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  Four top UK ministers plotted to oust PM Theresa May after general election, claims book

  World | September 24, 2017 19:18 IST

  Theresa May's Cabinet Chancellor Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Brexit secretary David Davis and Home Secretary Amber Rudd plotted to remove her following the general election.

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  'Iran must make more concessions'

  World | March 25, 2015 7:23 IST

  Riyadh: Iran will have to make further concessions in order to reach an agreement on its nuclear programme, said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.Speaking to reporters in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Hammond added that while

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  Women may be allowed to join British infantry by 2016

  World | December 19, 2014 13:44 IST

  London: In a first, women could be allowed to serve in the British infantry units by 2016, a media report said Friday.An army review of the ban on women serving in close combat is continuing,

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  British hostage's family appeal to IS

  World | September 13, 2014 12:41 IST

  London: The family of a British man being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants have appealed to his captors to make contact with them, media reported Saturday.A statement from the family of David Haines

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  Philip Hammond appointed new foreign secretary

  World | July 15, 2014 17:50 IST

  London: UK defence secretary Philip Hammond was today appointed the new foreign secretary as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's biggest re-shuffle ahead of a general election next year.58-year-old Hammond, considered as an impressive orator

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  Britain Says It Could Bolster Military Presence In The Gulf

  World | January 24, 2012 19:13 IST

  London, Jan 24: Britain today said it could send more military forces including warships to the strait of Hormuz to deter any moves by Iran to block the Persian Gulf oil traffic.“An escalation of a