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Trump on The Chagos Islands: The UK has been very uncooperative with that stupid island they have that they gave away. Indigenous people who claim the island never saw the island before. What is that all about?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that Britain was sending helicopters with counter-drone capabilities to Cyprus, and was deploying the air defence destroyer naval vessel HMS Dragon to the region

Times report: Britain sends warship to defend Cyprus

Government spokesperson confirms that four Greek F-16 Vipers have just landed in Cyprus

The British sovereign territory of Dhekelia in Cyprus is being evacuated - Phileleftheros

A new “security threat” has been declared at the United Kingdom’s Akrotiri air force base in Cyprus shortly after midday on Monday, the Cyprus Mail has learned

Britain: Air base in Cyprus remains operational despite attack

British Foreign Secretary: The malign Iranian regime has posed a threat to us and continues to pose a threat to our partners in the region.

Reuters, quoting the Cypriot president: The British airbase at Akrotiri was attacked by a drone. Authorities are on high alert, and we are not participating in any military operations in the region.

British Ministry of Defence: We confirm there were no casualties in the attack on the British Royal Air Force base in Cyprus.

A spokesperson for the British Ministry of Defence: The protection of our forces in the region is at its highest level, and the Akrotiri base responded to the attack.

A “security threat” was declared at the British bases in Cyprus shortly before midnight on Sunday. Sources informed the Cyprus Mail that personnel at the base were told of the threat, and instructed to “return to your homes and stay inside until further notice”. They were also told to “move away from windows and take cover behind or beneath substantial, solid furniture”, and to await further instruction.

Permission is granted for Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford to be used by the US to strike Iranian missile facilities, person familiar tells Bloomberg

Starmer: We agreed to Washington's request to use British bases to launch strikes against Iranian missiles.

Joint statement from Berlin, Paris, and London: We are prepared to take defensive steps to destroy Iranian military capabilities.

Idag lyckades en typhoon från Royal Air Force, som opererade från Qatar som en del av den gemensamma typhoon-skvadronen mellan Storbritannien och Qatar, besegra en iransk drönare på väg mot Qatar.

France, Germany, and Britain: We call for a resumption of negotiations and a negotiated solution.

“Due to the ongoing security situation, we have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily withdraw UK staff from Iran. Our embassy continues to operate remotely,” the Foreign Office says

Brittiska utrikesdepartementet: Nytt sanktionspaket riktat mot ryska oljeintäkter och stora leverantörer av militär utrustning

Den ryska utrikesunderrättelsetjänsten anklagade Frankrike och Storbritannien för att arbeta med att förse Ukraina med kärnvapen, särskilt franska TN75-stridsspetsar.

Former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested Thursday by Thames Valley Police during a raid on his Sandringham Estate for suspected misconduct in public office for his relationship with convicted sex offender and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a relationship which has been more clearly revealed since the release of the Epstein Files.

UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran

British foreign minister Yvette Cooper on Thursday condemned as "totally unjustifiable" the 10-year sentence given to two British nationals detained in Iran, saying the government would continue pressing for their release

British Foreign Secretary: Increasing aid to the Gaza Strip is only possible with the lifting of further Israeli restrictions.

British Foreign Secretary: We are witnessing an expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and attacks against Palestinians.

Trump: "If Iran decides not to reach an agreement, the United States could be forced to use Diego Garcia and the airfield located in Fairford to deter a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous regime. An attack that could be directed against the United Kingdom, as well as other friendly nations. Prime Minister Starmer should not relinquish control of Diego Garcia under any circumstances by signing a precarious lease, at best, for 100 years. This land must not be taken from the United Kingdom, and if allowed, it will be a plague upon our great ally. We will always be ready, willing, and able to fight for the United Kingdom, but they must stand firm against wokeism and other problems that may arise. DO NOT SURRENDER DIEGO GARCÍA."

Elon Musk has accused Reform UK of being "Nazis" and wanting "race extinction"

Brittiska och franska delegationer närvarande vid samtalen mellan Ukraina, USA och Ryssland i Genève

British Prime Minister: Europe must reduce its "lifelong dependence" on the United States for defense.

NATO official confirms that allies are looking to swap control of certain NATO military leadership centers, such as the NATO’s Joint Command Center in Norfolk, the Joint Command Center in Naples, and the Allied Maritime Command in the UK. "Allies have agreed on a new distribution of senior officer responsibility across the NATO Command Structure in which European Allies, including NATO’s newest members, will play a more prominent role in the Alliance’s military leadership. We will provide more details in due course. The decision relates to planning for future rotations," the official said. "This is a common sense move, with Europe moving to the fore and America absolutely committed to NATO," added the official.Politico first reported the proposed changes ahead of the Munich Security Conference later this week in Germany