Politics

  Russia has been accused of consistently obstructing efforts to investigate alleged chemical weapons attacks, including in Syria. But at an emergency meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog, Moscow fired back. The Organization for the...

Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is likely to resign in June after two cronyism scandals sent his approval ratings to an all-time low and risk damaging his party’s fortunes in elections next year, according to one of Japan’s...

Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog have been unable to access sites controlled by Russia and the Syrian regime in the town of Douma to investigate an attack on 7 April that killed dozens and...

The Croatian parliament strengthened Andrej Plenkovic’s position by rejecting a no-confidence bid to unseat the deputy premier and ratifying a European convention on violence against women despite conservative protests. Croatian Premier Andrej Plenkovic scored two important...

Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj said that he will not resign as an MP despite his war crimes conviction, which legally disqualifies him from sitting in parliament. Vojislav Seselj, who was sentenced to ten years...

As a series of key international summits draw closer, Pyongyang is seeking support from a traditional ally, while Russia is keen to play a significant role on the international stage. Julian Ryall reports. Russian Foreign Minister...

A spokesman for the Russian president has dismissed Trump’s “Twitter-diplomacy” in a call for caution. The US president had earlier warned Russia to “get ready” for American missiles that “will be coming” to Syria. Russia and...

There was dissatisfaction in Sarajevo and Zagreb after Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj was convicted of wartime crimes in Serbia but cleared of wrongdoing in Bosnia and Croatia. Bosnian war victims expressed mixed feelings about...

At a time when a compromise between Macedonia and Greece over Macedonia’s disputed name seems closer than ever, some of the loudest voices against a deal are coming from members of both countries’ big diasporas. Over...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s recent adoption of a new foreign-policy strategy might seem, at first glance, like a major success. But the document, approved last month by the country’s tripartite presidency, shows that serious divisions still exist within Bosnia...