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Ambassador Holland marks ten years since the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine and the deaths of 298 innocent people, including 10 British nationals.

I am a man of multiple identities. Londoner. English. Patriotic Brit. Proud of my Caribbean heritage. A transatlanticist. And, throughout my political career, absolutely
Thank you for that welcome. It is for me an honour to be asked by the Prime Minister to serve in this role and to have the chance to work with you all in the months and years ahead.

Rishi Sunak delivers final speech outside No10 Downing Street

EU Ministers approved the 14th sanctions package against Russia. For the first time it is targeting gas, banning re-exports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in EU waters and prohibiting

Many interesting events took place on the sidelines of the Swiss conference on Ukraine's peaceful proposals. Leaders of countries and public organizations

Joint statement by the spokespeople for the Foreign Ministries of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on the Iranian nuclear programme.
Eighty years ago, the weather broke - and the greatest invasion force in history left the shores of Britain to liberate Europe.

Great to be here, in this house that has many memories for me as you can imagine, when I think of all those European Councils, where I spent late nights and early morning, and it’s very good

Words from the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on the 75th anniversary of establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
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