'Tasteless’: BAE chief exec eyes lucrative arms deals in Mid East ISIS war
Published time: February 20, 2015 14:43
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Reuters/Ammar Awad
Tags Arms, Army, Clashes, Commodities, Conflict, Economy, Government Spending, Iraq, Syria, UK, Violence
British arms manufacturer BAE Systems says the growing involvement of Middle Eastern states in the battle against the Islamic State has caused a spike in demand for the support services it provides for aircraft and weaponry sold in the region.
3 British school girls fly to Turkey, aim to 'become Jihadi brides' in Syria
Published time: February 20, 2015 14:25
Edited time: February 20, 2015 16:22
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Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano
Tags Children, Conflict, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey, UK, Violence
Three missing British schoolgirls are believed to have flown to Turkey with the intention of crossing the border into Islamic State territory to become Jihadi brides.
The girls, all pupils at Bethnal Green Academy, are reported to have flown from Gatwick to Istanbul on Tuesday during their half-term break.
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‘Beyond diplomatic ethics’: Moscow rejects UK comment that Russia is threat to Baltics
Published time: February 19, 2015 11:33
Edited time: February 19, 2015 14:43
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Britain's Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (Reuters / Neil Hall)
Tags Arms, Army, Clashes, Conflict, History, Military, Russia, UK
Russian President Vladimir Putin may seek to destabilize the Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has warned. Moscow labeled his statements "unacceptable."
Speaking to journalists from the Telegraph and the Times on a flight to Sierra Leone, Fallon admitted he was “worried about Putin,” saying the Russian president posed a “real and present danger.”
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