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Nicola Sturgeon defends plan to scrap Trident in interview

The First Minister has insisted Scotland should move away from being a home to nuclear weapons as she defended her plans to scrap Trident. In an interview with Channel 4, Nicola Sturgeon was asked if her opinion on nuclear power had changed since ...

07 Oct 2022 at 23:06

World

US and Chinese officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia

US president Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformation in the Ukraine war and may help Russia evade punishment from ...

13 Mar 2022 at 15:55

PM and German Chancellor hold talks on reducing dependence on Russian gas

Boris Johnson is meeting the German Chancellor as they look to discuss how to help European countries wean themselves off Russian gas following the attack on Ukraine. The Prime Minister was hosting Olaf Scholz at Downing Street on Friday,...

08 Apr 2022 at 15:55

PM and German Chancellor to hold talks on reducing dependence on Russian gas

Boris Johnson is set to meet the German Chancellor as they look to discuss how to help European countries wean themselves off Russian gas following the attack on Ukraine. The Prime Minister will host Olaf Scholz at Downing Street on ...

08 Apr 2022 at 01:55

World

Serbia takes delivery of advanced Chinese anti-aircraft missile system

Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms build-up in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten ...

10 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Kyiv warns resupply needed ‘in days’ as Nato agrees to provide heavier weapons

UK and Nato allies have agreed to supply “new and heavier” weapons to Ukraine as Kyiv warned it needs immediate reinforcement in its struggle against Russia or it will be “too late”. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, following a ...

07 Apr 2022 at 19:55

Johnson announces £100m in UK military aid to Ukraine

Britain is to send a fresh package of “high-grade” military equipment to Ukraine amid signs Russian forces are preparing for a new offensive in the east of the country. Boris Johnson said the UK would be sending £100 million of ...

08 Apr 2022 at 18:55

UK looking at extra military aid for Ukraine as Russian attacks continue

The UK is set to step up the supply of arms to Ukraine after Kyiv pleaded for greater firepower to fight back against the Russian invasion. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK is “certainly looking at what more military ...

07 Apr 2022 at 13:55

UK most responsive to what we are asking for, says Ukrainian MP

A Ukrainian MP has said that the UK is “believed to be the best friend to Ukraine” currently. Inna Sovsun, the deputy leader of the Holos Party, praised the UK for helping Ukraine with weapons. Ms Sovsun, who is in Kyiv, ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:25

World

China denies reports it is rapidly growing nuclear arsenal

A senior Chinese official has denied that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal – though he said it is taking steps to modernise its nuclear forces. Fu Cong, the director general of the Chinese foreign ...

04 Jan 2022 at 08:25

Ex-Navy officer: I was removed from submarine because I opposed nukes – tribunal

A former Royal Navy weapons officer is suing the Ministry of Defence for religious discrimination after he was removed from a submarine because he opposed nuclear weapons due to the fact he was a Christian. An ...

31 Aug 2022 at 17:24

World

UK and US supplied arms that killed civilians in Yemen, report says

Weapons supplied by the UK and US and used by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year, a report has said. The report by the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:25

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