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  • Rescue of hostages held in Afghanistan

    British aid worker Helen Johnston was rescued last night along with a Kenyan aid worker and two Afghan aid workers following their abduction on 22 May.

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

  • Statement issued on behalf of the family of Helen Johnston

    The family of British Aid Worker Helen Johnston have issued a statement following her rescue in Afghanistan.

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

  • World-wide celebrations as the Overseas Territories honour The Queen

    Like many other countries around the world, the UK's Overseas Territories will be marking The Queen's Diamond Jubilee by lighting Beacons.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses "desperate need for a political solution in Syria"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague met members of Syrian opposition groups, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and today in Istanbul.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: el-Houla atrocities "must be investigated"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the Human Rights Council's resolution on Syria today.

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

  • Foreign Secretary attends Istanbul Conference on Somalia

    Ahead of the conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague talks about significant progress made in Somalia in the three months since the London Conference on Somalia.

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

  • ARRC honours soldiers home from Afghanistan

    The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) honoured more than 160 soldiers recently returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan with a parade and medal ceremony earlier this week.

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

  • 42 Commando celebrate opening of new medical centre

    Royal Marines of 42 Commando at Bickleigh near Plymouth marked the completion of their newly-built medical and dental centre with a ceremonial opening on Friday 25 May.

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

  • Soldier injured in Afghanistan to row in Thames Jubilee Pageant

    A soldier who was almost paralysed by a gunman whilst serving in Afghanistan is to row in the historic Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames this weekend.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister pays tribute to UN peacekeepers

    Minister for the UN Henry Bellingham paid tribute to those who have served on UN peacekeeping missions.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces expulsion of Syrian diplomats

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced the expulsion of the Syrian Chargé d’Affaires – Syria’s most senior diplomat in the United Kingdom – and two other diplomats from the Embassy.

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Spanish Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK and Spain maintain a "strong bilateral relationship following his meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo.

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

  • Foreign Secretary launches new Government initiative to prevent sexual violence in conflict

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the launch of the Government initiative on preventing sexual violence in conflict, and the screening of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey".

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

  • Afghan and British troops discover huge drugs and explosives cache

    Working closely with Afghan security forces, soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have made a considerable discovery of insurgent narcotics and supplies in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province.

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

  • UK-Russia tackle pressing foreign policy issues

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today visited newly-reappointed Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. They spoke about a range of global foreign policy issues including Syria and Iran.

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

  • Foreign Office makes clear Assad regime cannot act with impunity

    On 28 May the Syrian Chargé d’Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office to see the Political Director, Sir Geoffrey Adams.

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

  • Gurkhas help Nepalese community after flash floods

    Soldiers based at the British Gurkha Camp at Pokhara in Nepal have been helping the local community cope with recent flash floods.

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

  • Prime Minister speaks to UN Secretary General about Syria

    Prime Minister and UN Secretary General agree the UN Security Council needs to stand firm and united condemning the actions of the Assad regime.

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

  • Prime Minister's call with President Hollande regarding Syria

    Leaders agreed that the brutality of the Damascus regime is a threat to regional security and those responsible must be held accountable.

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

  • Syrian chargé d’affaires summoned to Foreign Office

    Following the horrifying massacre of innocent civilians in Houla, Foreign Secretary William Hague has instructed that the Syrian chargé d’affaires be summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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