BRAZIL EXPELS VENEZUELAN ENVOY IN TIT-FOR-TAT MOVE

On Saturday, Venezuela expelled Brazil's chief diplomat Ruy Pereira, prompting an angry response from the Brazilians... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA CRITICISED FOR BANNING NGOS FROM CONFERENCE OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

In a tweet Sunday, the Norwegian foreign ministry seemed to chide Argentina for its ban... READ MORE›

TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER: WHOLE WORLD AGAINST U.S. EMBASSY MOVE

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the whole world opposes President Trump's move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US Embassy there... READ MORE›

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA CERTIFIES AFRICAN AND ASIAN JOURNALISTS

They commended the China Public Diplomacy Association, the two Press Centres and all those who supported the entire program... READ MORE›

CHINA DISPLEASED WITH 'IRRESPONSIBLE' SOUTH CHINA SEA REMARKS IN WHITE PAPER

China displeased with South China Sea talk in Australia's foreign policy White Paper... READ MORE›

BEIJING CRITICISES AUSTRALIA OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA POLICY

China has criticised Australia for making irresponsible remarks over the South China Sea in a policy paper... READ MORE›

FOREIGN OFFICE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BORIS JOHNSON DAMAGE WITH IRAN

The Iranian judiciary, which is responsible for handling the Zaghari-Ratcliffe case, has opposed any pressure from other countries over its human rights record... READ MORE›

NEXT ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA BOUNDARY TALKS WILL BE HELD IN DUE COURSE

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, who are currently the designated Special Representatives... READ MORE›

NO-ONE IS IMMUNE FROM CRACKDOWN, SAYS SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER

The 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman wants to modernize the way of doing business in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

EFFORTS AFOOT IN JAPAN TO FLAG FAKE NEWS AHEAD OF SUNDAY'S ELECTION

Japanese mass media researchers and journalists have ramped up their efforts to identify dubious information on the internet related to the upcoming House... READ MORE›

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IRAN: TOP PRIORITY TO PROTECT NUCLEAR DEAL FROM US

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the charismatic face of Iran's nuclear negotiations, retained his position... READ MORE›

UK ACCUSED OF DOING CHINA'S BIDDING AFTER POLICE RAID HOME OF TIANANMEN SQUARE SURVIVOR OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST

Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003... READ MORE›

CORBYN SLAMS SAUDI WAR IN YEMEN, ISRAELI OPPRESSION

Devoid of concern for human rights or universal values, it was not the speech of a world leader... READ MORE›

US SCHOLAR: INDIA SHOULD REMEMBER THE HISTORY

US experts have urged Indian troops to withdraw from the intruded Chinese territory and also called the two countries to resolve the issue diplomatically... READ MORE›

4 CARTOONS THAT SUM UP THE ABSURDITY OF SAUDI ARABIA LEADING A UN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL

Cartoons taunting Saudi Arabia's membership of the United Nations human rights council have gone viral on social media after the kingdom executed 47 people in one day... READ MORE›

'LADY SOS': THE WOMAN SAVING SYRIAN REFUGEES AT SEA

Muslims and refugees are being scapegoated and alienated as attacks claimed by ISIL rise, Human Rights Watch says... READ MORE›

INDIAN TROOPS MUST 'BACK OUT' FROM DOKLAM, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Indian troops to back out from Doklam on Monday... READ MORE›

BORIS JOHNSON CAN'T GO TO MOSCOW UNTIL WASHINGTON'S INSTRUCTIONS ARE CLEAR

Boris Johnson can't go to Moscow until Washington's instructions are clear -- RT Op-Edge... READ MORE›

US SUSPENDS TALKS WITH RUSSIA OVER SYRIA

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova expressed regret over Washington's decision Monday to stop participating in the bilateral channels with Russia... READ MORE›

LOOMING CRUCIFIXION SPARKS GLOBAL CALLS TO SPARE LIFE OF YOUNG SAUDI ALI MOHAMMED AL-NIMR

Many Western countries, including the United States and Australia, have diplomatic and trading ties with Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT URGED TO REVEAL ITS ROLE IN GETTING SAUDI ARABIA A UN HUMAN RIGHTS ROLE

