Source link The DragonFire system could be used in Ukraine to counter Russian drones, Grant Shapps has said A new British laser weapon could be sent to Kiev to counter Russian drones, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has suggested. The DragonFire weapon, which can fire a laser beam to take out a coin from several […]
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Brexit downgraded UK to ‘middle power’ status – ex-foreign secretary — RT World News
Source link Britain’s wealth, military assets and reputation have declined compared to its EU peers, David Miliband has said Britain’s exit from the European Union has relegated the country to just one of many “middle powers” in the world, former UK foreign secretary David Miliband has claimed. In an article for the Observer published on […]
Ex-US Treasury Secretary reveals TikTok purchase plans — RT World News
Source link Steven Mnuchin told CNBC he is putting together an investor group to try to buy the short-video app Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he is building an investor group to acquire TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives voted to force the social media platform’s Chinese owner ByteDance to […]
Germany hits out at ex-UK defense secretary — RT World News
Source link Ben Wallace has fallen into a “Russian trap” by criticizing a recent intel leak, according to Berlin’s envoy in London German Ambassador to the UK Miguel Berger has accused former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace of “falling into the Russian trap” by criticizing a recently leaked audio recording of senior German officers discussing […]
US defense secretary ordered Yemen strikes from hospital – CNN — RT World News
Source link The Pentagon’s inspector general launched a probe after the White House had been uninformed about Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered and oversaw the overnight strikes on dozens of Houthi-related targets in Yemen from a hospital bed, CNN has reported, citing an anonymous senior Pentagon official. The US defense chief […]
China has become more aggressive – UK Foreign Secretary — RT World News
Source link David Cameron believes that Beijing’s attitude has gotten worse since he served as prime minister British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has claimed that China has become more “aggressive and assertive” in the years since he headed the UK government and tried to build warm relations with Beijing. Speaking in front of the UK […]
West ready to back Ukraine ‘for years’ – UK Foreign Secretary — RT World News
Source link The US and its allies will not falter in their support for the Ukrainian cause, and Russia should not count on waiting them out, British Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron told Parliament on Tuesday. Cameron was prime minister between 2010 and 2016. Last November, he was made a baron and appointed Secretary of […]
British home secretary apologizes for date rape drug joke — RT World News
Source link James Cleverly made the remark on the same day that parliament discussed tightening laws against drink spiking The UK home secretary has apologized for his “ironic joke” about giving his wife a date rape drug. The Sunday Mirror earlier reported that James Cleverly made the off-color remark just hours after announcing measures to […]
US defense secretary revealed ‘military secret’ – ex-Russian president — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Lloyd Austin has admitted the true goal of Ukraine support is the modernization of the US’ military industry, Dmitry Medvedev says The Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has apparently revealed the true goal of his country’s enduring support for Ukraine and it has nothing to do with defending “democracy” or even battling Russia, but […]
Ukraine ‘utterly dependent’ on US aid – Treasury secretary — RT World News
Source link Janet Yellen suggested Russia may attack a “NATO ally” if the US stops funding Kiev’s military and civil society Ukraine is completely reliant on US aid for the functioning of both its military and civil society, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on Monday. Yellen claimed that military aid to Ukraine was […]
The UK appoints a failed PM as its new foreign secretary — RT World News
Source link Former Prime Minister David Cameron, who bet his career on the failure of Brexit and lost, has returned to frontline politics Within hours of being appointed Britain’s new foreign secretary, former Prime Minister David Cameron landed in Kiev. Cameron had already decked out his LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter) profile photos in the […]
Ex-UK PM makes sensational return as foreign secretary — RT World News
Source link David Cameron led the country between 2010 and 2016, stepping down after the Brexit referendum he had proposed and eventually lost Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has made a surprise comeback to the British government after being appointed to head the country’s Foreign Office by incumbent PM Rishi Sunak. Cameron, who led […]