42 h. ago Foreign Office issues travel warning for 16 countries amid 'serious concerns' over rising Middle East tensions

Alert comes after the UK temporarily closed the British Embassy in Tehran

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44 h. ago Foreign Office issues urgent travel warning for 16 countries amid 'serious concerns'

Popular holiday destinations including Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt have been named in the alert

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48 h. ago Foreign Office issues travel warning for 16 countries amid 'serious concerns' over rising regional tensions

Travellers heading to popular holiday hotspots, such as Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and and Dubai, have been warned by officials to 'take extra precautions.'

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2 d. ago Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? What you need to know after Foreign Office issue advice update

While hundreds of miles separate Cyprus and Iran, the government’s advice has changed

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2 d. ago Foreign Office issues travel alert for 16 countries today amid 'serious concerns'

Popular holiday destinations including Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt have been named in the alert due to heightened regional tensions

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3 d. ago Urgent UK travel warning issued for 16 countries including Turkey, Egypt and Cyprus

The Foreign Office today issued an update for 16 countries including popular holiday destinations as regional tensions rise

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3 d. ago Syrian military tells civilians to evacuate contested area east of Aleppo amid rising tensions

Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province

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4 d. ago Syrian army declares a closed military zone east of Aleppo as tensions rise with Kurds

The Syrian army has declared an area east of Aleppo a "closed military zone," signaling potential escalation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

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9 d. ago Donald Trump wants to open luxury ski resort in Syria to ease tensions in Middle East

The White House is reportedly bidding to ease tensions between Israel and Syria by opening a new ski resort, that will also be home to oil pipelines, data centres and more

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2 w. ago UK Foreign Office issues new travel advice for Venezuela after US strikes

The Central American country's president has been captured and charged

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2 w. ago Foreign Office places 55 countries on 'no travel' list in 2026

Officials issued travel warnings for 55 countries in 2026, with Brits facing invalidated holiday insurance and safety risks if they visit destinations on the 'do not travel' list

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2 w. ago World War 3 could erupt from these five flashpoints in 2026 – with one in Europe

Donald Trump aggression in the Caribbean, Putin's shadowy forces operating from inside Europe and growing tensions in Asia and the Middle East paint a bleak global outlook for 2026

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2 w. ago Foreign Office's urgent response as victims of several nationalities dead in Cranz Montana fire

The UK Foreign Office has issued a statement after a deadly fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland, during a New Year's Eve celebration

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2 w. ago Foreign Office issues statement as 'dozens dead' in Swiss ski resort

A statement has been issued by the Foreign Office after a deadly fire broke out at the ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland during New Year's celebrations

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2 w. ago Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year aheadThe global economy proved to be more resilient in 2025 than had been feared, despite severe headwinds that ranged from Donald Trump’s trade war to geopolitical tensions and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.Entering the new year, the hope is that the worst of the recent inflation shock has passed, as the world’s most powerful central banks lower interest rates. However, the pre-Covid age of rock-bottom borrowing costs is a distant memory, global growth is slowing and conditions remain fragile. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Foreign Office issues travel warning to Brits heading to France

People are being warned to expect disruption

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2 w. ago Foreign Office issues Channel Tunnel update as Eurostar cancels all services

Eurostar has cancelled all services to and from London St Pancras on Tuesday

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3 w. ago These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list

Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Mali, Russia and Syria

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