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UK Says China Sending "Lethal Aid" To Russia For Ukraine War
China is sending "lethal aid" to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, Britain's defence minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday.
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UK Says Air Force Plane With Minister Onboard Had Signal Jammed Near Russia
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defence minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week, a government spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
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UK To Send 20,000 Troops In Biggest Deployment To NATO Exercises In Decades
Britain will send 20,000 armed forces personnel to one of NATO's largest exercises since the Cold War, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Monday, warning of increasing threats to the Western-led alliance.
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"Enough Is Enough": UK Warns Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Over Red Sea Attacks
UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday warned Iran-backed Huthi rebels to end their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
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UK To Deploy Warships To Indian Ocean For Joint Training With Indian Forces
Britain said on Wednesday it would send warships to the Indian Ocean later this year and an aircraft carrier to the region in 2025 for joint training and operations with Indian forces as the two countries strengthen their security ties.
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Rajnath Singh Meets UK Counterpart To Discuss Defence, Security
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met his British counterpart Grant Shapps and held "fruitful discussions" on a wide range of issues related to defence cooperation, security and also on enhancing defence industrial cooperation.
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UK Minister Mocks Vladimir Putin, Says He Had To Beg North Korea For Weapons
His comments come after a US report claimed Russia used ballistic missiles sourced from North Korea in recent attacks on Ukraine.
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Britain Believes US, Poland Will Continue To Support Ukraine
British defence minister Grant Shapps said he believed that the United States and Poland would maintain their strong support for Ukraine despite domestic pressures related to their upcoming elections.
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Grant Shapps Becomes New UK Defence Minister After Ben Wallace Resigns
Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who last month announced he would step down in the next UK government cabinet reshuffle, has resigned, the prime minister's office said Thursday.
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Grant Shapps Appointed UK's New Interior Minister: Report
Grant Shapps was on Wednesday appointed interior minister by embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss after she suffered the second high profile ministerial loss of her six week premiership.
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Rishi Sunak's Leadership Bid Gets Deputy PM And Rival's Thumbs Up
Rishi Sunak's campaign to be Britain's next prime minister was endorsed on Tuesday by Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and transport minister Grant Shapps, who ditched his own leadership bid to back him.
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US, UK to Partner on Commercial Spaceflight Missions, First Lift-Off This Summer
Britain and the United States have agreed to collaborate on future commercial spaceflight missions. In a partnership agreement signed by British transport minister Grant Shapps and his US counterpart Pete Buttigieg in Washington, the countries promised to boost opportunities for firms to operate from spaceports in either nation.
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"Avoid Flying With A Russian Airline", UK Urges Citizens
British citizens should avoid Russian airlines due to safety concerns, following a decision by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to put Russia on a safety watchlist, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.
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UK Bans Russian Private Jets From Airspace
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Friday announced an immediate ban on Russian private jets from UK airspace in response to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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UK To Remove Last 7 Countries From COVID-19 Travel "Red List"
The UK will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus "red list", which currently requires newly arrived travellers from these destinations to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.
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UK Says China Sending "Lethal Aid" To Russia For Ukraine War
China is sending "lethal aid" to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, Britain's defence minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday.
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UK Says Air Force Plane With Minister Onboard Had Signal Jammed Near Russia
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defence minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week, a government spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
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UK To Send 20,000 Troops In Biggest Deployment To NATO Exercises In Decades
Britain will send 20,000 armed forces personnel to one of NATO's largest exercises since the Cold War, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Monday, warning of increasing threats to the Western-led alliance.
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"Enough Is Enough": UK Warns Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Over Red Sea Attacks
UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday warned Iran-backed Huthi rebels to end their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
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UK To Deploy Warships To Indian Ocean For Joint Training With Indian Forces
Britain said on Wednesday it would send warships to the Indian Ocean later this year and an aircraft carrier to the region in 2025 for joint training and operations with Indian forces as the two countries strengthen their security ties.
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Rajnath Singh Meets UK Counterpart To Discuss Defence, Security
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met his British counterpart Grant Shapps and held "fruitful discussions" on a wide range of issues related to defence cooperation, security and also on enhancing defence industrial cooperation.
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UK Minister Mocks Vladimir Putin, Says He Had To Beg North Korea For Weapons
His comments come after a US report claimed Russia used ballistic missiles sourced from North Korea in recent attacks on Ukraine.
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Britain Believes US, Poland Will Continue To Support Ukraine
British defence minister Grant Shapps said he believed that the United States and Poland would maintain their strong support for Ukraine despite domestic pressures related to their upcoming elections.
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Grant Shapps Becomes New UK Defence Minister After Ben Wallace Resigns
Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who last month announced he would step down in the next UK government cabinet reshuffle, has resigned, the prime minister's office said Thursday.
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Grant Shapps Appointed UK's New Interior Minister: Report
Grant Shapps was on Wednesday appointed interior minister by embattled UK Prime Minister Liz Truss after she suffered the second high profile ministerial loss of her six week premiership.
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Rishi Sunak's Leadership Bid Gets Deputy PM And Rival's Thumbs Up
Rishi Sunak's campaign to be Britain's next prime minister was endorsed on Tuesday by Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and transport minister Grant Shapps, who ditched his own leadership bid to back him.
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US, UK to Partner on Commercial Spaceflight Missions, First Lift-Off This Summer
Britain and the United States have agreed to collaborate on future commercial spaceflight missions. In a partnership agreement signed by British transport minister Grant Shapps and his US counterpart Pete Buttigieg in Washington, the countries promised to boost opportunities for firms to operate from spaceports in either nation.
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"Avoid Flying With A Russian Airline", UK Urges Citizens
British citizens should avoid Russian airlines due to safety concerns, following a decision by Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to put Russia on a safety watchlist, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.
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UK Bans Russian Private Jets From Airspace
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Friday announced an immediate ban on Russian private jets from UK airspace in response to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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UK To Remove Last 7 Countries From COVID-19 Travel "Red List"
The UK will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus "red list", which currently requires newly arrived travellers from these destinations to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.
