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Syria attack could spark 'dangerous escalation' - Russia
The US, UK and France discuss a co-ordinated response following the Douma chemical attack.
12 Apr 2018,45 mins
May summons cabinet for Syria talks
Theresa May is to hold a special cabinet meeting on military action in Syria.
11 Apr 2018,45 mins
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in front of joint US Senate committee
Facebook's chief executive apologises for allowing firms to misuse personal data.
10 Apr 2018,45 mins
US and Russia clash at UN
The US warns it will respond to the attack in Syria regardless of what the UN decides.
09 Apr 2018,45 mins
Russia vows to hit back at new US sanctions
Moscow has promised a 'tough response' to new US sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs.
06 Apr 2018,45 mins
Russia warns UK: 'You're playing with fire'
Russian ambassador tells UN that the UK will be sorry for 'unsubstantiated' allegations.
05 Apr 2018,45 mins
Russia accused of attempting to frustrate Salisbury poisoning investigation
OPCW refuses Moscow demand for joint inquiry - Britain describes request as "perverse"
04 Apr 2018,45 mins
Trump: U.S. military will be deployed along US border with Mexico.
A former senior Homeland Security official says the plan would be 'illegal'.
03 Apr 2018,45 mins
South Africa's 'mother of the nation' Winnie Mandela dies
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa leads tributes to Winnie Mandela.
02 Apr 2018,45 mins
15 dead and hundreds wounded on Gaza-Israel border
UN security council calls for an emergency meeting to discuss Gaza-Israel border violence.
30 Mar 2018,45 mins
Russia expels 60 diplomats; US denies 'tit for tat' charge
Russia announces its response to expulsions of diplomats by more than 25 countries.
29 Mar 2018,45 mins
Worboys ruling quashed
Black cab rapist Worboys' release is blocked as chairman of the Parole Board quits.
28 Mar 2018,45 mins
NATO expels 7 Russian officials and refuses to accredit 3 others
Britain has been joined by 26 countries in expelling diplomats after Salisbury attack.
27 Mar 2018,45 mins
Russian diplomats expelled by US and Europe
We report on the biggest mass expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War.
26 Mar 2018,45 mins
World Reacts to John Bolton Appointment
President Trump's new national Ssecurity adviser is a longstanding foreign policy hawk.
23 Mar 2018,45 mins
President Trump announces tariffs worth tens of billions of dollars on Chinese imports
US tariffs on Chinese imports: Beijing will 'fight to the end' to defend its interests.
22 Mar 2018,45 mins
Facebook founder admits 'mistakes' over Cambridge Analytica
Zuckerberg to make it harder for app developers to harvest information in future.
21 Mar 2018,45 mins
Crisis meeting at Facebook over data privacy row
Cambridge Analytica suspends chief executive Alexander Nix.
20 Mar 2018,45 mins
Politicians Decry Facebook's Handling of User Data
A look at whether Facebook let Cambridge Analytica exploit the data of 50 million users.
19 Mar 2018,45 mins
Murder investigation into death of Russian exile
Body of Nikolay Glushkov found at his London home on Monday.
16 Mar 2018,45 mins
UK Allies Blame Russia for Skripal Poisoning
As Moscow considers its response to UK expulsions allies issue joint statement.
15 Mar 2018,45 mins
Biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats from the UK since the end of the Cold War.
23 'undeclared intelligence officers' given a week to leave the country.
14 Mar 2018,45 mins
Midnight deadline for Russia to explain spy poisoning
Trump says US is with the UK 'all the way' over the poisoning of a former Russian spy.
13 Mar 2018,45 mins
May demands answers from Russia over Skripal
Nerve agent used to poison former double agent and his daughter 'likely' to be Russian.
12 Mar 2018,45 mins
Uncertainty over US-North Korea talks
After news of the Donald Trump meeting with Kim Jong Un, will the talks actually happen?
09 Mar 2018,45 mins
Trump announces tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
President says he's acting to protect US jobs, but other countries threaten to retaliate.
08 Mar 2018,45 mins
Russian spy attacked with 'nerve agent'
Police say a former Russian spy and his daughter remain critically ill in hospital.
07 Mar 2018,45 mins
Moscow: we weren't involved in spy poison case
Kremlin says claims are "groundless" - Sergei Skripal still in critical condition
06 Mar 2018,45 mins
Former Russian spy critically ill after exposure to unknown substance
Sergei Skripal and a woman hospitalised after exposure to unknown substance in Salisbury.
05 Mar 2018,45 mins
May on Brexit: 'You can't always get what you want'
PM insists 'let's get on with it' after unveiling plans for a future UK-EU relationship.
02 Mar 2018,45 mins