The Latest Breaking News from FCDO

FCDO ‘condemns exploitation’ as Britons charged with being mercenaries by Russia

Officials are in ‘constant contact’ with the government of Ukraine about the case.

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022

Travel warning as Brits told not to visit tourist destination famed for 'endless beaches'

The FCDO issued a statement

Nottingham Post · Jun 29, 2022

Rwanda scheme is Home Office responsibility, says Foreign Secretary

The Foreign Secretary has distanced her officials from any major involvement in the Government’s controversial Rwanda asylum policy.

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Taliban release five British nationals held for six months

Foreign Office diplomats secured their freedom but sources say nothing was given in return except an apology

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

UN calls on UAE to release British man imprisoned in Dubai since 2008

UN working group rules that Ryan Cornelius has been held arbitrarily and subjected to rights violations

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

Dom Phillips’ wife: ‘We can say goodbye with love’ after bodies found in Amazon

Brazil’s justice minister Anderson Torres said the remains were found near where the pair disappeared on June 5

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022

Labour MP calls for talks with Taliban after ‘heart-rending’ Afghanistan trip

David Lammy and Preet Gill were the first senior British politicians to visit Afghanistan since the fall of Kabul.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

‘The hunger strike may be his last act”: Celebrities urge Liz Truss to secure release of Briton in Egypt jail

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has not eaten for 73 days, and his sister says he is ‘convinced he won’t leave prison alive’ as she joins his strike

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Foreign Office lifts Sri Lanka travel ban for Brits days after TUI cancelled holidays

After two months of intense protests and violent clashes on the streets, the UK’s Foreign Office has scrapped its warning against “all but essential travel” to Sri Lanka

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

TUI cancels more holidays to Sri Lanka as Foreign Office lifts travel ban

Holiday provider TUI have extended their cancellations of all flights to Sri Lanka up until the end of June as the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) updated its travel guidance today, lifting the ban.

Glasgow Live · Jun 10, 2022