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HMS Diamond and US jets shoot down biggest wave of drone and missile attacks in Red Sea on container ships

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says UK must maintain 'formidable presence in face of attacks'

Evening Standard

India, U.K. ink 2 deals during Rajnath’s visit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh kick-started his U.K. tour with a visit to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Tavistock Square in central London on January 9.

The Hindu

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian drones shot down over occupied Crimea, Russia says; Moscow using North Korean missiles, US says – as it happened

Air raid sirens sounds in Sevastopol and traffic halted on key bridge; breach of UN sanctions on Kim regime will be taken to security council

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Lord Cameron warns Iran-backed Houthi rebels Britain will 'act' to stop Red Sea missile attacks on ships

America, the UK and other allies have sent what amounts to a final warning to Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or face potential targeted military action

Evening Standard

Turkey blocks passage of two British minehunter ships intended for Ukraine

Turkey says it will deny use of its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits as long as the war in Ukraine continues

The Independent UK

Air strikes on Houthi rebels by UK and US are possible, says David Petraeus

Top US military figure's remarks come as UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warns of 'further action' against the Iranian-backed fighters

Evening Standard

IDF claims to have killed regional Hamas commander – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the latest developments here and read all our Israel-Gaza war coverage here

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More than half a million Russian casualties in Ukraine by 2025, UK estimates

The average daily number of the country’s troops injured or dead has risen by almost 300 per day over the course of 2023 compared to last year.

Evening Standard

UK sending hundreds of missiles to Ukraine after Putin’s biggest air attack of war kills at least 30

Grant Shapps has condemned Russian ‘barbarity’ and ‘murderous’ airstrikes after 18-hour bombardment

The Independent UK

UK to send missiles to help Ukraine after Russia's 'biggest aerial barrage' of war kills at least 22 civilians

Overnight attacks strike cities across Ukraine stretching from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east

Evening Standard

Thousands of UK soldiers to go on standby as leaders of Nato’s first line of defence in 2024

One of the UK’s most prestigious brigades will operate as the core response unit for Nato next year

The Independent UK

Ukraine damages a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea after battlefield disappointments

Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries say

The Independent UK

UK welcomes claims Ukraine has destroyed Russian warship in Black Sea

Grant Shapps said Ukraine's attack on a Russian ship shows that Ukraine's critics are 'wrong'

Evening Standard

Lord Cameron warns of Iran’s ‘malign influence’ and global threat

The former prime minister described Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah as ‘proxies’ for Iran and said they are contributing to an ‘extremely high’ level of ‘danger and insecurity’ around the world

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The Independent UK

UK warship joins US-led international force to combat attacks on ships in Red Sea

Iranian-backed Houthi militants have vowed to continue their attacks on vessels

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak personally intervened to stop scrapping of helicopter contract

Rishi Sunak intervened to reverse the scrapping of a contract that provides helicopter transport for him and other senior ministers, it has emerged.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak intervened to ensure VIP helicopter contract was not cancelled

Prime minister – often criticised over fondness for air travel – asked Grant Shapps to act

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘personally intervened to save his RAF helicopter trips’

Government U-turn at PM’s request prompted ‘frenetic’ scramble, air force reveals

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The Hindu

Morning Digest | Parliament security breach: Raising voice against unemployment is not treason, says ‘mastermind’ Lalit Jha’s father; Kamal Nath removed as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 17, 2023

Al Jazeera

US, UK say they shot down 15 drones from Yemen’s Houthis over Red Sea

Threat to trade has grown in the region as container ships and oil tankers have been attacked or drawn missile fire.

WEKU

Houthis launch more drone attacks as shipping companies suspend Red Sea operations

The U.S. and U.K. said their warships had shot down drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. Meanwhile, major shipping companies suspended operations in the area.

The Independent UK

Britain says a Royal Navy ship has shot down an attack drone over the Red Sea

Britain says a Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea

The Independent UK

British warship shoots down suspected attack drone over Red Sea

The HMS Diamond shot down the drone - the first time in decades that the Royal Navy has taken out an aerial target in anger

International Business Times

UK Destroyer Downs Suspected Attack Drone 'Targeting Red Sea Shipping'

A UK destroyer has brought down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, defence minister Grant Shapps said Saturday, amid rising maritime tensions in the region.

Evening Standard

British warship shoots down suspected attack drone in Red Sea

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said it was believed merchant shipping in the Red Sea was the intended target,

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