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UK Defence Secretary Quits Over Sexual Harassment Claim
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon resigned on Wednesday after a highly publicised allegation of sexual harassment, the first politician to step down in a developing scandal at Westminster.
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We Can Be 'World Beaters' In Arms Exports, Says UK, Offers India Tech Help
Britain has offered technology transfer to India for co-production of military platforms and weapon systems to jointly become "world beaters" in arms exports. Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon also called for strengthening cooperation between the two countries to effectively deal with terrorism and extremism, calling them a major challenge...
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British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon To Meet Arun Jaitley
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who arrives here on Tuesday on a four-day visit, will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley during the first India-UK Strategic Dialogue.
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British PM Wants Women Training For Front Line In 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper he wanted to see female British soldiers training to fight on the front line in 2016.
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Air Raids on ISIS Will Make Britain 'Safer': Michael Fallon
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said today that Royal Air Force strikes against the Islamic State group will make British streets safer.
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British Bombers Strike ISIS Oil Fields in Syria
British bombers made their first strikes on ISIS in Syria today, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron says are being used to fund attacks on the West.
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Britain to Keep Troops in Afghanistan Into 2016: Minister
Britain will keep its current level of 450 troops on non-combat missions in Afghanistan through 2016, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in a written statement to parliament on Tuesday.
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Bishops Urge David Cameron to Take in More Syrian Refugees
A group of 84 Church of England bishops have written to British Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to increase the number of Syrian refugees the country will take in by 2020 to at least 50,000.
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Britain Says Killed 330 Islamic State Fighters in Air Strikes
About 330 Islamic State fighters have been killed in British air strikes since the Royal Air Force began carrying out raids against the group in September last year, Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
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We'll Always Fight by Your Side: Britain Tells United States
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the United States today his country would always be at Washington's side on the battlefield "when the chips are down", part of a concerted campaign to assuage US fears over British defence spending.
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Vladimir Putin Poses 'Real and Present Danger' to Baltics: British Defence Secretary
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a "real and present danger" to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday and said NATO is getting ready to repel any possible aggression.
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Britain Confirms 'Hundreds' of Extra Trainers for Iraq
Britain is likely to increase the number of its forces in Iraq on a training mission to "the very low hundreds", Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in comments published by the Daily Telegraph Saturday.
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UK Defence Secretary Honours Indian Soldiers Who Fought in World War 1
For eight generations, the family of Colonel Amar Singh Sawant has been fighting wars, first for the British and then later for the Army of independent India, an incredible record by any standard, anywhere in the world.
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UK Defence Secretary Honours Indian Soldiers Who Fought in World War 1
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today visited India Gate in the national capital to pay tribute to over 1.1 million Indian soldiers who fought in World War 1.
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UK Grapples With Delicate Issue of Returning Jihadists
Do you lock them up, or try to rehabilitate them? Britain has taken a hard line on citizens returning from fighting in Syria and Iraq, but anti-extremism groups and experts say more good might come from trying to help them.
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UK Defence Secretary Quits Over Sexual Harassment Claim
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon resigned on Wednesday after a highly publicised allegation of sexual harassment, the first politician to step down in a developing scandal at Westminster.
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We Can Be 'World Beaters' In Arms Exports, Says UK, Offers India Tech Help
Britain has offered technology transfer to India for co-production of military platforms and weapon systems to jointly become "world beaters" in arms exports. Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon also called for strengthening cooperation between the two countries to effectively deal with terrorism and extremism, calling them a major challenge...
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British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon To Meet Arun Jaitley
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who arrives here on Tuesday on a four-day visit, will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley during the first India-UK Strategic Dialogue.
-
British PM Wants Women Training For Front Line In 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper he wanted to see female British soldiers training to fight on the front line in 2016.
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Air Raids on ISIS Will Make Britain 'Safer': Michael Fallon
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said today that Royal Air Force strikes against the Islamic State group will make British streets safer.
-
British Bombers Strike ISIS Oil Fields in Syria
British bombers made their first strikes on ISIS in Syria today, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron says are being used to fund attacks on the West.
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Britain to Keep Troops in Afghanistan Into 2016: Minister
Britain will keep its current level of 450 troops on non-combat missions in Afghanistan through 2016, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in a written statement to parliament on Tuesday.
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Bishops Urge David Cameron to Take in More Syrian Refugees
A group of 84 Church of England bishops have written to British Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to increase the number of Syrian refugees the country will take in by 2020 to at least 50,000.
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Britain Says Killed 330 Islamic State Fighters in Air Strikes
About 330 Islamic State fighters have been killed in British air strikes since the Royal Air Force began carrying out raids against the group in September last year, Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
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We'll Always Fight by Your Side: Britain Tells United States
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the United States today his country would always be at Washington's side on the battlefield "when the chips are down", part of a concerted campaign to assuage US fears over British defence spending.
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Vladimir Putin Poses 'Real and Present Danger' to Baltics: British Defence Secretary
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a "real and present danger" to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday and said NATO is getting ready to repel any possible aggression.
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Britain Confirms 'Hundreds' of Extra Trainers for Iraq
Britain is likely to increase the number of its forces in Iraq on a training mission to "the very low hundreds", Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in comments published by the Daily Telegraph Saturday.
-
UK Defence Secretary Honours Indian Soldiers Who Fought in World War 1
For eight generations, the family of Colonel Amar Singh Sawant has been fighting wars, first for the British and then later for the Army of independent India, an incredible record by any standard, anywhere in the world.
-
UK Defence Secretary Honours Indian Soldiers Who Fought in World War 1
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today visited India Gate in the national capital to pay tribute to over 1.1 million Indian soldiers who fought in World War 1.
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UK Grapples With Delicate Issue of Returning Jihadists
Do you lock them up, or try to rehabilitate them? Britain has taken a hard line on citizens returning from fighting in Syria and Iraq, but anti-extremism groups and experts say more good might come from trying to help them.
