Foreign Office

The number of the coronavirus infected foreign nationals in China remains 27, but 8 have already been cured, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.

The Foreign Office refrained from commenting on the citizenship of the infected, in order to respect the rights and interests of patients, RIA Novosti reported.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on Jan. 3, asking its citizens to delay trips to Iraq amid the strained tension in the country. 

With Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria, leading to the escape of ISIL jihadists from prisons, Greek security officials are on alert because of fears that the organization's terrorists could infiltrate Europe.

The Canadian government announced on Tuesday that it is suspending the issuance of new export licenses to Turkey, mainly military equipment, in response to Ankara's attack in northern Syria, AFP reported.

Foreign Office Minister urges India and Pakistan to de-escalate tension in region, The Hindu reports. 

It is believed that this is an isolated act and authorities have been to the victim's home to ensure there are no other explosives there.

The victim has not been formally identified but Le Soir newspaper is reporting it was a former soldier who lived close by.

New Zealand could become the Skripals new home although the US is the more likely destination.

Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the US in an attempt to protect them from further murder attempts.

Former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia, Theresa May has told MPs, according to BBC. 

The PM said it was "highly likely" Russia was responsible for the Salisbury attack.

The Foreign Office summoned Russia's ambassador to provide an explanation.

Romanians are valued members of British society and the United Kingdom would be "crazy to let them go back to Romania," the head of Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Boris Johnson, said in an interview with Romania's top public news agency in Romania on Monday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and our embassy in Brazil are warning our compatriots, who intend to travel to Rio de Janeiro, to refrain from visiting the city until the situation is normalized.