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Having already deployed to the Caribbean in 2007, when the amphibious assault ship made a major impact on drug smuggling by seizing illegal …
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Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham has made a statement following the bombing this morning in Mogadishu, Somalia
The government is looking for innovative ideas from students, academics and businesses on how we can improve aviation security.
Foreign Secretary William Hague visited Finland invited by Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb.
A British major serving in Afghanistan is intending to put his long distance running skills to the test to raise money for fellow soldiers hurt in the conflict, and will be joined in the effort by Afghan soldiers.
HMS Portland encountered the massive block of ice on a recent trip to the remote UK territory hundreds of miles to the east of South America…
As the 1st Battalion Scots Guards work to keep traffic flowing on the strategically important Route 601 in Helmand, Lance Corporal Matthew Ellis of 150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police (RMP), is providing policing expe…
From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: World Cup bid, passports, Dr David Kelly, welfare and misc.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Jordan Dean Bancroft of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, part of Combined Force Nad 'Ali, was killed in Afghanistan on S…
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt's statement on Iran's nuclear power plant.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after the agreement of direct talks between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
HMS Gloucester set sail for the South Atlantic this morning where for the next seven months she will take part in maritime security patrols and exercise with South American navies.
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The Department for International Development's Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Stephen O'Brien speaks on Afghanistan's independence day.
UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell announces a further £33 million in aid to Pakistan
As the Royal Marines of 40 Commando work hard to bring security to the population of Sangin in Helmand province they are often tasked to protect residents from Taliban intimidation and attack.
Statement from DFID’s Parliamentary Under Secretary for State Stephen O'Brien to mark the Independence Day of Afghanistan
Representatives from African coastal states attend UK led workshop designed to build capacity in tackling illegal fishing.
The key access road Route 601 is an important communications route that connects Lashkar Gah in Helmand with the city of Kandahar to the east…
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