Governmental
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Carrier fighter jet U-turn cost £74m
A government U-turn over fighter jets for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers cost taxpayers £74m, says the National Audit Office. Carrier fighter jet U-turn cost £74m, says audit office […]
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US accuses China of cyber-spying
China’s government and military have targeted US government computers to collect intelligence as part of a cyber espionage campaign, a US report on China says. US accuses China government and […]
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Fast-Rope Exercise
The flagship of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), NRP Alvares Cabral has conducted a fast-rope insertion exercise on a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel. EU Naval Force Flagship NRP […]
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‘East of Suez’
Is Britain quietly re-establishing a permanent, strategic military presence in the Middle East, reversing a 1960s decision to withdraw UK forces from “east of Suez”? ‘East of Suez’: Are UK […]
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Tackling Piracy
The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who addressed the African summit in Ethiopia said tackling piracy and illegal fishing should be an African problem. Somalia: President of Somalia Addresses […]
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Foreign Minister Terzi quits
Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has resigned in protest of his government’s decision to backtrack and return the two Italian marines to Delhi for trial. Italy India marine row: Foreign […]
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N Korea ‘combat posture to hit US’
North Korea says it has ordered artillery and rocket units into “combat posture” to prepare to target US bases in Hawaii, Guam and the US mainland. The announcement, carried by […]
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Italian envoy barred from leaving India
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the Italian ambassador not to leave the country after Rome’s refusal to return two marines charged with murder in Kerala. Italian envoy barred from leaving […]
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Marines won’t be returned
Given the formal acknowledgement of an international dispute between the two States, Italy will not be returning the two marines charged with killing two fishermen to India following their leave. […]
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FS Courbet Escorts World Food Programme
French warship FS Courbet, operating as part of Operation Atalanta, escorted a World Food Programme (WFP) ship carrying food and aid for the Somali people. EU Naval Force French Warship […]
