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post 18 June 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Putin digs in on Syria while Cameron claims progress

Though there were never great hopes of a significant breakthrough on Syria at the G8 summit, it's not obvious that it has produced any sort of breakthrough at all.

post 18 June 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Is Cameron's G8 summit in deep water?

David Cameron went for a bracing morning swim in the lough at the G8 summit today. But will the leaders' discussions over Syria be drowned in disagreement and indecision?

post 17 June 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog G8/Syria: Obama silent and Cameron light on support

Arming the Syrian rebels: David Cameron is like "a man who drags his friend to the bar only to discover he's got no money himself to buy a round".

video 17 June 2013 UK, United States

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Obama: US 'will always stand behind' peace process - video

President Barack Obama speaks to students in Belfast, saying there are "people who have not reaped the rewards of peace" and vowing the US will "always stand behind" efforts to create it.

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G8 summit - latest video live stream

Watch live: Latest video on day one of the G8 summit taking place at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland.

post 14 June 2013
News Read more on Matt's blog: Matt Frei on America Obama opts for 'intervention lite'

President Obama has reconsidered his stance on Syria. That decision comes from more than just the crossing of a red line.

article 08 June 2013 UK
Aerial view of GCHQ in Cheltenham
GCHQ 'to reveal links to US eavesdropping network'

Britain's GCHQ listening post will give parliament's intelligence and security committee full details of its links to the American Prism programme, according to chairman Sir Malcolm Rifkind.

post 07 June 2013
News Read more on Matt's blog: Matt Frei on America Data spying row has not helped Obama's pro-government case

As President Obama tries to persuade Americans that government is good, the news that it has snooped on US citizens' digital lives on a massive scale is sobering.

post 28 May 2013
News Read more on Matt's blog: Matt Frei on America Arming Syria: when two sides go to war

America has been split over what to do about Syria. Arm the rebels - or do nothing? President Obama wants to pull troops out - not put more in. But it could all become a nightmare.

post 28 May 2013
News Read more from Jon on Snowblog Hans Blix: Britain's Trident plans 'completely pointless'

I've just had the honour of interviewing the former UN chief weapons inspector Dr Hans Blix, who told me that replacing Trident with a new nuclear deterrent was "a completely pointless exercise".