Iran has vehemently denied any hand in Thursday’s attack on an Israeli tanker off the coast of Oman, dismissing allegations leveled by Tel Aviv and its American and British allies.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is involved in a potential financial scandal as it is revealed he signed off on a significant donation from a former senior banker from Russia.

London has escalated tensions with Beijing once again this time by accusing the Asian giant of a massive 'hacking' attack on the Microsoft Exchange Servers earlier this year.

The unannounced meeting between PM Boris Johnson and the Bahraini Crown Prince at number 10 Downing Street on Thursday was met with dismay, both at home and abroad, with Lord Scriven accusing the PM of “putting trade over torture”.

The British trade minister meets with the GCC head in Saudi Arabia on the same day the kingdom executes a Shia youth despite worldwide appeals for a reprieve.

The G7 summit in Cornwall has been overshadowed by a bitter row between British leaders and the French President over Northern Ireland's constitutional status.

The British government is raising the prospect of a 'virtual trial' for Harry Dunn's alleged killer following talks between Boris Johnson and Joe Biden.

Russia underlines the need for preserving the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the restoration of the deal would benefit the international community.

The UK's relationship with Belarus has all but collapsed after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps instructed British airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace.

The UK government has adopted its reflexive posture on the core conflict in West Asia by ignoring Israeli military assaults on Palestinian civilians and instead shifting all the blame onto Hamas and other Palestinian resistance groups.