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  • Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

    Commonwealth has key role to play in the bright future for Britain

    I’m delighted to report that Her Majesty will be opening another Commonwealth summit on April 19 and this time the occasion will be here in London.

    By Boris Johnson - Writing in The Sunday Express, the Foreign Secretary celebrates shared values with Commonwealth members and looks ahead to opportunities at the London Commonwealth Summit in April. Commonwealth Day is a celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, and is held on the second Monday in March each year.

  • Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

    White House confirms Trump will visit Peru and Colombia in April

    Trump will travel to Peru to attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima on April 13-14, a gathering of leaders from across the Western Hemisphere

    United States president Donald Trump will make his Latin America debut next month, visiting Peru and Colombia after harsh rhetoric towards Hispanic migrants and neighbors to the south. Trump will travel to Peru to attend the Summit of the Americas in Lima on April 13-14, a gathering of leaders from across the Western Hemisphere, and from there he will visit Colombia.

  • Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 06:52 UTC

    “Highly likely” Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack: demands “credible response” from Moscow

    The chemical used in the attack, the PM said, has been identified as one of a group of nerve agents known as Novichok.

    Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs. The PM said it was “highly likely” Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack.

  • Tuesday, March 13th 2018 - 06:31 UTC

    Queen Elizabeth celebrates “diversity” in Commonwealth Day message

    London hosted a gathering of leaders from the 53 member nations, with the Queen's Commonwealth Day message featuring in a service at Westminster Abbey.

    Queen Elizabeth II has praised the “Commonwealth connection” that allows people from different nations to bond and celebrate “diversity”, in her Commonwealth Day message. London on Monday hosted a gathering of leaders from the 53 member nations, with the Queen's Commonwealth Day message featuring in a service at Westminster Abbey.

  • Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:47 UTC

    UK calls for a free and independent media at UN Human Rights Council

    The Human Rights Council takes place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

    This UK statement was delivered at the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva during the General Debate on Item 3: Freedom of the Media, held on 8 March 2018.

  • Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

    Hammond: no end to austerity: surpluses will be used to lower UK debt

    UK is now running a surplus of £3.8bn in its current budget - the money borrowed to fund day-to-day spending rather than long-term investment - according ONS.

    British Chancellor Philip Hammond has rejected calls by Labour and some Conservatives to announce the end of austerity in his spring statement on Tuesday. He is expected to unveil the smallest budget deficit since 2002, thanks to better than expected public finances.

  • Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

    Argentine embassy honors identification effort at Falklands' Darwin cemetery

    Ambassador Sersale di Cerisamo during the event at the Argentine embassy

    The former lead singer of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Malvinas veteran Julio Aro, British ex Colonel Geoffrey Cardozo and Argentine journalist Gaby Cociffi were honored last Friday with “Two Roses for Peace” at the Argentine embassy residence in London in a ceremony hosted by ambassador Carlo Sersale Di Cerisano.

  • Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

    China names an emperor for life: how imperialist the change will be?

    Communist Party leaders argue changes to Article 79 of the constitution are necessary because other key positions Xi holds as party chairman

    In the short space of two weeks, China has announced and now voted with near unanimous approval to amend the country’s constitution and give the party state’s powerful leader Xi Jinping a mandate to stay in office indefinitely. On Sunday, a controversial amendment to scrap a two-term limit on the office of the president was approved along with 20 other changes.

  • Monday, March 12th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

    Sir Alan Duncan attends Chilean president Piñera's inauguration

    Sir Alan Duncan MP, say farewell to the outgoing President of Chile Michelle Bachelet and her Foreign Minister with Amb. Fiona Clouder (Pic Twitter)

    Foreign Office minister for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan represented the UK in the inauguration of the new president of Chile, Sebastian Piñera. Minister Duncan arrived in Santiago on Saturday and part of his agenda is to discuss the future of UK-Chile bilateral relations with the incoming administration.

  • Friday, March 9th 2018 - 17:44 UTC

    An opening — nothing more — with North Korea (*)

    The North Korea leader with his generals during a missile test

    After meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials have reported that North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States about its nuclear weapons program. If true — and there is much to be confirmed — the offer should be pursued. Caution must be the watchword of any discussions, however. Talks are welcome, but their goal must be the rollback and eventual elimination of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Negotiations can never legitimate Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions or accept its status as a nuclear-weapon possessing state.