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British paratroopers on exercise. Gen Sir Richard Barrons has warned the UK armed forces are in dire need of a vast increase in spending, or they will be left behind. Getty Images

UK defence spending tips 'backwards' despite rising threats

Ex-army chief accuses government of ignoring strategic review calling for instant military cash boost

UK

Meloni suspends renewal of defence agreement with Israel

Europe
Tim Jacques is a former deputy assistant commissioner for counter-terrorism policing. Photo: OnSide

Counter-terror officer to head UK's Prevent de-radicalisation programme

UK

JCB heir warns family may quit UK to avoid inheritance taxes

UK
RFA Lyme Bay in the Mediterranean. The vessel is being adapted to carry and support autonomous mine-hunting systems. Photo: Royal Navy

UK ship carrying mine-sweeping drones to be based in Oman

UK

IMO chief rejects Iranian toll plan for Strait of Hormuz

UK

Spain reopens embassy in Tehran 'with commitment to support peace'

Europe


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Reject closure of Strait of Hormuz, world leaders say

Strong support for freedom of navigation and laws of the sea emerges in response to toll plans

UK

Lebanon may need 'separate arrangement' to Iran ceasefire

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the Strait of Hormuz blockade is 'everybody's problem', in an interview with The National.
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