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Germany’s top diplomat says China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom of navigation, but adds that the territorial disputes have to be resolved peacefully because “the world doesn’t need another crisis.”

The German government has approved the export of air-defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underlining a softening of its hard line of recent years toward arms exports to the kingdom

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Former defence secretary says relentless attacks against Palestinians risk ‘fuelling the conflict for another 50 years’

UK foreign minister David Cameron and German counterpart Annalena Baerbock say goal must be peace lasting ‘generations’

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron said the goal must be a lasting peace in the escalating Gaza conflict.

David Cameron has called for a “sustainable” ceasefire in the escalating Gaza conflict, as he warned that “too many civilians have been…

World leaders on Wednesday welcomed a truce deal between Israel and Hamas that agreed a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel. The agreement marks the biggest diplomatic…

‘I don’t know what the problem was... We always greet each other warmly’

Roadmap for expansion suggests integrating countries such as Ukraine into sections of EU before negotiations are complete

International response after Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in decades with hostages taken and many killed.