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aForeign Secretary Albert del Rosario, who is in New York on a previously arranged UN-connected mission, has proposed taking the Panatag issue to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea, but Beijing has rejected this, insisting on bilateral discussions. [translate] ...
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. /Reuters//Yves Herman British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. /Reuters//Yves Herman BEN WALLACE Defense minister Ben Wallace, 52, has risen in recent months to be the mo...
British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell was among four people who died while in Hamas captivity, the Israeli military has said. The 51-year-old's body remains in Gaza, it is understood. He was taken hostage along with his mother from their home in Nirim during the 7 October Hamas attack...
Madisonserved as secretary of state during Jefferson's two terms in office, from 1801 to 1809. During Jefferson's administration the young nation had its fair share of international problems, including battles with the Barbary Pirates and increasing problems with the British interfering with American...
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is also in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, said he did not agree with all the views expressed by Darroch, and insisted that Britain had the warmest of relationships with Washington.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended a senior manager at its Geneva headquarters after a British doctor publicly alleged she was sexually assaulted at a health conference last month, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Rosie James, a 26-...
Like Johnson, 47-year-old Truss is a member of Britain's Conservative party. She has served as a member of the British Parliament for 12 years and held cabinet roles within various Conservative governments for eight years, serving most recently as Foreign Secretary. Before that, she served as...
Johnson tasked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him during his absence, but political commentators have been quick to ask how the chain of command will operate if difficult decisions need to be taken without the prime minister in the driving seat. ...
who run for public office. In Britain, the electoral system of each region is decided by the central government of Britain. For example, with the highest degree of autonomy, Scotland's electoral system was set by the Scotland Act passed by the British Parliament in 1998 and amended in 2012...