A 62-year-old man has gone on trial accused of falsely stating he had a distinguished career in the armed forces to avoid a jail sentence ...

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Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

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Before the war had started, Britain had a small professional army, sacrificing manpower for superior mobility and technology ...

An 18-year-old British volunteer who enlisted to help defend Ukraine was killed by a Russian drone just minutes into his ...

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Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the ...

A British medic who lost his leg and arm in a suspected drone attack while volunteering in Ukraine has told the BBC he feels ...

A former British soldier who sparked a manhunt after escaping from prison before his trial was sentenced by a UK court on ...