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UK PM Starmer releases Mandelson appointment files after pressure from reb
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has agreed to allow full scrutiny of documents related to Peter Mandelson's appointment as the UK ambassador to the United States, following mounting pressure from rebel MPs within his own Labour Party, Politico reported.
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Zelenskyy sacks Ukrainian ambassador to UK days after criticism
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his ambassador to the United Kingdom Vadym Prystaiko on Friday, days after criticism of his remarks regarding comments by UK Defence Secretary, CNN reported.
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UK backs India's case for permanent UN Security Council seat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Addressing the UNSC's annual debate on Security Council reform on Thursday, UK Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward said, "We support the creation of new permanent seats for India, Germany, Japan and Brazil, as well as permanent African representation on the Council,"
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Former UK ambassador to Myanmar detained in Yangon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 25 (ANI): Myanmar authorities have detained the United Kingdom's former ambassador to the country, a media report said citing sources on Thursday.
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UK ambassador summoned to Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry after UK lawmaker ca
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nur Sultan [Kazakhstan], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Nur-Sultan Kathy Leach has been summoned to the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry for clarification of the statement made by UK lawmaker Margaret Hodge, calling on sanctions against Kazakhstan amid rising tensions
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UK ambassador to Ukraine says staying in Kyiv, embassy continuing operatio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons said on Saturday that she continues running the embassy in Kyiv together with the core personnel despite growing tensions and the departure of families of diplomats.
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UK envoy to UN says feeling 'optimistic' ahead of Glasgow climate summit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward said ON Thursday that she felt optimistic about the possible outcomes of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), organized by her country in Glasgow, Scotland, as the international community
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Russia hopes AUKUS will adhere to nuclear nonproliferation obligations
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia hopes that the participants to the AUKUS alliance will strictly adhere to their commitments in the field of nuclear nonproliferation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told UK Ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert.
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Eritrean forces should withdraw from Tigray without further delay: UK Envo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tigray [Ethiopia], June 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Eritrean troops must withdraw from the Tigray region in Ethiopia without delay, Dame Barbara Woodward, UK Ambassador to the United Nations told reporters.
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Moscow expands list of UK nationals banned from entering Russia, says Fore
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday notified UK Ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert about the expansion of the list of UK nationals who are banned from entering Russia, the ministry said.
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Chinese diplomat 'likes' X-rated video on Twitter
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 15 (ANI): The Twitter account of Chinese Ambassador to Britain, Liu Xiamong, recently liked an X-rated video, creating storm on social media with many users of the microblogging site wondering if it was an accident or whether his account had been hacked.
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Karen Pierce appointed Britain's new Ambassador to US
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Feb 7 (ANI): Senior British diplomat Karen Pierce has been appointed the country's new Ambassador to the United States, becoming the first woman to ever hold the post, UK's Foreign Office announced on Friday.
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