Category: World

How to use this guide This is a digital guide for people who have applied, or are thinking of applying, for compensation under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme 2012 (we call this ‘the Scheme’). The Scheme applies to all applications received on or after 27 November 2012. This guide should be read in […]

Many innocent civilians were killed, including children, in a residential area of the densely populated city. It also struck education facilities and several apartment buildings.  “Strikes on Ukrainian cities by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to bring devastating human loss,” said Ms. Brown. Respect international law    “International humanitarian law must be respected,” […]

Russia will hold the espionage trial of detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who denies charges of collecting secrets for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), behind closed doors later this month, a court in city of Yekaterinburg said on Monday. Gershkovich was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29, 2023, in a steak […]

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice. FCDO advises against all travel to Russia Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against FCDO advice. Consular support is also severely limited where FCDO advises […]

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned ambassadors in the Security Council that recent months have seen a “gradual increase” in fighting in several locations, as well as consistent threats by all sides to return to war. If the parties continue the current escalatory trajectory the “question is not if, but […]

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra was vandalized with Pro-Palestinian slogans on Friday before dawn, according to Australian Capital Territory Policing and the Returned and Services League of Australia. Canberra Police said that closed-circuit television images show that a masked-man in a black sweater and khaki pants had allegedly graffitied three areas at the memorial.  […]

This guide sets out essential information for British citizens moving to or living in Slovakia. Read about how our embassy in Bratislava can help. This information is provided as a guide only. You should get definitive information from the Slovak authorities. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is not liable for any inaccuracies in […]

“There has been a very clear intensification of the war over the past couple of months,” said Denise Brown, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.  “On my last trip to Ukraine two weeks ago, there were 12 sirens during the day and 12 explosions. There’s a constant disruption to daily life in the city […]

Mr. Thiaw spoke to UN News ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked annually on 17 June Ibrahim Thiaw: Desertification is happening at the local level as much as it is global. Unless we address this at the local level, we will never be able to actually control it at the […]

An Islamic State terrorist organization splinter cell planned a shooting attack on Real Madrid fans and players, the newspaper ‘El Confidencial’ revealed on Monday. Last week, in a joint operation with Interpol and the US FBI, the Spanish Civil Guard Information Service dismantled the so called I’lam Foundation, one of the largest propaganda centers linked […]