Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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We lead the UK’s work internationally, promoting the UK overseas.

Photos from Ministry of Defence's post 30/05/2026
30/05/2026

Heading to the FIFA World Cup this summer?

Make sure you get all your preparation right, and don’t get sent home early.

29/05/2026

Last night a Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and hit a residential building, injuring civilians.

Time and again, Russia has shown it has no regard for civilian life, international law, or sovereignty of its neighbours.

We stand with Ukraine, Romania and all NATO allies.

29/05/2026

🐕 Hunting the criminals, one sniff at a time.

Through Adele’s eyes - a UK-trained sniffer dog tracking drugs and hidden boat parts to disrupt Channel smuggling networks.

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🐕 По следите на престъпниците – подушване след подушване.

През погледа на Адел - родена във Великобритания. Доказала се в България.

Открива наркотици и скрити части от лодки, спирайки каналите за контрабанда.

27/05/2026

Eid Mubarak to Muslims celebrating in the UK and around the world.

26/05/2026

👾 SANCTIONED: Crypto and illicit finance networks exploited by Russia to circumvent UK sanctions.

We are tracking down and shutting off the financial lifelines that sustain Putin’s war machine.

25/05/2026

It’s Africa Day – a celebration of African culture and connection. Chevening scholars from across Africa share the food that .

Photos from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's post 23/05/2026

📍Bulgaria. Meet Callie, Luna and Sprocket – three newly trained sniffer dogs detecting small boat parts and narcotics.

Not for show.
Not for tricks.
For our security.

Threats don’t stop at borders – and neither do we.

Strong partnerships. Strong paws on the ground 🐕

That’s one way how the UK and Bulgaria are working together to stop threats at source and keep our borders secure.

22/05/2026

Europe has stepped up, and now, we’re going further to strengthen our collective defence.

Here in Sweden, NATO Allies are strengthening our support for Ukraine and we are drawing up a new wave of sanctions to maintain the military and economic pressure on Russia.

Photos from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's post 22/05/2026

Meeting in Sweden today, Germany, France and the United Kingdom are discussing how Europe can continue to take more responsibility for defence within the strongest transatlantic Alliance in history 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧

On Iran, we agreed there must be free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran must stop holding the global economy hostage.

We need a sustainable agreement that brings regional stability and addresses Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran can never be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

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