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UK government sanctions Russian President, Foreign Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], February 26 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be hit with an assets freeze as part of the UK's punitive sanctions regime to degrade Russia's economy and military infrastructure, the UK foreign office said on Friday.
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Kremlin planning to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine: UK
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 23 (ANI): The UK foreign office on Saturday said that it has information that Kremlin is planning to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine.
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G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting to take place in Liverpool in December
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 22 (ANI): The United Kingdom is set to host a summit of Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 next month in the city of Liverpool, UK foreign office said on Sunday (local time).
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Canada, UK accuse Belarus of organizing migration crisis in Europe
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The escalation of the situation on the border of Belarus and Poland is another action of the Belarusian authorities to create a migration crisis in Europe, London and Ottawa said in a joint statement released by the UK Foreign Office.
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LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in Britain
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], October 30 (ANI): The first group of LGBT Afghan refugees to be helped by the UK Government to leave Afghanistan arrived in Britain on Friday to start their new lives, UK Foreign Office said.
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Russian Embassy in UK slams Scotland Yard's approach to fact-finding in Sk
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in the UK, during a meeting at the UK Foreign Office, expressed its categorical rejection of the methods used by the UK police in establishing the facts in the case of Yulia and Sergei Skripal, the Russian diplomatic mission said i
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UK Foreign Office honours memory of victims of 9/11 attacks
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office commemorated all those killed in the 9/11 attacks in the US 20 years ago and those who bravely rushed to help.
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UK to provide £30 million of life-saving supplies for Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 3 (ANI): The UK will be releasing up to £30 million of life-saving aid to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries to help those who choose to leave the country, to support regional stability, the UK Foreign Office said on Friday.
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UK foreign office apologises for banning LGBT staff from diplomatic servic
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 5 (ANI): The UK Foreign Office apologized on Monday for the historic ban that prevented LGBT people from working in the British diplomatic service until 1991.
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UK demands private medical care for jailed Russian activist Navalny
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Foreign Office has demanded that Axey Navlealny, a jailed Russian opposition activist, be granted access to private medical care amid reports that his health has deteriorated.
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UK raises USD 1 billion to support COVID-19 vaccination in developing coun
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has raised USD 1 billion from global donors to fund vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 in developing countries, the UK Foreign Office said Sunday.
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UK to receive 3 million units of paracetamol from India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 15 (ANI): The UK will receive around three million units of paracetamol following talks with India, the country's foreign office said on Wednesday.
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