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The young man dripping with blood after the murder of a U.K. soldier declared in a south London accent that he was acting in defense of “our lands.” He didn’t mean Britain.
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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, whose government was last year described as close to collapse by groups ranging from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the armed opposition, may remain in power for years to come.
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After paying for stakes in European companies, landmarks in London, uprisings in the Middle East and a soccer title in France, Qatar may be getting ready to go home.
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Relocating Britain’s nuclear missiles from Scotland in the event of the country winning independence could take “a generation,” said Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.
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A car bomb struck a hospital in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, killing 13 people and wounding 41, Tarek Al-Kharraz, spokesman for the local security directorate, told the al-Ahrar television station.
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Marathon runners in London say the bombings in Boston that killed three people and injured at least 175 won’t deter them from taking part in one of the world’s biggest races this weekend.
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The U.K. Treasury has approved the Ministry of Defence’s plan to explore allowing a company to manage military-equipment procurement, said a person familiar with the matter.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague said the longer the conflict in Syria goes on the more Britons will be radicalized into becoming jihadists who threaten the U.K.
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Spending cuts under consideration by the U.K. government threaten an 11 billion-pound ($16.7 billion) hole in the defense budget, a research organization said.
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The Pentagon envisioned the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as an affordable, state-of-the-art stealth jet serving three military branches and U.S. allies.
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