In diplomacy, as in politics , there are plenty of cases in which a world leader has been caught unaware on a “hot” microphone. There have been fewer, if any, in which that leader has been caught calling another an outright liar. French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes the prize. Sarkozy, in Cannes for the G-20 summit last week, believed he was speaking privately with President Obama when he reportedly described how frustrating he finds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But their microphones were on, and the conversation was picked up by reporters listening to a simultaneous translation. Read full article > >

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Sarkozy to Obama: Netanyahu is a ‘liar’

David Cameron meets Egypt’s leaders – after becoming the first world leader to visit the country since President Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office.

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David Cameron meets Egypt leaders

Severe cuts in university budgets could see the UK lose its position as a world leader in education, a Universities UK report warns.

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Universities’ warning over cuts

There has been a sharp rise in the number of Americans who believe the US role as a world leader is on the decline, a survey suggests.

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US global leadership ‘declining’