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Hide this message Skip to main content GOV.UK Show or hide search Search on GOV.UK Search GOV.UK Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rules, guidance and support Home Organisations Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Travel Advice FCDO Worldwide Passports International development funding Development Tracker Featured Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19) 26 March 2021 — Guidance Guidance for British people travelling abroad during the coronavirus pandemic, if they are legally permitted to travel under current UK COVID-19 restrictions. UK Foreign Secretary travels to Geneva for key Cyprus talks 27 April 2021 — Press release Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will be attending talks hosted by the UN in Geneva this week on the Cyprus problem. UK sanctions 22 individuals involved in serious international corruption 26 April 2021 — Press release Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has announced the UK’s first sanctions under the new Global Anti-Corruption regime. UK sends life-saving medical equipment to India 25 April 2021 — Press release UK announces more than 600 pieces of vital medical equipment will be sent to India to support the country in its fight against COVID-19. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Foreign Secretary's statement, 26 April 2021 26 April 2021 — Press release Dominic Raab issued a statement following reports that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a further year in prison and a 1-year travel ban. First in-person G7 meeting of foreign ministers in 2 years to be held in May 20 April 2021 — Press release Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces UK will host G7 foreign and development ministers in London for a COVID-secure meeting on 3 to 5 May 2021. 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