Shapps vows new Navy ships for ‘future wars’ May 15, 2024 -Top News·UK News Backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade, the announcement means that there are now Read More
Shapps abandoned Odesa trip over security threat March 18, 2024 -Top News·EUROPE·UK News It added that the strike in Odesa the previous day raised the threat level to Shapps’s safety from substantial to critical. “Putin Read More
UK govt taking poll interference threats seriously, says Shapps January 23, 2024 -Top News·EUROPE·UK News A report by US software company Microsoft in November last year said Russia, Iran and China were likely to engage in sophisticated Read More
UK defence faces inflection point, says Shapps January 16, 2024 -Top News·UK News Asked whether the government would go beyond current spending, a spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was a matter for Read More
Russia begging allies for weapons, says Shapps January 10, 2024 EUROPE·UK News Russia has turned to allies like Iran and North Korea as Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu vowed to strengthen ties between Moscow Read More
Defence Secy Shapps Visits Israel December 8, 2023 -Top News·Arab News·UK News The ministers held a one-on-one discussion, followed by a bilateral security briefing with professional delegations…reports Asian Lite News Israel’s Minister of Defence Read More
Sunak, Shapps bicker over deployment of British soldiers to Ukraine October 3, 2023 -Top News·UK News Britain has provided five-week military training courses to around 20,000 Ukrainians over the past year, and intends to train a similar number Read More
Shapps announces $245 mn for Ukraine N-fuel purchases August 23, 2023 -Top News·EUROPE·UK News The government has said it will provide the loan guarantee through UK Export Finance – the UK’s export credit agency – to Read More
UK ‘absolutely committed’ to net zero, says Shapps August 3, 2023 -Top News·UK News Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of trade group Energy UK, last month described the mood in the energy sector as “grim”…reports Asian Lite Read More