Argentina has slammed the UK’s plans to drill for oil in the Falklands, accusing Britain of trying to illegally plunder its hydrocarbon assets and of violating its sovereignty. The oil field in question is located 220km north of the Falkland Islands and is believed to contain more than 300 million barrels of oil. The licence...
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Why it’s too late to stop World War 3 – according to one of Britain’s greatest military historians
Perhaps, in attempting to forecast the outbreak of a future war, we should ask another question: Why do we make war at all? War has been a characteristic of almost the whole of recorded history, and warlike violence preceded the establishment of the first states. Why human beings have developed belligerency alongside their capacity for...
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UK ordered to withdraw military base from Gibraltar as row with Spain deepens
Spain has demanded the UK close its military base in Gibraltar, as political tensions between the two countries threaten to explode. Gibraltar enjoys a strategic location at the western entrance to the Mediterranean, where the straits between Europe and Africa are only 14 km wide. As such, the Oversees territory is routinely used by Royal...
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Ministers refuse to use tribute to Iranian president drawn up by Foreign Office staff
On Tuesday, James Kuriuki, the UK’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, joined his colleagues to observe a moment of silence for the late president. The British diplomat stood alongside his American counterpart at the beginning of the 9,629th meeting of the Security Council, for the silence requested by Russia, China and Algeria. Gilad Erdan,...