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Western tanks meant for Ukraine are duds, reveals UK
Umang Sharma •UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said 'the problems became obvious' during a meeting organised by Germany with its NATO allies last week to discuss tank deliveries
Russia to give Iran advanced military components in exchange for drones, says UK
Fp Staff •The United Kingdom, along with Western allies, has been at the forefront of providing defence aid to Ukraine following the Russian invasion of key regions of the country in February 2022. Iran has acknowledged sending drones to Russia but said they were sent before Moscow invaded Ukraine
UK defence minister rules himself out of leadership race after 'careful consideration'
•Defence Minister Ben Wallace was seen by some as the favorite choice among Conservative party members in what's shaping up to be a wide open leadership race following Boris Johnson's resignation announcement
UK ministers receive prank calls from Russia: What is the latest Russian disinformation campaign
Fp Explainers •In a video call to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, prankster duo Vovan and Lexus pretended to be Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal
Evacuation resumes with renewed urgency as desperation rises after Kabul twin bombings
•Some US allies have said they are ending evacuation efforts, in part to give the US time to wrap up its own operations before getting 5,000 of its troops out by August 31
NBA: Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Chris Webber named among 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame class
•Wallace, Wright, Bosh and Webber were among the 16 names announced on Sunday as this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class
NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook threatens Utah Jazz spectators, alleges fans racially taunted him
•Russell Westbrook threatened a female fan and her male companion when the Oklahoma City Thunder player got into another heated exchange with Utah spectators during a NBA game on Monday.
UK govt to begin deployment of drone detection systems, days after Gatwick airport shutdowns over device sightings
•British security minister Ben Wallace said on Monday that the government can now deploy drone detection systems nationwide, after days of device sightings caused chaos at Gatwick Airport and criticism of the government response.
UK security minister says Russian president 'ultimately' responsible for nerve agent attack on former spy
•The UK blamed Russia for the 4 March attack, sparking furious denials. In the aftermath, Britain and its allies expelled dozens of Russian diplomats, prompting Russian to respond in kind.
UK suspends mutual legal assistance process with US over fear that two suspects from Islamic State's 'Beatles' group could be executed
•The Home Office said it had agreed to a "short-term pause" of the mutual legal assistance process with the US over Alexanda Amon Kotey and El Shafee el-Sheikh after a request from lawyers acting for one of the men.