Exclusive UK Government urged to reveal its role in getting Saudi Arabia onto UN Human Rights Council... READ MORE›

PALU JOURNAL A CITY TURNS TO FACE INDONESIAS MURDEROUS PAST

Mastura signed a local regulation officially recognizing human rights abuse victims in the city... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD BE TOP FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY, G7 STUDY SAYS

Climate change should be top foreign policy priority, G7 study says... READ MORE›

SWEDEN'S SUBTLY RADICAL 'FEMINIST' FOREIGN POLICY IS CAUSING A STIR

Sweden's feminist foreign policy is still in the making, Fredrik Wesslau, director of the Wider Europe Program at the European Council of Foreign Relations, explains... READ MORE›

THIS RANT COMPARING IDS AND CHINA WAS TOO MUCH FOR EVEN THE QUESTION TIME AUDIENCE

I just wonder how the Conservative government can scrutinise China for their human rights violations when they are being investigated themselves he said... READ MORE›

PUTIN SIGNS LAW ALLOWING RUSSIA TO OVERTURN RULINGS OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS COURTS

MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts... READ MORE›

She said she was seeking to regulate nonprofit groups more strictly in part to dispel fears among Egyptians about international funding being misused and some N... READ MORE›

WHY IS IT LEFT TO US NGOS TO EXPOSE AUSTRALIAN MINING'S WRONGDOING IN AFRICA?

The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, explains the website for Australian mining company Danakali... READ MORE›

FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS BACKED BY THE U.S. WHOM YOU NEVER HEARD OF

More than 30 were killed, mostly at the hands of Bahraini security forces, and hundreds more were wounded, according to human rights groups... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA CARRYING OUT 'UNPRECEDENTED WAVE' OF EXECUTIONS

There's a lot of speculation, says Adam Coogle, who monitors Saudi Arabia's use of the death penalty, for Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›

U.S. BLOCKS SOME ANTI-DRUG FUNDS FOR MEXICO OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS

State Department has decided that Mexico failed to reach some human rights goals triggering a cutoff of millions of dollars in aid... READ MORE›

NOT BEING TORTURED ISN'T THE ONLY HUMAN RIGHT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

A day does not go by without news reports of grave human rights abuses in countries across all regions of the world... READ MORE›

SENIOR UN OFFICIAL CASTIGATES WORLD BANK OVER ITS APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS

For decades, the World Bank has argued that human rights and development are mutually reinforcing... READ MORE›

AI WEIWEI ACCUSES CAMERON OF SACRIFICING BRITAIN'S VALUES BY PURSUING CHINA'S MONEY

Ai Weiwei accuses David Cameron of sacrificing UK's human rights record for Chinese cash... READ MORE›

JOHN MCDONNELL LEADS CALLS FOR UK TO CANCEL EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTS VISIT

In 2014, he also ordered a review of the UK activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned by Egypt and Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL WITH WASHINGTONS COMPLICITY EGYPT CRACKS DOWN ON CRITICS

Egypt is currently detaining at least 18 journalists for reporting information government officials deemed inaccurate, according to Amnesty International... READ MORE›

PERSPECTIVE | WHERE IN THE WORLD IS SECRETARY OF STATE REX TILLERSON?

In essence, good foreign policy isn't flashy enough for Trump The problem is that successful foreign policy is largely invisible... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON EMAIL SHOWS CANADIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCONTENT WITH STEPHEN HARPER

Official expressed amazement at how deeply detested Canada's Conservative government was by some employees of the Foreign Affairs Department... READ MORE›

'NO LONGER OBSOLETE': TRUMP BACKTRACKS ON NATO WITH RUSSIA TENSIONS RISING

Donald trump says us relations with russia 'may be at all-time low'... READ MORE›

RUSSELL BRAND DESCRIBES ONE-MINUTE'S SILENCE FOR TUNISIA VICTIMS AS 'ABSOLUTE BULL****'

Russell Brand describes one-minute's silence for Tunisia victims as 'absolute bull '... READ MORE›