投稿者: Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Survey reveals deep global dissatisfaction with US leadership under Donald TrumpChina has beaten the US in the battle for world opinion over the handling of coronavirus, according to new polling, with only three countries out of 53 believing the US has…
Foreign secretary calls for new laws to be dropped and says Beijing ‘tortured’ UK employeeThe foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has urged China to step back from the brink by abandoning plans to impose new security laws on Hong Kong, as he accused Beiji…
Arab world’s first interplanetary mission will see probe orbit planet for a Martian year to study its climateThe Arab world’s first interplanetary mission, due to launch in 40 days’ time and reach the orbit of Mars in February next …
UK prime minister says all eligible for BNO passport can apply if China cuts freedomsBoris Johnson has opened the path to what he called one of the “biggest changes” ever to the British visa system, stating he was ready to offer a right to live and wor…
Home Office decision infuriates Chinese government and could risk backlash among traditional Tory votersThe Home Office appears to have dramatically widened the pool of Hong Kong citizens that will be eligible to apply for UK citizenship, implying mill…
Lord Patten, last British governor of Hong Kong, urges UK and US to resist ‘assault on freedoms’Britain and the US are facing calls to take some form of economic reprisal after China signalled that it was taking major steps to restrict civil liberties …
Mechanism will stop short of US and Australian appeals for full international inquiryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe European Union is to put forward proposals for a mechanism to learn from the coronavirus pandemic at th…
Video meeting seen as global endorsement of WHO and sign of Trump’s isolation on world stageCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGlobal leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research…
Group of former diplomats and ministers says shifting rules on medical trade could save hundreds of thousands of livesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus latest: at a glanceA group of 24 senior diplomats and defence …
Hopes of coordinated global response are low as countries tackle own national crisesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter weeks of inaction and division, the leaders of the G20 major economies will hold an emergency video-conference summit to discuss t…
Foreign secretary says call centres swamped as stranded complain of scant consular assistanceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Foreign Office is facing a massive challenge to help repatriate hundreds of thousands of Briton…
Monday’s talks aim to strengthen financial markets and improve coordination on finding vaccineCoronavirus – latest newsAll our coronavirus coverageWorld leaders are to hold a G7 video summit on Monday devoted to strengthening the financial markets duri…
Last British governor of region urges Foreign Office to object to Chinese remarksChris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, has warned that China’s threat to overrule the Hong Kong judiciary represents a dramatic threat to the autonomy of th…
Ambassador to London says UK government is ‘interfering in China’s internal affairs’Latest Hong Kong news – live updatesThe Chinese ambassador to London has accused Britain of being two-faced in its approach to Hong Kong – pretending to be even-handed …
Trump’s anti-interventionist instincts likely to come to the fore in flashpoint countriesTrump ousts top adviser John Bolton: ‘I disagreed strongly with him’Donald Trump’s abrupt dismissal of John Bolton, his national security adviser, may reflect the …