Tag: evacuation
Afghanistan evacuation whistleblower wins unfair dismissal case
A Foreign Office whistleblower has won a case for unfair dismissal over her disclosures to the BBC about the UK evacuation from Afghanistan.Josie Stew [...]
Airlines cancel more than 2,000 U.S. flights amid storm, Delta slide evacuation
Snow blankets the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as a winter storm moves into the area on Jan. 10, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.Joe Raed [...]
UK military on standby for potential evacuation of nationals
More than a thousand British military personnel have been put on standby in case British nationals need to be evacuated from Lebanon.Preparations are [...]
Humza Yousaf speaks of family tears after Gaza evacuation
Members of the first minister's family have reunited in Scotland after his wife's parents escaped Gaza.
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ForexLive European FX news wrap: Oil surges, bonds bid as Israel calls for Gaza evacuation
Headlines:Markets:CHF leads, NZD lags on the dayEuropean equities lower; S&P 500 futures flatUS 10-year yields down 10 bps to 4.608%Gold up 1.5% t [...]
Sudan: Final UK evacuation flight leaves the country
The final flight concludes an operation that has seen more than 2,300 people airlifted to safety.
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Sudan conflict: UK announces final evacuation flights
Flights leaving on Wednesday will be the last of the British evacuation effort, the government says.
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Sudan: Final UK evacuation flights depart
The two flights were set to land in Larnaca, Cyprus, later. The Foreign Office would not confirm the movements of the flights, but a flight tracking w [...]
Chris Mason: Sudan evacuation remains a race against time
It looks like it will be very difficult to get every Briton out in time before the fighting resumes.
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Sudan: UK government begins large-scale evacuation of British people
The government has come under pressure to help UK citizens stuck in Sudan after fierce fighting.
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Sudan: UK sends military team as it weighs evacuation options
Work is under way to provide the prime minister with several options, defence sources said, and it is understood two Royal Navy ships are already in t [...]
U.S. Positioning Marines for Evacuation of American Embassy in Sudan
Fierce fighting has trapped people in the capital, Khartoum, and the United States says it is “conducting prudent planning” to get diplomatic staff me [...]
Tom Tugendhat on UK handling of Afghanistan evacuation
Some answers given to MPs over the UK leaving Afghanistan were "designed to put us off the mark", the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman has said.Tom [...]
Ukraine war: Civilian evacuation routes to Russia and Belarus ‘nonsense’ – Cleverly
James Cleverly has said the UK will judge Russia by "what they do, not what they say" over reports of offers to allow civilian evacuations from Ukrain [...]
Foreign Office boss admits error over Afghan animal evacuation
The Foreign Office boss apologises over his handling of claims the PM helped to get animals out of Kabul.
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