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Foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has expressed her “grave concern” about the escalating crisis between Israel and the Lebanon. She was speaking after a meeting with the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, to discuss Israel’s efforts to secure the return of three soldiers being held hostage. The Israeli navy has entered Lebanese ports and… Read more »
Tackling corruption in developing world governments is at the centre of a new five-year aid and development white paper published today. It includes a new ‘quality of governance’ framework UK ministers will use to assess governments’ commitment to tackle poverty, to uphold human rights and improve public financial management when deciding where to send aid…. Read more »