British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned Russia on Friday against playing “diplomatic chess games” following the arrest of Paul Whelan, an ex-Marine with dual UK and US citizenship, on charges of espionage. “We don’t agree with individuals being used in diplomatic chess games… We are all extremely worried about him ...
The British government pursued arms deals with Saudi Arabia in the weeks after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, even as it publicly condemned the murder. Khashoggi was killed by Saudi officials inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, prompting global condemnation and calls for a re-evaluation of ...