British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is facing an anxious wait to learn whether she can leave Iran after her six-year prison ordeal following her trail today. The 43-year-old mother was charged with ‘propaganda against the system’ and will have to wait for about a week before the judge decides whether she will be acquitted or … Read more
Rockets have been fired at the US embassy in Iraq’s capital, according to security sources. At least three rockets targeted the building in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. One of them fell within the perimeter of the Green Zone but others landed in surrounding residential neighbourhoods. A statement from the military said there were … Read more
The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who helped the SAS save the lives of 19 hostages during the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 has died. Chief Superintendant Max Vernon was part of a six-man team charged with negotiating with six armed terrorists who besieged the diplomatic building in South Kensington, West London and took 26 people … Read more
Chief negotiator during 1980 Iranian Embassy siege dies: Tributes are paid to Met Police superintendent Max Vernon who was hailed a ‘true hero’ for helping SAS save lives of 19 hostages By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 14:47 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 14 February 2021 The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who … Read more
A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China’s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with China over its £255million deal … Read more
A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China’s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with China over its £255million deal … Read more
Foreign Office were not told that Anne Sacoolas was a spy in official notes sent by the US Embassy in the wake of Harry Dunn’s death, court documents have today revealed. Officials labelled the US intelligence worker as a spouse of an embassy employee when they sent the Foreign Office a note asserting her diplomatic … Read more
The US Embassy has responded to criticism over the removal of the Winston Churchill bust in the Oval office by posting a video defining the ‘Special relationship’ between Britain and America. When President Joe Biden moved into the White House, his team redecorated the Oval Office, with the bust of Winston Churchill being removed. The … Read more
The US Embassy has responded to criticism over the removal of the Winston Churchill bust in the Oval office by posting a video defining the ‘Special relationship’ between Britain and America. When President Joe Biden moved into the White House, his team redecorated the Oval Office, with the bust of Winston Churchill being removed. The … Read more
Shots are fired at Saudi Arabia embassy in The Hague – a day after bomb attack at remembrance service in Jeddah Dutch officers were alerted at around 6am to shots being fired at the building Nobody was injured by the gunman who had fled before police arrived Building was hit by up to 20 bullets … Read more