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A Scottish regiment's soldiers newly-arrived in Afghanistan are already hard at work building relationships with their Afghan National Army counterparts in Helmand province.
In the early hours of this morning 146 personnel from No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing returned home following a six-month tour of duty protecting Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN) have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals.
A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.
Watch the video of the live hangout with Tom Fletcher on the Syria crisis, its impact on Lebanon, and the stability of the broader Middle East.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during September.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has congratulated the new Ministers on their appointment and offered strong UK support.
The last group of soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS) has returned home from their deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Brigade on Operation HERRICK 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Today, for the first time, the 16 flags of the Overseas Territories are being flown in Parliament Square, alongside the flags of the Crown Dependencies, to mark a state occasion.
Two years on the UK's Arab Partnership program is helping to turn aspirations into real tangible results.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak discussed the Middle East Peace Process, Iran, and peace and stability in the Middle East.
A Roll of Honour which lists all those members of the Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) who died in service has been dedicated at St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the RAF.
Two brothers, both originally from Zimbabwe and serving in the RAF, are providing crucial medical services in Afghanistan.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles have been killed in Afghanistan today, Tuesday 30 October 2012.
Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire calls in Burmese Charge d'Affaires to discuss concerns.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has met Palestinian Chief Negotiator Dr Saeb Erekat to discuss the Middle East Peace Process.
Foreign Secretary William Hague deeply dismayed to hear about the attack on Dr Denis Mukwege on 25 October.
Ambassador Simon Collis strongly condemns the attacks which killed and injured a large number of people on 27 October.
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