Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, stumbled on Friday when asked if he had ever set his own self-interest aside in his career, saying he had sacrificed a bigger wage and finishing a book on Shakespeare. At a hustings event to try to win over members of the governing Conservative Party, who will ultimately choose the new prime minister later this month, Johnson was caught off guard when an interviewer asked him to detail when he had set aside his "own self-interest for the good of the country".

UK's Johnson says not true intelligence withheld from him as foreign minister

The inaugural edition of the Afghan Peace Conference titled “Lahore Process” is being held in Bhurban today. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will address the inaugural session of the conference, which will be attended by heads of political parties and political stalwarts from Afghanistan. Gulbadin Hikmatyar, Ustad Atta Noor, Chairman Afghan High Peace Council and former vice-president Karim Khalili, Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Mohaqiq as well as Uzbek leader and current vice-president Rashid Dostum will attend the peace conference.

Afghan Peace Conference 'Lahore Process' in Bhurban

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held telephonic conversations with his French and Turkish counterparts with a focus on enhancing the bilateral ties with the two countries.

S Jaishankar holds telephonic conversations with foreign ministers of France, Turkey

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the Central government "respects all languages" and "no language will be imposed," while stating that all stakeholders - general public and state governments - would be consulted before taking a final call on the three-language norm.

No language will be imposed, says Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj Is Attending The SCO Meeting. India Is Likely To Raise The Issue Of Cross-Border Terrorism At The Meeting.

Gravitas: Strategic Autonomy: The New Template Of India's Foreign Policy

India Has Stopped Buying Oil From Iran After US Sanctions, But Iran's Foreign Minister Is Persuading India To Buy Its Oil.

Gravitas: Will India Buy Oil From Iran Despite US Sanctions?

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif held talks with his counterpart Sushma Swaraj in the Indian capital today after New Delhi stopped purchases of Iranian oil this month in the wake of renewed US sanctions.

Iran, India foreign ministers hold talks in New Delhi after US sanctions

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Turkey to "confront" comments made by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the killing of at least 50 people at mosques in Christchurch.

Erdogan mosque attack comments: New Zealand foreign minister to travel to Turkey, 'confront' him

Australia's former foreign minister says she was mistaken for the spouse of a politician by US First Lady Melania Trump, in her latest comments on the subordinate role of women in conservative politics.

Melania Trump 'mistook former female Australia foreign minister for partner'

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday embarked on a visit to Germany to attend an international security conference in Munich where leaders and defence experts from across the world will discuss security issues.

Qureshi in Germany to attend Munich Security Conference

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday called up hard-line Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in yet another provocative act on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan Foreign Minister calls up Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani

The United States is pushing for a United Nations Security Council statement expressing full support for Venezuela's National Assembly as the country's "only democratically elected institution," but Russia is expected to block the move, diplomats said on Friday.

US pushes UN Security Council to back Venezuela's Guaido

Spain on Thursday said fresh elections were the "only way out" for Venezuela after opposition leader Juan Guaido claimed the presidency amid anti-government protests.

Elections only way out of Venezuela crisis: Spain

Sushma Swaraj India's Foreign Minister in Uzbekistan

The 10th India-Japan Foreign Minister-level Strategic Dialogue was held between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Japanese counterpart Tarō Kōno on Monday in New Delhi.

India a growing economy with a young population and huge potential: Japan Foreign Minister on WION's The Diplomacy Show

French FM to meet Indian counterpart

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will visit Afghanistan on December 15 to hold talks with top Afghan leadership on "political reconciliation and durable peace" in the war-torn country.

Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi to visit Afghanistan on December 15

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday reacted to India's decision of calling off talks with Pakistan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.

Don't want to worsen situation: Qureshi on cancelled talks with India

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sought unconditional compensation from the fellow signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US pulled out of the Iran deal

Iran asks JCPOA's signatories for unconditional compensation

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to hold their historic meeting in Singapore on Tuesday

Singapore's foreign minister visits North Korea

Former foreign minister faced disqualification for not disclosing a foreign source of income

Pakistan: Defence Minister gets additional portfolio of foreign affairs

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The court announced its verdict on a petition stating that Asif did not mention his foreign employment in his nomination papers.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif disqualified as member of Parliament for life

The two women are India's foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and the defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman who are currently in China to lay the groundwork before the crucial meeting between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping on April 27-28

India's power women at SCO: Sushma Swaraj & Nirmala Sitharaman

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