British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab rejected on Tuesday China's accusation that Britain had indulged in "gross interference" over Beijing's imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong.

Britain rejects China's criticism of 'gross interference' over Hong Kong

United Kingdom's Foreign secretary Dominic Raab is being ridiculed for saying he would not ‘'take the knee'’ in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, describing it as a ''symbol of subjugation and subordination'' that originated from the TV show Game of Thrones.

UK minister refuses to take 'the knee' as it is from Game of Thrones

British foreign minister thinks "taking the knee" comes from Game of Thrones. Ask a lot of sports personalities all over the world have started "taking the knee" to show their support with the African-American community in the ongoing movement of 'Black Lives Matter', Dominic Raab seems to think the act of taking the knee comes from the novel-turned-TV series Game of Thrones.

UK foreign minister thinks 'taking the knee' resembles Game of Thrones action

On March 3, Boris Johnson boasted about shaking hands with coronavirus patients. Three weeks later, he developed mild symptoms of the virus and went into self-isolation.

COVID-19 crisis: Has PM Johnson's illness put 'Great' Britain in jeopardy?

With Boris Johnson in intensive care, Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, has been asked to step up “where necessary” and run the country during the biggest public health crisis in a generation.

UK Foreign Secretary to deputise for Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with coronavirus on March 26, is in intensive care in a London hospital after his condition worsened on Monday evening.

Coronavirus crisis worsens in UK

British foreign minister Dominic Raab advised British nationals on Tuesday to stop all non-essential travel globally for the next 30 days, the latest stringent measure taken by the government to try to stem a growing coronavirus outbreak.

Britons should stop all non-essential travel globally: Foreign minister

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Friday said US airstrikes in Iraq were a "proportionate" response to the deaths of two Americans and one Briton in a rocket attack.

UK says US strikes in Iraq 'proportionate' response

Britain's Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that the country's ambassador in Tehran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities, denouncing the arrest as a "flagrant violation of international law".

UK denounces brief arrest of envoy in Tehran as violation of law

Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country's leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran's military admitted that it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner.

Iranians step up protests after Tehran's admission that it shot down Ukrainian airliner

A British teenager accused of faking a gang rape allegation was given a suspended sentence by a court in Cyprus on Tuesday in a case that prompted a rare rebuke from Britain and protests from activists who say she did not get a fair trial.

UK teen in Cyprus gang rape case handed four-month suspended jail sentence

Iran condemned Donald Trump on Sunday as a "terrorist in a suit" after the US president threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites hard if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets in retaliation for the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani.

Iran's I&T Minister MJ Azari condemns Preisdent Donald Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday he understood why the United States had killed a top Iranian military commander but urged a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East to avoid war in the region.

British foreign minister calls for de-escalation of tensions after killing of 'menace' Soleimani

Convicted terrorists should "not necessarily" serve their full prison terms, the leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party said on Sunday, after a man freed early from a terrorism sentence killed two people in London.

London bridge attack: Corbyn says convicted terrorists  should 'not necessarily' serve full sentence

As Iran announced it was resuming uranium enrichment at its underground facility at the Fordow plant, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Iran is "positioning itself for a rapid nuclear breakout".

Iran positioning itself for rapid nuclear breakout: Pompeo

The United Kingdom on Tuesday said it was suspending all weapons exports to Turkey following its attack of northern Syria as it does a survey of arms deals to its NATO partner.

Britain halts weapon exports to Turkey over Syria offensive: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to save his job and his hardline Brexit strategy Monday when he confronts parliament and his Irish counterpart in another showdown week.

Britain's Boris Johnson tries to save his job and hardline Brexit

British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab on Sunday (September 8) dismissed as 'ridiculous' the suggestion that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could go to prison by ignoring legislation requiring Johnson to seek a delay to Britain's European Union departure.

UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab says PM Boris Johnson will not break law over Brexit

Sterling hit a two-year low on Monday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government said it now assumed there would be a no-deal Brexit because a "stubborn" European Union was refusing to renegotiate their divorce.

UK plays hardball with 'stubborn' European Union, pound tumbles to a 28-month low on Brexit woes

Britain on Monday warned Iran that it must follow international rules and release a British-flagged vessel seized by the Islamic Republic in the Gulf. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by the Islamic Republic in the Gulf.

Iran should 'respect international laws': Britain's Foreign Minister

The UK leadership race narrowed to five candidates from six on Tuesday in a second round ballot that saw former foreign minister Boris Johnson cement his runaway lead.

UK PM race: Boris Johnson tops second ballot, ex-Brexit minister Dominic Raab eliminated

The contest to replace Theresa May as Britain's next leader formally got underway on Monday, with frontrunner Boris Johnson facing criticism from Paris over his Brexit plan and a key rival struggling to throw off a drugs scandal.

Drugs and Brexit: Race to replace United Kingdom's May under way

The race to become Britain's next premier opened in earnest Saturday with an array of hopefuls promising to succeed where Theresa May failed and finally pull the divided country out of the EU.

UK leadership hopefuls vow to succeed where Theresa May failed on Brexit

Contenders to succeed Theresa May as Britain's prime minister prepared to launch their leadership campaigns on Saturday, leaving Brexit shrouded in uncertainty. A tearful May announced her resignation on Friday, leaving the Brexit process for exiting the European Union in limbo and raising the risk of Britain crashing out of the bloc in a few months.

Race to replace Theresa May leaves Brexit in limbo

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