Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds Global military expenditure has reached a record high of...
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Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans
Lords also press ministers to allow independent Rwanda monitoring as deportation bill returns to Commons UK politics – latest updates Rishi Sunak’s government is considering...
Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana
Nicolás Maduro orders ‘defensive’ manoeuvres as British Navy deploys vessel in territorial dispute Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to...
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 anxieties A Royal Navy patrol ship will be sent...
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 loss’ A British soldier has died while off duty...
Kenya launches inquiry into claims of abuse by British soldiers at training unit
Nairobi MPs say findings could have implications for the defence deal that allows UK troops to train in the country The Kenyan government has launched...
Perilous journey for UK nationals and NHS medics seeking Sudan escape
Official instructions given out to make way to airbase just north of capital in order to evacuate before deadline NHS doctors and British nationals have...
UK evacuation of Sudan ‘could continue after ceasefire ends’
Military says emergency flights will operate as long as conditions are safe, as civilians arrive in Britain Sudan crisis – latest updates Britain could continue...
Fijian British army veteran injured on Afghan tour granted right to settle
Ioane Koroiveibau’s case gives hopes to hundreds of other Commonwealth nationals who served in UK forces A Fijian British army veteran who suffered from deafness...
International troops quit Mali as violence and Moscow’s influence grow
Germany latest to end peacekeeping mission as operations prove unable to stop Islamic extremist insurgency Thousands of international troops are withdrawing from Mali amid surging...
