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‘I’m not sure conflict’ between Russia and Ukraine ‘can be averted‘, says defence select committee chairman
Russia’s foreign minister has rejected as “total disinformation” US claims it is preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine.
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Colston: ‘It’s shameful the prosecution was ever brought in the first place’, says defence lawyer
Lawyer Raj Chada successfully represented two of the four defendants, who have been cleared of causing criminal damage over the removal of the statue of Edward Colston.
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Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Defence starts to set out case
In New York, Ghislaine Maxwell’s defence team have begun presenting their case.
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Taliban ‘empowered’ by American cooperation, says former US Assistant Secretary of Defence
We were joined by Mary Beth Long, who was a US Assistant Secretary of Defence under George W Bush.
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Kabul explosions are ‘president’s worst nightmare’, says former US secretary of defence
We are joined now by the former CIA chief Leon Panetta, who also served as US defence secretary under President Obama.
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‘Putin is not indestructible’, says former US defence secretary Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel served as US defence secretary under President Obama.
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Johnny Mercer resigns as defence minister
There has been some breaking news while we have been on air: Johnny Mercer has resigned as defence minister.
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Defence rests its case in Derek Chauvin trial, as protests continue over Daunte Wright shooting
In Minneapolis, the two cases of black men who died at the hands of police take key turns.
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What armed forces modernisation will mean for UK’s defence
Britain’s armed forces are about to undergo the most sweeping modernisation for two decades, with a new command paper next week setting out the details.
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Trump’s lawyers launch impeachment defence
Donald Trump’s legal team have been setting out their defence at his Senate impeachment trial
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‘It’s so important that… our prosperity’s defended by strong security’ – Tory MP on defence budget boost
We spoke to Labour MP Meg Hillier, who is chair of the Public Accounts Committee, and Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Defence Committee.
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Boris Johnson announces huge rise in defence funding
Boris Johnson is calling it a “once in a generation” plan to modernise the armed forces
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FactCheck: ministers’ confusing free school meals defence
The government is facing pressure to change course – including from some Conservative MPs.
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‘We are not pursuing any kind of imperialistic aims, we are protecting our rights’ – Turkey’s defence minister on dispute with Greece
Turkey’s Defence minister has accused the French President of “trying to take on the role of Napoleon” during the crisis pitting Greece and Turkey against each other in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Ironbridge residents evacuated as flood defences breached
Communities faced with flooding have been warned tonight that it could last for another 10 days.