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Ex-UK minister Williamson urges Taiwan to stand up to China's bullying tac
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson called on Taiwan to abandon its diplomatic caution and assert itself more boldly on China on the international stage, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
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British Defense Secretary sacked over Huawei leak
Updated : 7 years ago IST
London [UK], May 2 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May sacked the country's Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday (local time) following an inquiry into the leak of news that the UK government was preparing to give Huawei access to develop country's 5G network.
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Russia slams UK over warship in Ukraine
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 22 (ANI): Russia has hit out at the United Kingdom and its Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, over the docking of HMS Echo in Ukraine's Odessa amidst the Kerch Strait row, which has worsened Russia-Ukraine relations.
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UK docks warship in Ukraine in solidarity
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Odessa [Ukraine], Dec 22 (ANI): The United Kingdom docked its warship, the HMS Echo, here in solidarity with Ukraine in the wake of the Kerch Strait row with Russia.
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Britain beefs up security for a no-deal Brexit possibility
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 19 (ANI): The United Kingdom has readied 3,500 troops, who are on standby, in case of a no-deal Brexit, with a parliamentary vote on the Withdrawal Agreement coming up on January 14, 2019.
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UK extends support to NATO troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 5 (ANI): 100 Welsh Guards were added to the NATO troops in Afghanistan during United Kingdom (UK) Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's visit in Kabul last week, UK's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
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Daesh a threat to UK: UK Defence Secy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 3 (ANI): The United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, who is on a three-day visit to Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif on Monday, expressed concern about Daesh fighters in Afghanistan, stating that the terrorist organisation poses a threat to the UK.
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Russia should go away and shut up: UK defence secy
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 15 (ANI): United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has asked Russia to "go away and shut up" when asked how the Kremlin should respond to the expulsion of 23 of its spies by London.
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UK, Japan to discuss security issues, N Korea nuclear threat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Dec 14 (ANI): British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson and Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson are likely to meet their Japanese counterparts in London on Thursday for talks, which is expected to be dominated by concern over North K
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