UK Announces £5m Extra Funding To Help Clear Explosives In Iraq
The £5 million funding will support projects to clear explosives from key areas such as schools.
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Politics Defence Secretary Visits UK Peacekeepers In South Sudan
More than 300 British troops are currently deployed across South Sudan.
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USA Senior Trump Adviser Continues Syria Withdrawal Talks
President Trump previously announced all 2,000 US troops were to be withdrawn from the country.
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USA Pentagon Chief Of Staff Resigns
Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney becomes third senior Pentagon official to resign in recent weeks.
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USA Shanahan Begins As Acting US Secretary Of Defense
Patrick Shanahan was the former Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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Technology Dirty Bombs – Terrifying, But Not In The Way That You Think
Al J Venter, author of 'Nuclear Terror', gives a snapshot of the very real threat posed by RDDs - Radiological Dispersal Devices.
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World Trump Looking 'Forward To Meeting' Kim Jong Un Again
Talks between the US and North Korea over denuclearisation have stalled in recent months.
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Politics MOD Losing Millions In Procurement Costs After Pound Difficulties, Analysis Suggests
Devaluation of the pound has cost the military over £1.7 billion in two years, according to a group campaigning for a second referendum.
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Politics May Pays Christmas Tribute To Armed Forces
The PM said 2018 allowed the military “to demonstrate why you are the finest in the world".
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News Trump Names Patrick Shanahan As Acting US Defense Secretary
Trump has forced Defense Secretary Jim Mattis out of his role two months early, by announcing his successor will start next week.
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Politics Shadow Defence Secretary 'Shocked' By Modernising Defence Programme
Nia Griffith has told Forces News that she's "shocked" by the Government's announcement on MDP.
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Russia Putin: Nuclear War Threat Could Mean 'Destruction Of Civilisation As A Whole'
Mr Putin pointed at the US intention to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
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World May To Host Polish Prime Minister For Defence Talks
The meeting comes amid concern in eastern Europe about Russia.
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News Thousands Of British Troops 'At Readiness' To Help With No-Deal Brexit
The Defence Secretary has said 3,500 troops will be "held at readiness" in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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Politics Defence Secretary Criticised Over 'Underwhelming' Military Funding Update
Nia Griffith said the findings were "underwhelming", after Gavin Williamson announced £160 million for new technology.
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World Yemen Ceasefire 'Already Broken'
A UN-backed ceasefire was broken “within minutes”, according to Yemeni government sources.