The chancellor of the Exchequer told Prime Minister Theresa May that Britain only needs 50,000 soldiers, at a meeting about defence cuts, it has been revealed.
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense minister resigned Wednesday after allegations emerged about inappropriate sexual behavior — the latest twist in a growing scandal over harassment and abuse in the country’s corridors of power. Michael Fallon said in a resignation letter
LONDON (AFP) – British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible “by proxy” for the death of 87 civilians killed last week in a suspected chemical weapons attack. “Assad’s principal backer is Russia. By proxy Russia is responsible
On the 35th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, Senior members of Britain’s ruling Conservative party hit back at the European Union and Spain after Britain’s ownership of the Gibraltar territory was seized as a bargaining chip
Wearing a UK-U.S. friendship lapel pin, U.S. Secretary of Defense General James Mattis told journalists in London Friday “Britain’s global leadership role is as needed today as at any time in history”, following a meeting with his British counterpart, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon.
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it is shutting down a seven-year-old inquiry into allegations of abuse by U.K. troops in Iraq.
ROME (AP) — The British defense secretary says he has “no doubt at all” about the U.S. commitment to NATO under President Donald Trump.
Fresh from his confirmation, Defense Secretary James Mattis declared the United States has an “unshakable commitment to NATO” as NATO was demonstrating its unshakable commitment to the Baltics by putting 1,200 troops in Lithuania.
AFP — British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Sunday that Syrian government forces would likely recapture the battleground city of Aleppo from rebels. “It looks now as if sadly Aleppo will fall,” Fallon told BBC television, as the Syrian
Contents: Russia’s warship fleet sails through English Channel to Syria; Russia extends ‘humanitarian pause’ in Aleppo Syria
One of Prime Minister Theresa May’s closest allies in the cabinet has promised the UK will leave the European Union (EU) and single market, taking back full control of its borders.
(REUTERS) – France and Germany will make the case for the European Union’s most ambitious defence plan in almost two decades on Tuesday, aiming to persuade sceptical easterners and avoid a showdown with Britain over its military future outside the bloc.
The government is drawing up plans to pull Britain out of the Convention on European Rights and replace it with a Bill of Rights in a bid to protect British soldiers from being pursued by “ambulance-chasing” human rights lawyers. Over
I’ve made my feelings on the whole “Islamic State vs Daesh” debate quite clear over the course of the last few weeks. The inevitable navel-gazing over the matter was shoe horned into the House of Commons debate on British bombing raids
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not certain to hold a parliamentary vote on taking military action against Islamic State forces in Syria, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said, as it would become “difficult” if opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn orders his MPs
LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria are aimed at Islamic State targets, Britain’s defence secretary said on Saturday, warning that Vladimir Putin was instead killing civilians to shore up President Bashar al-Assad. Russia
