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John Kerry: US election is 'downright embarrassing'
The US Secretary of State has said his country's presidential election is “downright embarrassing”.
Speaking at a Q&A for London sixth-formers alongside Mayor Sadiq Khan, John Kerry added that the election had stepped “out of any norm”.
Asked about how the election has impacted on US relations abroad, Mr Kerry said: "This election has been difficult for our country's perception abroad. There are moments when it is downright embarrassing."
He added: "I could never imagine debates that were not focused on real issues."
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US and Russia in new talks to broker ceasefire in Syria
John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov are meeting delegates from Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Lausanne.
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Kerry 'extremely concerned' about direction of Syrian war
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he is "extremely concerned" about where the conflict in Syria is going.
Speaking at the Washington Ideas Forum, Mr Kerry added that the bombing of Aleppo is "inexcusable and indiscriminate" and "completely against the laws of war".
He reiterated the threat to stop talking with Russia if progress is not made to end the war, saying that there will have to be a moment when the US pursues "other alternatives" on Syria if the conflicting parties do not change course.
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Syria Support Group meeting 'painful and disappointing'
A meeting of the International Syria Support Group was "long, painful and disappointing", the UN's mediator for the war-torn country said.
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John Kerry pledges $189m in new aid for Yemen crisis
The US secretary of state called for a new approach to resume talks amid the civil war, including unity government and transfer of weapons.
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Boris Johnson grilled over 'outright lies' by US press
The foreign secretary hung his head at one point as he was repeatedly asked to explain his past comments and insults about world leaders.
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John Kerry: UK-US relationship as special as ever
John Kerry has confirmed he spoke to newly appointed Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson this morning and said the US-UK special relationship is "as essential as ever".
The US Secretary of State also stressed US support for a "sensible and measured approach" to Brexit.
Boris Johnson has already called John Kerry
Boris Johnson has already made a phonecall to the US in his role as foreign secretary.
Johnson rang Secretary of State John Kerry to tell the US that the country was "at the front of queue" after Brexit.
Johnson has also been pictured addressing 500 staff at the Foreign Office to set out his vision for the future of the department.

As @borisjohnson told @libbywieneritv last night - the USA *was* at the front of the queue. He called @johnkerry first thing today.
Kerry demands aid be allowed into besieged Syrian towns
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the Syrian regime and opposition groups to play a full role in the peace talks in Geneva and demanded that humanitarian aid be allowed into besieged towns to help starving civilians.
The town of Madaya is just an hour's drive from Damascus, and yet in recent months people have been reduced to eating grass and leaves.
How have the regime and the militias responded? By planting landmines and erecting barbed wire to keep relief workers out.
In televised statement , Kerry said "there is no military solution to the conflict", adding that a political solution to the Syrian crisis would undercut support for so-called Islamic State militants.

Humanitarian aid to Syrians must be allowed immediately. “Surrender or starve” tactics are directly contrary to the law of war.
Negotiators from Syria's main opposition group met UN mediator Staffan de Mistura for the first time today, but have warned they may yet walk away from the Geneva talks unless the suffering of civilians in the five-year conflict is eased.
Earlier the peace process ran into trouble after Islamic State bombers killed more than 60 people near the country's holiest Shi'ite shrine.
The head of the Syrian government delegation said the blasts in Damascus, which the Interior Ministry blamed on a car bomb and two suicide bombers, merely confirmed the link between the opposition and terrorism - even though Islamic State has been excluded from the talks.
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John Kerry to travel to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah
US State Department says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah on trip to the region.
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