Watch: HMS Queen Elizabeth heads for US, stepping in for damaged sister ship
HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure comes after HMS Prince of Wales had to return to Portsmouth last week after suffering damage.
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Politics Truss cabinet: Ben Wallace kept as Defence Secretary
James Heappey is also retained at the MOD and becomes Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans.
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Ukraine Liz Truss accepts invitation to visit Ukraine in PM's first call with foreign leader
Ms Truss spoke to Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky within hours of becoming prime minister.
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Ukraine UN urges Russia and Ukraine to agree to demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
An emergency session of the UN's Security Council was held to discuss the situation at the station.
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Politics Johnny Mercer sacked as Veterans' Affairs Minister by Liz Truss
Johnny Mercer MP said in a post on his social media that it is "time for others to step up."
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Weapons and Kit Dushka: The Ukrainian military's modified Soviet-built machine gun
The DShK .50 calibre heavy machine gun is better known as the 'Dushka' which means 'Dear' in Russian.
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Navy Royal Navy warships monitor Russian vessels sailing close to UK
The ships tracked the Russian task group as they made their journey home from the eastern Mediterranean.
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Invictus Games Harry and Meghan arrive in Germany to promote Invictus Games
The couple are attending a reception for an Invictus Games event, marking the one-year countdown to the Dusseldorf 2023 games.
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RAF Red Arrows flypast as RAF Scampton celebrated at closing ceremony
RAF Scampton, home of the famous Red Arrows, will close by the end of 2022.
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Ukraine US: Russia is buying millions of rockets from North Korea to use in Ukraine
US intelligence officials believe the Russians could look to purchase additional North Korean military equipment in the future.
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Ukraine What is the Zuzana howitzer Slovakia is sending to Ukraine?
Despite being a small country Slovakia has provided relatively large amounts of military aid to Ukraine.
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Politics Boris Johnson praises 'globally admired' Armed Forces in resignation speech
The outgoing prime minister also emphasised the early delivery of weapons to Ukraine in his resignation speech.
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News Harry and Meghan in UK ahead of Invictus event in Germany
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the One Young World 2022 Manchester Summit.
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Sea vessels How HMS Queen Elizabeth compares to India's newest aircraft carrier
INS Vikrant took eight years longer to build than the UK's flagship.
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Ukraine Four killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk but Ukraine counter-offensive makes progress
A Ukrainian counter-offensive is making "verifiable" gains in the south and east, a think tank says.
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Politics The defence priorities awaiting Liz Truss
The new UK Prime Minister has plenty of military matters in her in-tray.