The Latest Breaking News from James Cleverly

The Foreign Secretary is to give a speech on Monday about the need for the UK to align with a crop of increasingly influential countries.

Government rebuffs union offer to suspend action in return for talks, saying it can’t depart from review body’s recommendation

James Cleverly will use a speech to argue that the country must align with a crop of increasingly influential countries across the globe.

Britain on Friday summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London to protest the hanging of Mohsen Shekari, the first such execution over ongoing anti-government unrest. "The execution of Mohsen Shekari by the Iranian regime is abhorrent. He is a tragic victim of a legal system in which disproportionate sentences, politically…

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…

Washington accuses Moscow of offering Tehran ‘an unprecedented level of military and technical support’.

Travel bans and asset freezes for torturers and commanders using sex assault as weapon of war

A Russian tank commander has been targeted as part of sanctions put on 30 indivduals and entities by the UK on Friday.

Britain on Friday announced sanctions targeting 30 people around the world who it described as "corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence." It said the sanctions were coordinated with international partners to mark International Anti-Corruption Day and Global Human Rights Day and included individuals involved…