up an “overarching framework” to stop the European Commission from taking disputes directly to its courts, with disagreements going instead to an independent panel for review. As the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
Tensions between Britain and Iran have spiked again following the execution of a British national in Iran, with Downing Street actively reconsidering its diplomatic options for engagement with Tehran, including whether to support the U.S.-backed nuclear deal. “It makes no sense for