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A Royal Navy Lynx helicopter and crew have returned from deployment with a French frigate on counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.
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Foreign Office Minister, Alistair Burt, today welcomed an important milestone in the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean.
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Vice Admiral Peter Hudson has taken over command of the NATO Maritime Headquarters during a ceremony in Northwood, London.
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The Ministry of Defence is looking for ways to strengthen the security of maritime operations so that it can be more effective at combating illegal activities such as gun-running, people-smuggling and piracy.
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FCO Travel Advice urges British nationals to leave Somaliland in response to specific threat to Westerners
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A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
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Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has set out how the FCO’s maritime security programme funds will be spent this financial year.
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Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has spoken about the UK's contribution to international efforts against piracy.
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The Prime Minister has issued a statement on the current situation in Mali
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The Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Somali Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam today.
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Sailors of HMS Monmouth keeping the oceans safe from criminals
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HMS Monmouth and her Royal Marines have been working with the US Navy to demonstrate how they can help keep the sea lanes open in the Middle East.
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Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds has updated parliament on the development of a regulatory system for private security companies.
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Today the Piracy Ransoms Task Force presented its conclusions on how to work together to reduce the threat of piracy and ultimately ransom payments to pirates.
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The ship's company of Royal Navy warship HMS Monmouth have been keeping themselves in shape and ready for operations in the Gulf while transiting the Mediterranean.
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HMS Sutherland came under attack from supersonic French fighters based in Djibouti as the frigate swapped counter-piracy duties for a brief return to traditional war-fighting training.
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PM: "I am deeply shocked by the sickening attack on the Somali National Theatre in Mogadishu"
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The Prime Minister will host the London Conference on Somalia on Thursday, bringing together more than 50 countries and international organisations. Here our first Ambassador to Somalia for twenty years sets out why this cou…
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Following his posting as Commander of the UK Counter-Piracy Task Group, Captain Gerry Northwood, Royal Navy, has written in The Times newspaper about how concerted efforts are helping reduce attacks on merchant vessels.
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The Prime Minister called President Obama on Monday to discuss a range of foreign policy priorities.
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