That last quality explains Sir Olly’s imminent return to Whitehall from the private sector, as the permanent under-secretary, or top official, of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, officials said, as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

From left, Günter Sautter, German Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy talk to each other

Britain’s Foreign Secretary is to make a diplomatic push in the Middle East as London seeks the views of Arab states on the international efforts to help bring peace to Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Thursday refused to condemn president-elect Donald Trump's Greenland ambitions while insisting that the US acquiring the self-governing Danish territory is "not going to happen".

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is “on the brink” of agreement Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said. He said a deal to enable the “rebuilding of Gaza with Israel safe and secure ...

The Foreign Secretary has travelled to Saudi Arabia for talks on the future of Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime. David Lammy is set to offer UK expertise on humanitarian co-ordination ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Mr Abd El-Fattah, 43, has been detained in Egypt since September 29 2019 and in December 2021 was sentenced to five years in prison after being ...

At least 80 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, it has been reported. A ceasefire and hostage return deal was reached on Wednesday, but has yet to be ratified by the Israeli parliament. According to authorities in Gaza, 81 people have been killed in the last 24 hours and 188 have been injured.

Gideon Sa'ar spoke with his British counterpart David Lammy in Jerusalem about Syria, Lebanon and the need to prevent Iran from getting nuclear arms.

The British foreign secretary urged the international community to stand with Syria in building a democratic future. The UK Foreign Office announced that David Lammy would travel to Saudi Arabia to attend a Syria-focused meeting.