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"April Fool's Day Is Tomorrow.": UK Mocks Russia Over Its New Foreign Policy
United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has mocked Russia over its foreign policy.
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UK Invites India As Guest Nation To G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
India is among the guest countries invited to join parts of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' meeting to be hosted by the UK next month, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Tuesday.
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UK Foreign Office Cat, Lord Palmerston, Retires From Diplomatic Service
UK Foreign Office Cat: The resident cat at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, dubbed "Lord Palmerston the Chief Mouser" in reference to its mouse-catching duties, is to retire from diplomatic service, the FCO said on Friday.
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Envoy To India Philip Barton Promoted As UK Foreign Office Minister
British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton has been promoted as a minister in the newly formed Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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UK Minister Suspended For Assaulting Activist Who Gatecrashed Event
A minister in charge of India in the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was suspended on Friday after footage showed him "grabbing" and forcibly ejecting a climate activist at a political event in London.
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UK Foreign Office Board Appoints Kumar Iyer First Indian-Origin Member
Kumar Iyer has been appointed by the UK government as the Chief Economist of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), making him the first Indian-origin member of the department's management board.
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With A Statue, UK Honours Only Indian Aviator Who Survived World War 1
The UK government on Thursday announced plans for a series of statues to go up at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London to honour the sacrifices made by over 3 million Commonwealth soldiers, sailors, airmen and labour corps who served in World War I, including from India.
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India, Sri Lanka Files Among 195 Documents Destroyed In Britain
Around 195 files including documents relating to relations between India and Sri Lanka at the peak of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led civil war have been destroyed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), sparking concern among archivists and researchers.
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Top British Diplomat Calls Golden Temple A "Mosque", Apologises For Gaffe
A top British diplomat has called the Golden Temple a mosque following which he apologised for the gaffe amid protests by the Sikh community. Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, referred to the Golden Temple in Amritsar as the "Golden Mosque" in a tweet on Monday.
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UK Officials Defend Secrecy Of Operation Blue Star Files
Senior civil servants from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Tuesday gave evidence in a closed tribunal session to explain the reasons over some Cabinet Office files related to 1984's Operation Blue Star not being made public over 30 years later.
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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Renounces US Citizenship
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was born in New York, has renounced his US citizenship, a United States Treasury Department document said on Wednesday.
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Indian-Origin MP Bags Junior Minister Post Under New UK Prime Minister
British lawmaker Alok Sharma has been named Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), becoming the second Indian- origin minister in Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet.
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UK Foreign Office Cat Makes First Kill
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 'Chief Mouser' cat hired to wage war on mice has made its first kill just weeks in the job.
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We Will Open More Doors of Cooperation: PM Modi at UK Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the British Parliament. Earlier during the day, Prime Minister Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron addressed a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
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India a Vibrant Democracy, Committed to Protecting Every Citizen's Freedom: PM Modi in UK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron are addressing a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Mr Cameron at 10 Downing Street.
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"April Fool's Day Is Tomorrow.": UK Mocks Russia Over Its New Foreign Policy
United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has mocked Russia over its foreign policy.
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UK Invites India As Guest Nation To G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting
India is among the guest countries invited to join parts of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' meeting to be hosted by the UK next month, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on Tuesday.
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UK Foreign Office Cat, Lord Palmerston, Retires From Diplomatic Service
UK Foreign Office Cat: The resident cat at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, dubbed "Lord Palmerston the Chief Mouser" in reference to its mouse-catching duties, is to retire from diplomatic service, the FCO said on Friday.
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Envoy To India Philip Barton Promoted As UK Foreign Office Minister
British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton has been promoted as a minister in the newly formed Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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UK Minister Suspended For Assaulting Activist Who Gatecrashed Event
A minister in charge of India in the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was suspended on Friday after footage showed him "grabbing" and forcibly ejecting a climate activist at a political event in London.
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UK Foreign Office Board Appoints Kumar Iyer First Indian-Origin Member
Kumar Iyer has been appointed by the UK government as the Chief Economist of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), making him the first Indian-origin member of the department's management board.
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With A Statue, UK Honours Only Indian Aviator Who Survived World War 1
The UK government on Thursday announced plans for a series of statues to go up at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London to honour the sacrifices made by over 3 million Commonwealth soldiers, sailors, airmen and labour corps who served in World War I, including from India.
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India, Sri Lanka Files Among 195 Documents Destroyed In Britain
Around 195 files including documents relating to relations between India and Sri Lanka at the peak of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) led civil war have been destroyed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), sparking concern among archivists and researchers.
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Top British Diplomat Calls Golden Temple A "Mosque", Apologises For Gaffe
A top British diplomat has called the Golden Temple a mosque following which he apologised for the gaffe amid protests by the Sikh community. Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, referred to the Golden Temple in Amritsar as the "Golden Mosque" in a tweet on Monday.
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UK Officials Defend Secrecy Of Operation Blue Star Files
Senior civil servants from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Tuesday gave evidence in a closed tribunal session to explain the reasons over some Cabinet Office files related to 1984's Operation Blue Star not being made public over 30 years later.
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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Renounces US Citizenship
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was born in New York, has renounced his US citizenship, a United States Treasury Department document said on Wednesday.
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Indian-Origin MP Bags Junior Minister Post Under New UK Prime Minister
British lawmaker Alok Sharma has been named Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), becoming the second Indian- origin minister in Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet.
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UK Foreign Office Cat Makes First Kill
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 'Chief Mouser' cat hired to wage war on mice has made its first kill just weeks in the job.
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We Will Open More Doors of Cooperation: PM Modi at UK Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the British Parliament. Earlier during the day, Prime Minister Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron addressed a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
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India a Vibrant Democracy, Committed to Protecting Every Citizen's Freedom: PM Modi in UK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron are addressing a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Mr Cameron at 10 Downing Street.
