Saudi Arabia has long been an elephant in the room in discussions of ethics in British foreign policy and concern for human rights abuses abroad.
The arms contract between the UK government and Saudi Arabia have been ruled lawful by the High Court, after justices saw secret evidence.
France has halted the delivery of the first of two warship deliveries to Russia due to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has claimed that the Syrian army has won “major victories” against the rebels and holds the “balance of power” in an interview with a Lebanese television station.
The UN General Assembly has adopted a historic treaty to control the trade in conventional arms and weaponry, with 254 member states voting in support and only three opposing.