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Egyptian Airport Security Under Scrutiny as Bomb Suspicions Mount
Egypt insisted on Thursday its airports were secured to international standards, despite growing concerns that its screening procedures may be flawed and that Islamist militants may have downed a Russian plane by smuggling a bomb on board.
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UK Says Planning Emergency Measures to Evacuate Sharm Tourists
Britain is planning emergency measures to repatriate holidaymakers from Sharm el-Sheikh, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said today after Britain voiced concerns that a Russian jet that crashed near there last week may have been brought down by a bomb.
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Too Early to Draw Conclusions on Plane Crash in Egypt: Russian PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a government meeting on Thursday that it was too early to draw any conclusions about the causes of a Russian plane crash in Egypt, but ordered additional security measures.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Denies Syria Strikes Climbdown
The British government today denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.
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UK Starts Building 1st Permanent Middle East Base in 40 Years
Britain has begun construction work of its first permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971 in Bahrain that would allow the UK to work with its allies to reinforce stability in the Gulf and beyond amid security threats in the strategic region.
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Bashar al-Assad Must Go But Might Need to Talk to Him: UK's Philip Hammond
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad must go, but it might be necessary to talk with him as part of a deal on a transition of power, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in an interview published by French daily Le Monde on Friday.
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5-Million-Pound UK Aid for Earthquake-Hit Nepal
The UK has given 5 million pounds to help people affected by the devastating Nepal earthquake which has killed more than 3,200 people, the government said today.
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UK Foreign Secretary Says Ebola Outbreak 'a Threat' to Britain
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he would hold a top-level government meeting to discuss the outbreak of the highly-infectious Ebola virus across West Africa which he warned posed a threat to Britain.
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Egyptian Airport Security Under Scrutiny as Bomb Suspicions Mount
Egypt insisted on Thursday its airports were secured to international standards, despite growing concerns that its screening procedures may be flawed and that Islamist militants may have downed a Russian plane by smuggling a bomb on board.
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UK Says Planning Emergency Measures to Evacuate Sharm Tourists
Britain is planning emergency measures to repatriate holidaymakers from Sharm el-Sheikh, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said today after Britain voiced concerns that a Russian jet that crashed near there last week may have been brought down by a bomb.
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Too Early to Draw Conclusions on Plane Crash in Egypt: Russian PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a government meeting on Thursday that it was too early to draw any conclusions about the causes of a Russian plane crash in Egypt, but ordered additional security measures.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Denies Syria Strikes Climbdown
The British government today denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.
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UK Starts Building 1st Permanent Middle East Base in 40 Years
Britain has begun construction work of its first permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971 in Bahrain that would allow the UK to work with its allies to reinforce stability in the Gulf and beyond amid security threats in the strategic region.
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Bashar al-Assad Must Go But Might Need to Talk to Him: UK's Philip Hammond
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad must go, but it might be necessary to talk with him as part of a deal on a transition of power, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in an interview published by French daily Le Monde on Friday.
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5-Million-Pound UK Aid for Earthquake-Hit Nepal
The UK has given 5 million pounds to help people affected by the devastating Nepal earthquake which has killed more than 3,200 people, the government said today.
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UK Foreign Secretary Says Ebola Outbreak 'a Threat' to Britain
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he would hold a top-level government meeting to discuss the outbreak of the highly-infectious Ebola virus across West Africa which he warned posed a threat to Britain.
