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The UK has responded to the airstrike carried out by the US on Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Following the storming of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq in December 2019, the UK has called for diplomatic missions to be protected.
This Troika statement reviews progress towards forming South Sudan’s revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office welcomes the release and exchange of prisoners in Ukraine on 29 December.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office responds to the recent rocket attack by Kataib Hizballah on an Iraqi military base near Kirkuk.
In 2019, British people asked the Foreign Office to contact the famous rapper 50 Cent, how removal companies fit furniture into bijou Lisbon flats and to verify the nationality of a sperm sample.
The New Year Honours list recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is to replace diplomats’ cars with all-electric or hybrid models as part of a wider FCO effort to reduce carbon footprint.
Over the holiday period, the FCO is reminding people where they can access support if they, or those they know, have been affected.
A verdict in the trial of 11 men charged with killing the journalist was delivered on Monday 23 December.
Statement and explanation of vote by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Syria
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement following the Crown Prosecution Service charging decision in the case of Harry Dunn.
Foreign Office statement on the Maduro regime's ongoing campaign of intimidation against members of Venezuela's democratically elected National Assembly.
Mrs Emma Hopkins OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Ms Faye O’Connor OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in succession to Mr Ian Duddy.
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on non-proliferation
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Syria
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement on the 35th anniversary of the Sino British Joint Declaration about Hong Kong.
Statement by Susan Dickson, UK Minister Counsellor and Legal Adviser at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Sudan and South Sudan
The UK's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivers a statement to the first-ever Global Refugee Forum.
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