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The UK has sanctioned those suspected of being linked to financing, procurement, and commercial networks fuelling the Sudan conflict.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
UK Counsellor for Politico-Military Affairs, Ankur Narayan, rejects Russia’s attempts to portray increased European defence spending and NATO readiness as hostile, and underlines that these are defensive measures taken in re…
Statement by Legal Adviser Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on Sudan.
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia.
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Travelling Brits urged to ‘Know the Signs’ following cases of death and serious illness overseas.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today summoned the Iranian Chargé d'Affaires in London in response to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force’s (IRGC-QF) role in directing proxy groups to ca…
Statement by Jess Jambert-Gray, Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on West Africa and the Sahel.
A statement by G7 Foreign Ministers on El Obeid calling for the immediate protection of civilians, unhindered humanitarian access, and a cessation of hostilities in Sudan.
Former Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt will support British nationals in the most difficult and complex cases.
Joint statement from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom on the launch of the United Nations Horizon Fund for the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Minister of State Stephen Doughty signs UK-EU Treaty on Gibraltar with EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels.
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen.
Statement from the Foreign Secretary on the sanctioning of Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR).
The UK has announced £10 million to support Palestinian-led early recovery efforts in Gaza and joined an international initiative to help coordinate funding and practical support for reconstruction.
The IRGC are among the first bodies designated under new powers to crack down on foreign state-backed activity in the UK.
The governments of Australia and the United Kingdom gave a joint statement following the third UK–Australia Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality on 4 May 2026.
The Minister for Development set out the need to scale up finance for climate resilience and outlined new UK initiatives to support vulnerable countries.
UK and EU hit back with first joint cyber sanctions package
A statement by the E3 (UK, France & Germany) on Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and countries in the region.
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