Boris Johnson

A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment

Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Q&A as he visits Taffs Well Depot in Ffordd Bleddyn on February 18, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.

Britain sees over 50,000 migrant crossings on small boats during Keir Starmer’s premiership

BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

'It can happen again,' former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau


Pressure increases on UK's Boris Johnson over conduct of former minister

Johnson's office said the prime minister was not aware of any specific complaints against Pincher before appointing him.

 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a Prime Minister's Questions session at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, March 23, 2022.

Putin rejects Johnson's claim a woman wouldn't have invaded Ukraine

Vladimir Putin denies British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's comment that if he were a woman he would not have besieged Ukraine.

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk along a street after a meeting, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 9, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Biden's upcoming SA visit: What will be discussed? - comment

Needless to say, the kingdom must prepare all regional issues, as the matter is not limited to energy and combating terrorism, the traditional areas of US-Saudi cooperation.

 JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH presents a necklace to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Amman last week. During his upcoming Middle East trip, US President Joe Biden will try to reset the relationship with countries in the region.

No pardon for Britons sentenced to death -pro-Russian separatist leader

A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on Thursday found Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner - and Moroccan Brahim Saadoun - guilty of "mercenary activities."

 Members of a foreign volunteers unit which fights in the Ukrainian army take positions, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region Ukraine June 2, 2022.

UK's Boris Johnson wins confidence vote but suffers big rebellion

Such is the anger that the party triggered a challenge, forcing an anonymous vote of confidence in a leader who had once seemed unassailable.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 12, 2022.

Boris Johnson vows to solve Northern Ireland’s kosher food shortages

Bureaucratic complications related to Brexit have caused shortages of kosher food for Jews in Northern Ireland.

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Commitment to pass anti-BDS bill included in Queen's speech

The legislation will prevent public bodies from engaging in boycotts that undermine community cohesion, widely interpreted as referring to an anti-BDS bill.

 Britain's Prince Charles delivers the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber in the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, May 10, 2022.

Donation to party of UK PM Johnson flagged over Russia ties

The donation of $630,225 was made in February 2018 in the name of Ehud Sheleg, who was most recently the Conservative Party’s treasurer.

 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the media as he arrives to take part in a NATO summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium March 24, 2022.

UK PM Johnson meets British-Iranian aid worker for first time since her release

It was the first time she had met Johnson, who was foreign secretary between 2016-2018.

 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the media as he arrives to take part in a NATO summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium March 24, 2022.

Prince Charles delivers Queen's Speech for the first time

The speech set out UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's return to his 2019 election pledges to tackle regional inequalities across Britain and maximize its post-Brexit freedoms.

 Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince William proceed behind the Imperial State Crown through the Royal Gallery for the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, May 10, 2022.