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  • Foreign Secretary "appalled" by assassination of Pakistan's Minorities Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague described the shooting of Pakistan's Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti as "cowardly".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary speaks to General Abdul Fattah Younis al Obidi

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed the latest situation on the ground in Libya, the impact on Libyans and the provision of international humanitarian assistance to Libya.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Council elections in Marjah

    The first ever District Community Council elections in Marjah have taken place just a year after Operation MOSHTARAK was launched by ISAF and Afghan forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Gloucester assists British Antarctic Survey

    The Royal Navy's Type 42 destroyer HMS Gloucester has been assisting the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in South Georgia, to assess the effects of climate change.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Emergency relief flights for Libya crisis victims

    Prime Minister David Cameron announced today that the British Government will provide emergency evacuation flights to repatriate up to six thousand people stranded in Tunisia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 2 March 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: Libya and police pay.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary attends UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

    "This is the time for us to show that we utterly condemn the actions of the Libyan Government" said Foreign Secretary William Hague at the UN Human Rights Council today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister welcomes Afghan President to Number 10

    Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Number 10 and said Britain continues to have a "strong relationship" with Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary presses Libyan Foreign Minister to end violence

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke to Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa today. He stressed the need for an immediate end to the violence and killing of protesters.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes decision to suspend Libya from the Human Rights Council

    The UN General Assembly adopted a Lebanese-tabled resolution suspending Libya from the Human Rights Council on 1 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2 SCOTS offer assistance to rain-battered Afghans

    A fortnight of heavy rain across parts of Helmand province has seen British troops offer assistance to locals worst hit by the weather.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tornado squadrons to be disbanded

    The Royal Air Force's Number 13 and 14 Tornado squadrons are to be disbanded and formally stood down on 1 June 2011, it has been announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Albion ready for operations

    The Royal Navy's fleet flagship, HMS Albion, has successfully passed her sea training and is poised for global operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Details of RAF redundancy scheme announced

    Details of the RAF's redundancy programme have been released to RAF personnel today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press briefing: morning 1 March 2011

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Libya.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary to attend UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

    Foreign Secretary William Hague to lead international efforts to hold those responsible for the horrifying violence in Libya to account.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • January progress report on Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the progress made in Afghanistan for the month of January.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Commander reflects on a year in Helmand

    Colonel Gerhard Wheeler from the Royal Welsh regiment was the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand throughout 2010. Here he reflects on the battles, losses and progress he witnessed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 3 PARA troops educate Afghan civilians in perils of IEDs

    Locals in the northern Nad 'Ali area of Helmand province are being taught life-saving skills to spot Taliban bombs, thanks to an education programme organised by British paratroopers and their Afghan National Army (ANA) …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister praises military effort in Libyan evacuations

    In an update to the House of Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the British Armed Forces for their ongoing work supporting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in safely evacuating British and other forei…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government