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  • Almost home: restarting life after conflict in Sri Lanka's 'rice bowl'

    Helping displace people return home after conflict is one of the first steps towards building peace and stability

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  • Jeremy Browne: “No doubt about our sovereignty over the Falkland Islands”

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has said there “cannot be negotiation on sovereignty unless and until the Falkland Islanders so wish,” following a statement by the Argentinean President.

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

  • Draft UN Security Council resolution on Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt responds to E3+3 agreement on a draft UN Security Council resolution on Iran.

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

  • Camp Bastion doubles in size

    Camp Bastion, the lynchpin of British, and increasingly American, operations in Helmand, is a desert metropolis, complete with airport, that is expanding at a remarkable pace. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • ISAF and Afghan leaders discuss counter-insurgency and civilian casualties

    ISAF and Afghan leaders have ended two days of discussions on improving counter-insurgency operations and preventing civilian casualties by cataloguing best practices that can be shared by all units operating in Afghanistan.

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

  • RAF firefighters battle fire at US Helmand base

    The fire broke out in a storage yard on the base at 1800hrs local time on Sunday 16 May 2010. Within half-an-hour the flames were visible from…

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

  • New measures to reduce flight disruptions

    Aviation authorities in the UK and Ireland have introduced new measures to reduce disruption to flights from volcanic ash.

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

  • Statement on Iranian nuclear deal

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has responded to reports of a deal to exchange nuclear fuel to power Tehran's medical reactor

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

  • McChrystal - changing perceptions of Afghan people is key to success

    Changing the perceptions of the Afghan people about the coalition, their own government and the Taliban will be key to success in that nation, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and US forces in Afg…

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

  • Liam Fox - we need to be in Afghanistan

    New Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has spoken about the national security reasons for the UK military being in Afghanistan and praised the bravery and professionalism of troops in Helmand.

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

  • 1 SCOTS soldiers on the IED hunt

    One British Army platoon, based in the Sangin valley, has earned itself high praise after finding, and eliminating, numerous improvised explosive devices during a single patrol.

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

  • French academic Clotilde Reiss returns to France after arrest in Iran

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a statement about the return of Clotilde Reiss to France after her arrest in Iran.

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

  • Prime Minister David Cameron in talks with President Karzai

    Prime Minister said he wanted to “further strengthen” relations between Britain and Afghanistan during his discussions with President Karzai on Saturday 15 May.

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

  • PM aims to further strengthen Afghan relations

    Prime Minister David Cameron has held discussions with President Hamid Karzai at Chequers.

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

  • Foreign Secretary in Washington

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has arrived in Washington DC today for talks with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague's interview on BBC News

    Foreign Secretary William Hague was interviewed by BBC News. He talked about a arrange of foreign policy issues.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague Washington meeting press conference

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the UK-US special relationship

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

  • Army doctors attempt to row around UK

    Two British Army doctors are attempting to set a new world record for rowing around Great Britain after setting off from Lymington Yacht Haven in Hampshire on Wednesday 12 May 2010.

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

  • Dragoon Guards provide security for Afghan villagers

    British cavalry soldiers from C Squadron of the Royal Dragoon Guards protect and rebuild the village of Gorup-e Shesh Kalay near Nad 'Ali, following Operation MOSHTARAK.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague's interview on BBC Radio 4's World at One programme

    Foreign Secretary William Hague was interviewed by BBC Radio 4. He talked about Afghanistan and his upcoming visit to Washington.

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