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Minister told to name sources in Afghan inquiry or face potential jail term
Johnny Mercer given 10 days to reveal source of claims British troops engaged in war crimesThe...
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EU leaders urged to put economies ‘on war footing’ at Ukraine negotiations
Prime ministers to examine plans to confiscate billions of euros in interest from frozen Russian assets...
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Two men acquitted of bribing Saudis in huge British defence deal
Jury acquits Jeffrey Cook and John Mason after lawyers argue payments were authorised by UK and...
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UK urges Germany to give long-range missiles to Kyiv despite Luftwaffe leak
Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will not give missiles that could strike at strategic Crimea bridge,...
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Labour seeks Trident assurances after reports of missile test failure
Dummy missile’s first-stage boosters reportedly did not ignite in test off coast of Florida last monthLabour...
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UK minister says he ‘cannot disprove’ claims Afghans were unlawfully killed
Johnny Mercer tells UK inquiry of reports SAS had killed civilians between 2010 and 2013The UK’s...
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UK special forces blocked resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops
MoD conducts review but stands accused of conflict of interest while public inquiry investigates conduct of...
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Global defence spending rises 9% to record $2.2tn
Budgets expected to increase further amid ‘deteriorating security landscape’ triggered by invasion of UkraineGlobal defence spending...
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UK closer to large-scale conflict than in many years, intelligence official says
Official cites Ukraine war and China threat and raises concern over turnover of top government ministersBritish...
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UK action against Houthis ‘not an escalation’, says Grant Shapps
Defence secretary says third joint UK-US assault on Iran-backed group is to protect lives and ‘preserve...
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Monday briefing: Why British generals and ministers are worried about the future of the military
In today’s newsletter: The head of the British army has hinted at a future citizen’s army...
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Cyprus faces backlash over use of British bases to bomb Houthis
President accused of allowing country to become a target because of ‘complicity in bloodshed of Gaza’The...
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UK cabinet meets to discuss strikes on Houthi rebels
Ministers join video call to consider response to Red Sea attacks on shipsMiddle East crisis –...
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US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Experts believe western allies most likely to target coastal sites in attempt to halt spate of...
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Britain warns of severe consequences after Houthi attack in Red Sea repelled
US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships...
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Houthis call west’s bluff with renewed Red Sea drone assault
Barrage apparently targeting western warships suggest Hamas’s Yemeni allies are keen to test warnings from US,...
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Britain to send patrol ship to Guyana amid Venezuela border dispute
HMS Trent will take part in exercises with Guyana as tensions over mineral-rich Essequibo region raise...
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West must rearm in the face of Russian threat, urges Poland’s foreign minister
Military production cannot remain on peacetime footing while war in Ukraine goes on, Radosław Sikorski says...
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Britain delivers two mine-hunting ships to Ukraine
Move comes as defence secretary prepares to host Norwegian counterpart to discuss plans to help KyivSee...
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British soldier, 32, dies while off duty in Kenya
UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, leads tributes to Maj Kevin McCool saying his death is ‘tragic...