James Landale

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | James Landale

Government struggles to cut foreign aid spent on asylum hotelsGetty ImagesThe government is struggling to cut the amount of foreign aid it spends on hotel bills for asylum seekers in the UK, the BBC has learnt. New figures released quietly by ministers in recent days show the Home Office plans to spend £2.2bn of overseas development assistance (ODA) this financial year - that is only marginally less than the £2.3bn it spent in 2024/25.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | James Landale

UK backs Morocco's plan for disputed Western Sahara to win World Cup dealsAnadolu Agency via Getty ImagesSupporters of the Polisario Front want Western Sahara to become totally independentThe UK has backed Morocco's plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men's football World Cup.

1 month ago | bbc.com | James Landale

Why did the government sign the Chagos deal now? EPAIn a fast-moving world, suffused by conflict and political uncertainty, it might seem odd for the UK government to surrender sovereign British territory in a distant sea. Indeed, the government's critics go further and say the decision to give up a key strategic foothold in the Indian Ocean is a dangerous weakening of UK security. So why has the government handed the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a nation some thousand miles away?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jennifer McKiernan |James Landale |Yang Tian

The UK has suspended talks on a trade deal with Israel, summoned the country's ambassador and imposed fresh sanctions on West Bank settlers, as Foreign Secretary David Lammy called the military escalation in Gaza "morally unjustifiable". The move follows warnings of starvation in Gaza after Israel launched a new military operation over the weekend.

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | James Landale

"Hay décadas en las que no pasa nada; y hay semanas en las que pasan décadas" es una frase atribuída al líder revolucionario ruso Vladímir Ilich Lenin. El torbellino diplomático que ha rodeado esta semana al presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sugiere que el viejo bolchevique podría haber tenido razón. Pese a ser un líder proteccionista que promete ante todo poner a América primero, Trump ha dedicado gran parte de su tiempo en los últimos días a abordar el escenario internacional.