
CSG21 waves goodbye to Dutch ship HNLMS Evertsen
The Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group said HNLMS Evertsen has been an "integral part" of the huge deployment.
The Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group said HNLMS Evertsen has been an "integral part" of the huge deployment.
Exercise Steadfast Leda, NATO's biggest tactical-level exercise in 2021, launched last week with close to 4,000 participants across Europe.
The NATO Secretary General also called again for Russia to be transparent about its troop movements near to the border of Ukraine.
Taiwan's Defence Ministry scrambled combat aircraft to "warn" the Chinese planes to leave.
The US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea and the UK issued the joint statement.
The Royal Navy aircraft carrier is on the return leg of her Carrier Strike Group (CSG21) maiden deployment.
The country is a strategic partner to the UK, and has a particular focus on maritime security, given its long coastline.
The US Navy said the ship's passage through the Taiwan Strait demonstrated "the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific".
It comes after Downing Street voiced concern about the build-up of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine.
Forces have deployed to the Polish border in response to the situation involving Belarus.
The soldiers who fought in the Battle of Passchendaele were given full military honours at a burial service at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium.
Led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the group is in the final stages of its maiden deployment.
Tensions are rising between Russian-backed Belarus and the EU, as thousands of migrants look to cross into Poland.
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RAF Typhoons, F-35Bs and US Air Force F-15E fighters, plus other aircraft, took to the skies over the North Sea as part of Ex Point Blank.
Remembrance events were held around the country and the rest of the world.