Today representatives from 80 nations gather in London to discuss how best to make UN Peacekeeping ready for the challenges and opportunities of the modern world. For over 60 years those who don UN Peacekeeping’s blue helmets have held the …
...who are fighting Daesh near Mosul. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: Make no mistake - Iraqi forces have Daesh on the back foot and are retaking territory, hitting its finances...
...Mirror Online). It is our long-standing policy that we don't comment on Special Forces operations. Bahrain The Independent carries a report claiming that British Royal Marine Commandos have trained Bahrain's...
Stories running prominently today include the news that two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara have killed at least 86 people, according to the interior...
...Dialogue this weekend were highlighted on today’s BBC Breakfast (0635) and BBC R4 Today. Mr Carter said that Britain risks becoming disengaged from world affairs if it cuts spending on...
Items of Defence interest included in broadcast bulletins this morning include reports of the launch by the Iraqi government to “take back” Ramadi and surrounding western Anbar province from ISIL.
