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Britain's Defence Ministry Hit By Cyberattack, Ex-Minister Targets China
Britain's defence ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack, a government minister confirmed on Monday. Work and Pensions Minister Mel Stride said the attack was on a system run by an outside firm.
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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Putin May Announce Accession Of Occupied Regions In Ukraine On Friday: UK
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to announce the accession of occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation during his address to parliament on September 30, the British Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
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Inconclusive Fighting Continues In Ukraine's Donbas And Kherson, Says UK
Russia-Ukraine War: Inconclusive fighting has continued in both Donbas and Kherson regions in eastern Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Monday.
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Russia Releases Video Showing British Man Captured In Ukraine
Russia's defence ministry on Friday released a video showing an injured British man captured in Ukraine being questioned by unidentified Russian forces.
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Man With Knife Arrested After Confronting Police Near UK Prime Minister's Home
British police arrested a man armed with a knife who confronted two Ministry of Defence police officers near Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official residence in central London on Monday.
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French, UK Defence Ministers' Meeting Off Amid Submarine Row: Report
France has cancelled a meeting set for this week between its Defence Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart Ben Wallace, a source at her ministry told AFP Sunday.
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7 Killed In Chaos Near Kabul Airport, Says UK Defence Ministry
Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington's end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people.
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Russia Fires Warning Shots At British Ship In Black Sea, UK Denies It
The Ministry of Defence in London on Wednesday denied a Russian government claim that warning shots were fired against a British Royal Navy ship in the Black Sea.
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British Army Boards Threatened Oil Tanker In English Channel, 7 Detained
British soldiers on Sunday boarded an oil tanker off England's south coast and detained seven suspects, the defence ministry said, after the crew were forced to take shelter from stowaways who threatened them.
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Ex-Russian Arms Tycoon Quietly Wields Influence In British PM Race
A former Russian arms tycoon who had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin is a major donor to Britain's ruling Conservative Party and counts himself a friend of the man expected to be the country's next prime minister.
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Soldiers Seen Using UK Opposition Leader's Photo As Target Practice, Probe On
Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media apparently showing soldiers using a picture of opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn for target practice.
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Britain's Royal Air Force Gets Its First Sikh, Muslim 'Padres'
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and a Muslim "padres" have become part of the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch, UK's Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.
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Head Of Russian Spy Agency, Accused Of British Poison Attack, Dies
The head of Russia's military intelligence agency that the West has blamed for a string of brazen attacks died on Wednesday after "a serious and long illness", the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday, hailing him as a "true son of Russia."
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Robots Go To War In British Military Exercise, Army Tests Futuristic Tech
The biggest ever robot exercise in the history of the British army got underway Monday.
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Britain's Defence Ministry Hit By Cyberattack, Ex-Minister Targets China
Britain's defence ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack, a government minister confirmed on Monday. Work and Pensions Minister Mel Stride said the attack was on a system run by an outside firm.
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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Putin May Announce Accession Of Occupied Regions In Ukraine On Friday: UK
Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to announce the accession of occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation during his address to parliament on September 30, the British Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
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Inconclusive Fighting Continues In Ukraine's Donbas And Kherson, Says UK
Russia-Ukraine War: Inconclusive fighting has continued in both Donbas and Kherson regions in eastern Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Monday.
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Russia Releases Video Showing British Man Captured In Ukraine
Russia's defence ministry on Friday released a video showing an injured British man captured in Ukraine being questioned by unidentified Russian forces.
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Man With Knife Arrested After Confronting Police Near UK Prime Minister's Home
British police arrested a man armed with a knife who confronted two Ministry of Defence police officers near Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official residence in central London on Monday.
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French, UK Defence Ministers' Meeting Off Amid Submarine Row: Report
France has cancelled a meeting set for this week between its Defence Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart Ben Wallace, a source at her ministry told AFP Sunday.
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7 Killed In Chaos Near Kabul Airport, Says UK Defence Ministry
Britain said Sunday that seven Afghans have died in the chaos near Kabul airport as the British defence secretary expressed support for extending Washington's end-of-the-month deadline to permit the evacuation of so many people.
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Russia Fires Warning Shots At British Ship In Black Sea, UK Denies It
The Ministry of Defence in London on Wednesday denied a Russian government claim that warning shots were fired against a British Royal Navy ship in the Black Sea.
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British Army Boards Threatened Oil Tanker In English Channel, 7 Detained
British soldiers on Sunday boarded an oil tanker off England's south coast and detained seven suspects, the defence ministry said, after the crew were forced to take shelter from stowaways who threatened them.
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Ex-Russian Arms Tycoon Quietly Wields Influence In British PM Race
A former Russian arms tycoon who had connections at the highest levels of the Kremlin is a major donor to Britain's ruling Conservative Party and counts himself a friend of the man expected to be the country's next prime minister.
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Soldiers Seen Using UK Opposition Leader's Photo As Target Practice, Probe On
Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media apparently showing soldiers using a picture of opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn for target practice.
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Britain's Royal Air Force Gets Its First Sikh, Muslim 'Padres'
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and a Muslim "padres" have become part of the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch, UK's Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.
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Head Of Russian Spy Agency, Accused Of British Poison Attack, Dies
The head of Russia's military intelligence agency that the West has blamed for a string of brazen attacks died on Wednesday after "a serious and long illness", the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday, hailing him as a "true son of Russia."
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Robots Go To War In British Military Exercise, Army Tests Futuristic Tech
The biggest ever robot exercise in the history of the British army got underway Monday.
