The Latest Breaking News from the Foreign Office

This seat of Britain’s global power is elitist and stuck in the past. It needs to take into account the UK’s new, reduced status, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Brexit offers chance to look anew at UK foreign policy, Lord Sedwill and other experts say

The Foreign Office has warned football fans that the beer may be stronger than they think. I say focus on quality, not quantity, says food and drink journalist Pete Brown

When the US allowed a ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN, the warning was clear – and concern is rising elsewhere

His wife says he is working harder than ever, but what is the foreign secretary after, other than a nice final section on his Wikipedia page? And will he ever be forgiven for Brexit?

National Audit Office says merging DfID with Foreign Office has led to loss of dedicated senior roles

Drawing on his years at No 10, the UK foreign secretary is happy to ruffle feathers on the international stage while setting the agenda

Labour presses foreign secretary as human rights groups seek judicial review of government’s refusal to ban arms exports

With brutal timing, on International Women’s Day, the UN released data that showed that 30 million girls have been subject to female genital mutilation (FGM) between 2016 and 2023. That means globally now more than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone this abhorrent practice.