MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Kremlin on Thursday said British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had made “disgusting” comments about President Vladimir Putin seeking to exploit Russia’s World Cup in the way Adolf Hitler had used the 1936 Berlin Olympics. “This is a completely disgusting statement. This is beneath the foreign minister of any country. Of course it is offensive and unacceptable,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The previous day Johnson agreed with a fellow British […]
Tag: Boris Johnson
UK, Russia spar over Russian ex-spy’s suspected poisoning
by Jitendra JOSHI with Alice RITCHIE in London Agence France-Presse SALISBURY, United Kingdom – Britain warned Tuesday it would respond “robustly” if it emerged that a government was behind the suspected poisoning of a former Russian double agent found unconscious on a street bench in England, prompting a swift rebuke from Russia. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Britain would “take whatever measures we deem necessary” and even appeared to suggest England could pull out of the 2018 football […]
UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s capital on Sunday to press for action on the Rohingya crisis, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish troops accused of atrocities against the Muslim minority. Johnson spoke with the embattled Myanmar leader, whose reputation among the international community has plunged over her handling of the crisis, in Naypyidaw while on a four-day tour in Asia. The meeting followed […]
Iran hit by fifth night of protests
by Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – A fifth night of unrest in Iran saw a policeman killed and sporadic demonstrations in several parts of the country, local media and online users reported Tuesday, despite moves to crack down on the biggest protests against the regime in years. Small groups of protesters ran through the streets of Tehran on Monday evening, before a heavy police presence restored calm, local agencies said. The unrest remained focused […]
UK’s Boris Johnson “outraged” by North Korea missile launch
Reuters — UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson said in a tweet late on Monday (August 28) he was “outraged” by “reckless provocation” of North Korea’s latest missile launch. North Korea fired a missile early on Tuesday that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific waters off the northern region of Hokkaido, South Korea and Japan said, in a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula. The last North Korean projectile to fly over […]
Britain’s EU referendum
>> British voters will shape the future of the UK and Europe on Thursday 23 June when they decide whether to stay in the European Union. >> The ‘Vote Remain’ movement is led by PM David Cameron, who promised the referendum in 2013 under pressure from euroskeptic lawmakers in his own party. >> The ‘Vote Leave’ movement is backed by ex-mayor of London Boris Johnson and UKIP leader Nigel Farage. >> Investors, chief executives and […]
Skeletal horse sculpture unveiled at Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth
A giant, skeletal, riderless, horse created by the German-American artist Hans Haacke has been installed on the fourth plinth at London’s Trafalgar Square on Thursday (March 5). Unveiled by the city’s mayor, Boris Johnson, “Gift Horse” was inspired by the equestrian statue of William IV, for which the plinth was originally intended. The horse sculpture is fitted with an electronic ribbon which displays a live ticker of the London Stock Exchange, asserting the place’s significance […]





