The Falkland Islands have been left vulnerable after the Royal Navy has scrapped warship patrols of its shores. A major British warship has not visited the islands for almost seven years despite an official policy to patrol the South Atlantic amid Argentina’s plans
Metropolitan Police patrols have been urgently stepped up across London in the wake of the Hamas-Israel war as fears mount Islamists could be inspired to target British Jews. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said she expects the police to “use the full
Radio chatter between French and British patrol boats has revealed how officials sounded like they were “boarding holidaymakers” as they picked up asylum seekers in the Channel. The maritime recordings were picked up by a public radio station on Thursday September 7,
Iran’s morality police have resumed patrolling the streets to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf after pulling back in response to nationwide protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman in their custody. Authorities had struggled to contain the mass protests
The Chinese government announced a three-day series of patrols in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, ordering that any ships in the area stop for inspection or even boarding. Taiwan’s maritime authority rejected the order, filing a complaint with Chinese authorities, and has
In November, Russia was “threatening to shoot deserting soldiers” behind the front line with Vladimir Putin thought likely to deploy “barrier units” in an echo of Stalin’s war tactics. This week Ukrainian forces accused Putin’s troops of fleeing their posts in key