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Armed forces paralysed as drastic shortages of soldiers, sailors and aviators hinders the country’s fighting ability, minister admits

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Armed forces paralysed as drastic shortages of soldiers, sailors and aviators hinders the country’s fighting ability, minister admits

James Heappey conceded that the shortages are affecting UK’s fighting ability It has emerged there are shortages in 183 trades across the Armed Forces   By Mark Nicol Defence Editor Published: 23:24 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 04:00 GMT, 24 November 2023 The Armed Forces are being paralysed by drastic shortages of soldiers, sailors and … Read more

F-35s in ‘BEAST’ mode, US Marine Ospreys on deck, and the maiden flight of one of the biggest drones ever to take off from a carrier: On board Britain’s biggest warship – the $4billion behemoth training with American pilots as she prepares to tackle China

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F-35s in ‘BEAST’ mode, US Marine Ospreys on deck, and the maiden flight of one of the biggest drones ever to take off from a carrier: On board Britain’s biggest warship – the $4billion behemoth training with American pilots as she prepares to tackle China

The gray outline of a Marine V-22 Osprey drops out of the sky to take up position beside the flight deck of Britain’s biggest aircraft carrier. With a spotter hanging from its open doorway, the American test pilot swings the tail of the aircraft around and lowers it vertically to a pin point landing in … Read more

More than 6,000 UK jobs are put at risk as Germany controversially BLOCKS a deal to sell British-made Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

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More than 6,000 UK jobs are put at risk as Germany controversially BLOCKS a deal to sell British-made Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

Germany will block the Typhoon deal due to Saudi Arabia’s human rights record  By Mark Nicol, Defence Editor Published: 21:26 GMT, 31 October 2023 | Updated: 02:14 GMT, 1 November 2023 Thousands of highly skilled engineering jobs could be lost after Germany blocked a deal for British-made fighter jets to be exported to Saudi Arabia. … Read more

‘Chinese vessel was close to undersea pipeline linking Finland and Estonia when it developed mystery leak’

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‘Chinese vessel was close to undersea pipeline linking Finland and Estonia when it developed mystery leak’

‘Chinese vessel was close to undersea pipeline linking Finland and Estonia when it developed mystery leak’ Previous reports focused on possible Russian sabotage to the Baltic Connector  By Will Stewart Published: 11:11 BST, 17 October 2023 | Updated: 11:19 BST, 17 October 2023 A Chinese vessel is suspected to have been close to a major … Read more

Britain sends Royal Navy ships, Marines and spy planes to support Israel in its fight against Hamas and ‘ensure regional stability’

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Britain sends Royal Navy ships, Marines and spy planes to support Israel in its fight against Hamas and ‘ensure regional stability’

Britain will send two Navy ships to the Eastern Mediterranean and fly Royal Air Force surveillance planes over Israel in a significant show of military support against Hamas. The military package includes P8 aircraft, surveillance assets, two Royal Navy ships – Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels Lyme Bay and Argus – three Merlin helicopters and … Read more

Finland suspects Russia is to blame as gas pipeline and phone cable connecting the country with Estonia is damaged

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Finland suspects Russia is to blame as gas pipeline and phone cable connecting the country with Estonia is damaged

Finland suspects Russia is to blame as gas pipeline and phone cable connecting the country with Estonia is damaged Finnish defence sources said the government suspects Russia of being involved Russia has a history of interfering in Nordic waters Finland is one of the newest members of NATO  By Perkin Amalaraj Published: 15:55 BST, 10 … Read more

Arming Ukraine with long-range missiles will push Putin ‘to put the nuclear red button on the table’, Belarus dictator Lukashenko warns

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Arming Ukraine with long-range missiles will push Putin ‘to put the nuclear red button on the table’, Belarus dictator Lukashenko warns

Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko today cautioned the West not to turn his ally Vladimir Putin into a cornered Russian bear. He issued a stark warning that arming Ukraine with long range missiles could lead to a devastating response from Moscow. ‘One gets the impression that the Americans are pushing the Russians to use the most … Read more

Joe Biden confuses his dates saying he met with world leaders in England and Brussels after his inauguration in January 2021 – when the G7 Summit and NATO were held in June

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Joe Biden confuses his dates saying he met with world leaders in England and Brussels after his inauguration in January 2021 – when the G7 Summit and NATO were held in June

U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, has again fumbled while delivering a public speech, this time confusing dates of his inauguration, the G7 summit and NATO 2021. During a speech in Arizona celebrating a library to be built honoring his friend and fierce Trump critic, the late Republican Sen. John McCain, Biden began to issue a … Read more

Inside Harry’s VERY German 39th birthday party with Meghan where Duke drank six ‘small’ beers (and his wife had one)

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Inside Harry’s VERY German 39th birthday party with Meghan where Duke drank six ‘small’ beers (and his wife had one)

The Sussexes put on another loved-up public display as they snuggled up at a dinner to celebrate Harry turning 39 in a packed German bar last night, MailOnline can reveal today. The couple dined at Im Goldenen Kessel in Dusseldorf where they hugged the manager and left a ‘big tip’ before departing to a chorus … Read more

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ‘is just the beginning’ and ‘the war will not stop there’ Russian general warns

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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ‘is just the beginning’ and ‘the war will not stop there’ Russian general warns

Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine ‘is just the beginning’ and ‘the war will not stop there’, a Russian general recently promoted by the Kremlin has warned. Colonel General Andrey Mordviche also said he expects future conflicts with European countries during an appearance on the state-run TV channel Russia-1. The Russian president’s invasion in February 2022 raised … Read more